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title: "1 Use Experience Quotes By Mark Lanegan"
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> [I can't say what people use the experience of listening to songs for, but I would never tell somebody what it is supposed to mean. That defeats the purpose of making it. Hopefully, whoever connects with it connects with it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/i-can-t-say-what-people-use-the-experience-of-listening-to-songs-for/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

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## More by Mark Lanegan

> [I can't say what people use the experience of listening to songs for, but I would never tell somebody what it is supposed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/i-can-t-say-what-people-use-the-experience-of-listening-to-songs-for/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [When I do something, I do it for the specified amount of time, and then I do something else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/when-i-do-something-i-do-it-for-the-specified-amount-of-time-and-then/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [The ability to play with different people is infinitely fascinating to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/the-ability-to-play-with-different-people-is-infinitely-fascinating/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [We've made records for years on a shoestring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/we-ve-made-records-for-years-on-a-shoestring/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [I think when people hear your music, sometimes they get deeply attached to it and think they know something about you, that you're kindred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/i-think-when-people-hear-your-music-sometimes-they-get-deeply/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [I grew up a Seattle Sonics fan, in Washington state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/i-grew-up-a-seattle-sonics-fan-in-washington-state/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [Even when I'm making my own solo records, I'm collaborating with people. It keeps things interesting for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/even-when-i-m-making-my-own-solo-records-i-m-collaborating-with/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [It's a different kind of satisfaction, different kind of enjoyment than making your own songs, to remake someone else's song that you really like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/it-s-a-different-kind-of-satisfaction-different-kind-of-enjoyment/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [You just realize that you don't know everything there is to know. The older I get, the less I know, and that's a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/you-just-realize-that-you-don-t-know-everything-there-is-to-know-the/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [I don't think I've ever gotten to the point where I sent out Christmas cards! But if I did, they would have to feature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/i-don-t-think-i-ve-ever-gotten-to-the-point-where-i-sent-out/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> ['Gargoyle' was inching towards a more accessible record.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/gargoyle-was-inching-towards-a-more-accessible-record/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [When I was a kid, I got caught shoplifting by a store security guard in Ellensburg. The next time I saw that store guard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/when-i-was-a-kid-i-got-caught-shoplifting-by-a-store-security-guard/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [Me and Kurt Cobain were both listening to a bunch of Lead Belly and diggin' it. We thought, 'Let's do an EP of all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/me-and-kurt-cobain-were-both-listening-to-a-bunch-of-lead-belly-and/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [I don't really take time off between records; it's a compulsion for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/i-don-t-really-take-time-off-between-records-it-s-a-compulsion-for-me/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

> [Nothing seems too weird to me anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lanegan/nothing-seems-too-weird-to-me-anymore/)

[Mark Lanegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lanegan/)

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