ICantDateYou If You Care About Appearances Too Much . Theres A Lot More To A Person Than Whats On The Outside... RealTalk — James Murphy Conceded Copy Share Image
A lot of the time, you compromise., which is fine - it's part of not being totally insane. — James Murphy Being Copy Share Image
I have a very toxic combination of being completely determined, inflexible, controlling and being totally shy, guilty at hurting anyone's feelings, hypersensitive… — James Murphy Feelings Copy Share Image
Producing is always really hard, and you can never tell who's going to be easy to get along with and who's going… — James Murphy Always Copy Share Image
I actually want to write a treatise in defence of pretension. I think the word 'pretension' has become like the word 'ironic'… — James Murphy Defence Copy Share Image
If I opened a record store, it wouldn't be all punk rock and esoterica. — James Murphy Opened Copy Share Image
I'm a DJ, and I live in Williamsburg, and I run an independent record company. — James Murphy Business Copy Share Image
To do a band properly does kind of mean you don't really get to do anything else. — James Murphy Anything Copy Share Image
Making 'Sound of Silver' was very emotional at times, where I just hated making that record. — James Murphy Hated Copy Share Image
The Fall was super powerful to me because of their covers. They were intimidating. I bought 'This Nation's Saving Grace' when it… — James Murphy Fall Copy Share Image
I'm an underdog by nature, and I like to be fighting. I don't make music for myself. I make music to fight. — James Murphy Fight Copy Share Image
One of my favorite photographers is Ruvan Wijesooriya, who takes most of the LCD photos. His work is incredibly colloquial and raw. — James Murphy His Copy Share Image
When I want to DJ what I think to be the best-sounding place in the world, I go to this place in… — James Murphy Dj Copy Share Image
The vast majority of kids in my school went on to college. That's just what you did. And I remember feeling like,… — James Murphy College Copy Share Image
I have an interest in everything, but I don't have an interest in starting new careers. — James Murphy Everything Copy Share Image
There's kind of a limitless amount of things I want to do, and when the path seems to open, that's when I… — James Murphy Journey Copy Share Image
I think that not being all that overwhelmed by good reviews is a luxury. I'm like a rich person who says he… — James Murphy Good Copy Share Image
My personality is based on an anonymity and failure. Failure and anonymity, those are my strengths - superiority from below. — James Murphy Failure Copy Share Image
I'm not a big songwriter guy. People who are really good singer-songwriters usually left me kind of cold. — James Murphy Big Copy Share Image
I don't want to be subsumed into popular culture and played on the radio next to some garbage music. — James Murphy Culture Copy Share Image
After being in a 'professional rock ensemble,' there's a great joy in making music with friends, without any release plan. — James Murphy Friendship Copy Share Image
What we are as a live band is different to what we are on recordings, but they're both equal versions: they're both… — James Murphy Band Copy Share Image
Those early years in New Jersey were amazing. We lived in a really small town with tons of kids my age. There… — James Murphy Age Copy Share Image
