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title: "11 Way Quotes By Stephen Malkmus"
description: "11 Way quotes by Stephen Malkmus. Plus more from Stephen Malkmus and more Way sayings from other authors."
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> [Most people want to be seen or heard. You want to shine. That's my way of shining.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/most-people-want-to-be-seen-or-heard-you-want-to-shine-that-s-my-way/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b98/stephen-malkmus-2984_heard_most-people-want-to-be-seen-or-heard-you_2206047.png)

> [ Usually \[the lyrics\] go from one word to the next word - there's no finish line. The music was that way, too. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/usually-the-lyrics-go-from-one-word-to-the-next-word-there-s-no/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/stephen-malkmus-2984_finish-line_usually-the-lyrics-go-from-one-word-to-t_2925632.png)

> [I listen to things that are popular and try to think about it in a mathematical way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-listen-to-things-that-are-popular-and-try-to-think-about-it-in-a/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/978/stephen-malkmus-2984_about_i-listen-to-things-that-are-popular-and_1483159.png)

> [I feel the most natural thing is for music to come that way because it's sort of like poetry. Though I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-feel-the-most-natural-thing-is-for-music-to-come-that-way-because/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/stephen-malkmus-2984_diamond_i-feel-the-most-natural-thing-is-for-mus_1690926.jpg)

> [Like the song "Stereo", to me that's like, kind of hip-hop in that slacker way. There's some slackerisms mixed in with that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/like-the-song-stereo-to-me-that-s-like-kind-of-hip-hop-in-that/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/stephen-malkmus-2984_alternatives_like-the-song-stereo-to-me-that-s-like-k_2353479.jpg)

> [Maybe I don't have the patience to make a virtue of necessity - the patience to carry something all the way through,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/maybe-i-don-t-have-the-patience-to-make-a-virtue-of-necessity-the/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/stephen-malkmus-2984_bits_maybe-i-don-t-have-the-patience-to-make_2641628.png)

> [You know, the songs that are self-conscious or jerky, they are that way, but the other ones aren't, so that's a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/you-know-the-songs-that-are-self-conscious-or-jerky-they-are-that-way/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/stephen-malkmus-2984_conscious_you-know-the-songs-that-are-self-conscio_2485278.png)

> [I had another version of 'We Dance' that was kind of glam-rock. It was a little 'Taking Care of Business' mixed with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-had-another-version-of-we-dance-that-was-kind-of-glam-rock-it-was-a/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/stephen-malkmus-2984_business_i-had-another-version-of-we-dance-that-w_2999506.png)

> [My wife says that I changed people's lives or ways of thinking and that I should always be proud and grateful. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/my-wife-says-that-i-changed-people-s-lives-or-ways-of-thinking-and/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e54/stephen-malkmus-2984_be-proud_my-wife-says-that-i-changed-people-s-liv_1661085.png)

> [I'm not sure if you can blame everything on the American way of life, but the United States are big. So, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-m-not-sure-if-you-can-blame-everything-on-the-american-way-of-life/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/stephen-malkmus-2984_america_i-m-not-sure-if-you-can-blame-everything_2679057.jpg)

> [Yeah, on the records, the guitars are made melodic, and I try to make it memorable. There's not much just wanking, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/yeah-on-the-records-the-guitars-are-made-melodic-and-i-try-to-make-it/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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## Other authors on Way

## More by Stephen Malkmus

> ['Silence Kid' starts with a broken classic-rock intro. It's funny to hear us do that. Obviously, we weren't skillful rock stars. Then it's spinning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/silence-kid-starts-with-a-broken-classic-rock-intro-it-s-funny-to/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound just that much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/what-producers-did-was-mostly-recording-in-the-studio-so-it-never/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [I'm better when I'm an autodidact and things just come. Or you're just blessed. I'm not bragging or anything, it just comes to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-m-better-when-i-m-an-autodidact-and-things-just-come-or-you-re-just/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [Men are men and women are women, but the men are dumber than the women, usually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/men-are-men-and-women-are-women-but-the-men-are-dumber-than-the-women/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [I am good at just looking in the kitchen and getting stuff on the table and keeping the mess minimal. There's an art to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-am-good-at-just-looking-in-the-kitchen-and-getting-stuff-on-the/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [ Traditionally, when we lived here \[in Portland\], we have a record player in the living room, and there's lots of stuff playing, all different… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/traditionally-when-we-lived-here-in-portland-we-have-a-record-player/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [The word "down," is very musical. It just always comes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/the-word-down-is-very-musical-it-just-always-comes/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-m-more-into-describing-a-scenario-and-i-move-around-in-that-scenario/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [I like visual imagery in my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-like-visual-imagery-in-my-head/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [I'll cover just about anything - except for a Kid Rock song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-ll-cover-just-about-anything-except-for-a-kid-rock-song/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [“I cannot do even one sit-up / Sit-ups are so bourgeoisie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-cannot-do-even-one-sit-up-sit-ups-are-so-bourgeoisie/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [I like a narrative, even if it's fractured, or kind of psychedelic. But my favorite thing is if I hear words and I close…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-like-a-narrative-even-if-it-s-fractured-or-kind-of-psychedelic-but/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [Freddie Gray was a story I followed closer than others, for whatever reason, in this larger narrative of police brutality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/freddie-gray-was-a-story-i-followed-closer-than-others-for-whatever/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [We're not on a desperate mission to write chart compatible stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/we-re-not-on-a-desperate-mission-to-write-chart-compatible-stuff/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

> [I'm not dying for things to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-malkmus/i-m-not-dying-for-things-to-say/)

[Stephen Malkmus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-malkmus/)

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