Ezra Koenig

Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who…

— Ezra Koenig

In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam.

— Ezra Koenig

I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe.

— Ezra Koenig

Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors of all time.

— Ezra Koenig

Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.

— Ezra Koenig

Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use.

— Ezra Koenig

If I can't do that at age 33, I'll probably never be able to do it. As you enter your thirties, things…

— Ezra Koenig

My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got a scholarship from my dad's union to go to college.…

— Ezra Koenig

Sometimes I surprise myself with how dissatisfied I am with seemingly satisfying experiences.

— Ezra Koenig

I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.

— Ezra Koenig

I'm down with Spotify. I don't know all the financial details but generally it's a great resource.

— Ezra Koenig

A writer once asked what I'd say if I ever met my biggest hater. I paused, thought deeply and said, "Probably 'suk…

— Ezra Koenig

As an artist you have the luxury of maybe presenting an issue in a certain way, as opposed to actually solving it.

— Ezra Koenig

If you're lonely, bored, or unhappy, remember you are mad young. There is so much time to meet new people and go…

— Ezra Koenig

I could Google image search 'the sky' and I would probably see beautiful images to knock my socks off. But I can't…

— Ezra Koenig

You can be 24 and continue to live like you're at college, or even continue to live like you're in high school.…

— Ezra Koenig

I feel like you constantly have to prove why you deserve to continue to exist.

— Ezra Koenig

It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.

— Ezra Koenig

I like how Ralph Lauren creates a mystical world through his clothing.

— Ezra Koenig

Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music.

— Ezra Koenig

Musicals don't get enough credit for being so surreal. It's like an alternate universe...

— Ezra Koenig

My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.

— Ezra Koenig

I'm pretty sure that the Walkmen are the band that I've paid to see the most in my life.

— Ezra Koenig

No part of Manhattan these days really has the same vibe I get from a Ramones song or a Velvet Underground song.

— Ezra Koenig

But you know what? When I die, everybody is invited to come take a selfie at my funeral. Except for my enemies.…

— Ezra Koenig