I know it seems like LCD Soundsystem sold millions and millions of records, but we didn't. I'm not a wealthy person. — James Murphy 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 Copy Share Image
With a computer, you have access to so many drum sounds and samples that your snare drum will be unrelated harmonically to… — James Murphy Access Copy Share Image
I'm always surprised by how optimistic and open sometimes people who are very successful are. — James Murphy 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
For most of my life, making music has cost me money. So I learned to live very, very cheaply. — James Murphy Cheaply Copy Share Image
I was always just blown away by David Bowie and how mannered the guy was willing to be. It was so far… — James Murphy 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
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 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
In my experience, people looking for progress aren't actually looking to move things forward. They're looking to be perceived in a certain… — James Murphy Art 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
Titles are relatively arbitrary to me; they take on meanings that aren't really my meanings. 'Sound Of Silver' was just, like, I… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I don't prepare very well. I'm always sort of wrapped up in what I'm supposed to be doing in the moment, and… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Warhol had resonance because it was high art and low art. And you could argue about it endlessly. — James Murphy 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
I was a singing guitar player as a kid, and I found it really embarrassing, so I stopped singing and became a… — James Murphy Drummer Copy Share Image
Punk rock, to me, was always outsiderness. When I first saw large-group-scene punk rock, I was repelled by it, because there were… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
I love rock. I love the music that was born out of the latter part of the 20th century. It means a… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
It's strangely energizing to have people who don't make music themselves take potshots at you from the Internet. — James Murphy Energizing Copy Share Image
Growing Up Is The Best Part But When You Have To Take Care Of Yo Self Is Like WTF I Wish I… — James Murphy 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
Sound sounds are terrible in the city, but it's great to listen and to walk and listen to people talk to each… — James Murphy City Copy Share Image
ICantDateYou If You Care About Appearances Too Much . Theres A Lot More To A Person Than Whats On The Outside... RealTalk — James Murphy Appearances Copy Share Image
One of the things that I think is special about DJing is creating this atmosphere of collectiveness, as if to say, 'We're… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Songs can click together really quickly, and other times, they're really laborious and heavy-lifting. — James Murphy 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 Copy Share Image
