The Long Island experience is so strange. You're a satellite around the city, so the presence of the city is always looming. — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
I like to think Portland and L.A. are not rivals; they're cousins. As cities on the West Coast, they're distinct in their… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
There's something really easy and just somehow un-crowded about the Portland airport. Every time I go there I'm like, 'Why is this… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
Sometimes in Portland I'm like, 'Who is funding this city?' It's doing great - there's all these new shops; there's a synthesizer… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
There's something that I can't describe about the city [Portland] that I really love - just physically - how it feels to… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
When I first started going to Portland, people told me about Stumptown. They were like 'Oh, it's the best coffee,'and I thought,… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
My father came from Germany. My mom came from Venezuela. My father's culturally German, but his father was Japanese. I was raised… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
When people say that L.A. doesn't have a culture, I think it really does: a very old culture, and very specific. There's… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
There are bands that I am friends with, who will invite me up on stage. Like Les Savy Fav, who have had me on… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
Steve Jobs was a real rock star to me. I looked forward to his products like people look forward to albums. — Fred Armisen Copy Share
I like to think Portland and L.A. are not rivals; they're cousins. As cities on the West Coast, they're distinct in their own way… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
I loved our music discussion. I live for discussions like that. It's my favorite thing because it means that people care about music, and… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
When you're being mean to someone, you can feel the audience just get cold. — Fred Armisen Copy Share
There's no judgment on bands that continue on who aren't popular; some people get enjoyment out of it. I'm just not one of those… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
There's something really easy and just somehow un-crowded about the Portland airport. Every time I go there I'm like, 'Why is this so easy… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
When punk came along, it made perfect sense to me. I found it melodic. The Clash, Buzzcocks. — Fred Armisen Copy Share
As a kid, 'The Monkees' was such a cool show. I had such a thrill saying, 'OMG, I was in a sketch with one… — Fred Armisen Copy Share
Just a lot of those bands [like The Blue Jean Committee] started off in blues, and then they all transformed into other kinds. — Fred Armisen Copy Share
![“There's something that I can't describe about the city [Portland] that I really love - just physically - how it feels to walk around there, and have coffee there. Also, the way that it's a little overcast sometimes. Something about Portland just really resonated with me.” quote by Fred Armisen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81e/fred-armisen-2330_cities_there-s-something-that-i-can-t-describe_1696897.jpg)
