I wanted to start working on something that had a lasting effect. — Dan Deacon Art work Copy Share Image
I just wanted to make a record that wasn't escapism. Like, I didn't want to write another record that was devoid of… — Dan Deacon Escapism Copy Share Image
I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal. — Dan Deacon Ideas Copy Share Image
You can have a table full of gourmet food, but the minute you put a box of Entenmann's doughnuts out, that's all… — Dan Deacon Doughnut Copy Share Image
I really do like seeing other people perform my music. It's one of the most rewarding things for me, so it's worth… — Dan Deacon Extra work Copy Share Image
It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time. — Dan Deacon Goal Copy Share Image
When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. — Dan Deacon Education Copy Share Image
When music becomes a job, you all of a sudden have other jobs and you become like a manager of time. If… — Dan Deacon Ability Copy Share Image
I think as this generation of electronic musicians goes on, popular electronic music will be more and more accepted. It's gonna get… — Dan Deacon Accepted Copy Share Image
For the last three years, I've been working on 'Bromst,' and that's all that encompassed my brain. And now that it's out,… — Dan Deacon Brain Copy Share Image
I'm often just writing just to write. I'm not writing with...If I write, like, sitting down with a goal in mind, it's… — Dan Deacon Goal Copy Share Image
That's tangent, but I like the strategizing and thinking about how things are going to fall and thinking of different ways to… — Dan Deacon Different Copy Share Image
To get large groups of people to dance, there needs to be something accessible about the music. The beat can't be too… — Dan Deacon Choices Copy Share Image
I thought I wouldn't enjoy the business side of music, but it's fun because it is completely - like running a DIY… — Dan Deacon Business Copy Share Image
I think a lot of electronic musicians are drawn to starting with texture because the whole reason we're working with electronics is… — Dan Deacon Different Copy Share Image
I think living in Baltimore and being a part of the community and trying to be part of as many communities as… — Dan Deacon Baltimore Copy Share Image
When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. I came out… — Dan Deacon House Copy Share Image
Email is a mind-killer. Like, I really think getting a smartphone is the worst move I ever did in being a musician… — Dan Deacon House Copy Share Image
Obviously, selling out is an issue but it's almost like an uncanny valley where you can be pretty unpopular for a while… — Dan Deacon Excited Copy Share Image
You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and it was one of the most innovative music forms of its… — Dan Deacon Form Copy Share Image
I need to start honing in on projects that I want to devote my time to and not put my energies into… — Dan Deacon Energy Copy Share Image
Live performances make music important. Recording is cool and fun, and it's nice to document the thing you made, but the goal… — Dan Deacon Documents Copy Share Image
What's completely insane to me is that people would consider music that's simple to be dumbed-down. Couldn't simplicity be a deliberate, smart… — Dan Deacon Choice Copy Share Image
The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active. — Dan Deacon Active Copy Share Image
If you've become a huge act and you're still doing the same music you wrote with your friends when you were making… — Dan Deacon Dollars Copy Share Image
I think the best live shows take you out of the moment into somewhere else and I really...This can be true of… — Dan Deacon Being true Copy Share Image
Going back to the paradigm we live in, the only way to do music is if I can sustain living off of… — Dan Deacon Music Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anything wrong in being an entertainer because if at the end of the day people want to forget… — Dan Deacon End of the day Copy Share Image
I think there is going to be a large paradigm shift in a few years, and it could either be to a… — Dan Deacon Age Copy Share Image
The smaller the instrument or more hidden it is such as electronics, the more esoteric it becomes and in my mind becomes… — Dan Deacon Abstract Copy Share Image
I always want my mouth to be like two steps ahead of my brain and I want my hands to move without… — Dan Deacon Brain Copy Share Image
Finishing a song is definitely the hardest part. It's, you know, you can polish it forever and then whittle it down into… — Dan Deacon Done Copy Share Image
It's hard not to sell out because once, you know, I grew up with working-class parents who definitely, definitely would be disappointed… — Dan Deacon Care Copy Share Image
I think the hardest part is figuring out what to say no to because the whole start of your career is just… — Dan Deacon Begging Copy Share Image
I often envy a filmmaker or a playwright or an author where people are like, "Yeah, I sat down every night and… — Dan Deacon Beautiful Copy Share Image
I do subscribe to the 2012 theory, but regardless of the date, it's hard not to notice that humans are polluting the… — Dan Deacon Climate Copy Share Image
