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Kevin Morby

(1988) Singer-songwriter

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Kevin Morby is a singer-songwriter.

Quick Facts About Kevin Morby

Born: April 2, 1988
Profession: Singer-songwriter

About Kevin Morby

[Wikidata] American musician... | [Wikipedia] Kevin Robert Morby is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. A former member of Woods and the Babies, Morby has released eight solo studio albums: Harlem River (2013), Still Life (2014), Singing Saw (2016), City Music (2017), Oh My God (2019), Sundowner (2020), This Is a Photograph (2022), an

Quotes by Kevin Morby

As far as dream venues, I've played all the venues I'd love to play.

Dream

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I always considered myself a songwriter, but I didn't move to New York with plans of doing that; it just sort of…

Music

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The ideal pre-show meal I think is pho, the Vietnamese soup. It's very light and good for you, and then the broth…

Food

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I guess now I view music as my career. I want to do it forever, regardless of whether or not it's my…

Career

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I've put out kind of a lot of albums and people seem to like it and the crowds keep getting bigger and…

Albums

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My dad grew up in western Nebraska. I'd visit all the time as a kid, and it's very much like the Wild…

Age

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Anytime I'm locked out of somewhere with another person, I can usually pick the lock successfully. And then I feel like James…

Bond

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I feel like 'Harlem River' was me putting one foot out the door of New York, and 'Still Life' is between Point…

Door

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One of my favorite movie characters is Mother Sister from Spike Lee's 'Do The Right Thing.' It is such a beautiful name,…

Beautiful

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A lot of what I've written that's made its way onto my records I've written in Kansas, which is interesting because I've…

Go

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'Rock Bottom Riser' by Smog - I was just in Europe, and my jet lag never really went away. I wasn't sleeping…

Europe

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I just love the idea of never seeing a city before and seeing the glow in the distance, and it just looking…

City

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You're at LaGuardia, and you get in a cab, and it's taking you into Brooklyn, and you're on the BQE, and you…

Beautiful

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When I think about the most exotic, beautiful places, Porto is at the front of my mind. It's incredible, man. You have…

American

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I wanted to write a song called '#1234' that would act as a homage to The Ramones.

Act

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When I first moved to New York in 2006, I spent most of my time hanging out at and going to shows…

Crown

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On my first European solo tour, I was selling maybe 50 tickets a city until I showed up in Paris and heard…

City

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My hair - it's baby thin and feathery and drives me crazy no matter what I do with it. It's weird because…

Crazy

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I remember my mom telling me that when John Belushi died, my dad cried. I remember thinking that was strange as a…

Dad

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I write all the time, and I write a lot of songs, but before I started putting out records, those songs always…

Always

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I love Baltimore. It is a city with a giant heart and has remained one of my favorite places to keep returning…

Beautiful

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I was never really seeking to play music. I knew I wanted to do it, but I think I wasn't seeking it…

Abstract

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I grew up in the Midwest and never really felt at home there, and when I got to New York, I was…

Fearless

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I had a very easy middle class upbringing and never had to worry about anything. But my parents came from nothing and…

Broken

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I do not know what kind of relationship Jim Carroll and The Ramones had, though I imagine they all knew each other,…

Kind

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