Lou Barlow

Don Henley is real fallback for awfulness.

— Lou Barlow

To bicker over what could have been is silly.

— Lou Barlow

I have really severe tinnitus.

— Lou Barlow

My family is the epicenter of my life.

— Lou Barlow

I wrote a song for my sister's wedding.

— Lou Barlow

I love Devo. There's nothing not to like.

— Lou Barlow

Simplicity is at the core of Sebadoh.

— Lou Barlow

I don't want to meet anybody famous, usually.

— Lou Barlow

When you're in a band, it's kind of a big thing to be friends as well.

— Lou Barlow

Worry is a big part of my life. I definitely worry a lot.

— Lou Barlow

When I was a teenager, my mom got me a really nice baritone ukulele.

— Lou Barlow

I've always tried to make music for someone who's never heard anything I've ever done.

— Lou Barlow

I prefer to read into other people's songs what I want to hear in them.

— Lou Barlow

I always felt weird. I don't feel particularly likeable.

— Lou Barlow

I have an aversion to taking care of my gear, a wayward manifestation of my punk ethos.

— Lou Barlow

I've never been good at playing live in front of people.

— Lou Barlow

I don't focus on one thing. I play guitar and bass and keyboards and drums, but I never stay on anything long…

— Lou Barlow

I really don't have a method. I gravitate towards the organic/acoustic, but I still often complete songs musically before attempting to find…

— Lou Barlow

I don't know what ontological means... I barely graduated high school, and I have never heard that word in conversation.

— Lou Barlow

I put all my big revelations into songs when I was in my 20s; as you get older, revelations are harder to…

— Lou Barlow

With every performance I just feel more energized somehow. Like, this is how I exercise! This is how I feed my ego,…

— Lou Barlow

I'm realizing I need to be in close proximity to everyone I'm working with because that - I don't know - it…

— Lou Barlow

I was cripplingly shy. When I was in high school, my teachers thought I was mentally disabled because I wouldn't be able…

— Lou Barlow

Everybody talking about being afraid of being boring is boring. You have to go for the real substance of life after awhile.

— Lou Barlow

Now, when I have a four-string that I take on the road with me, it's a regular Martin. I bought a decent…

— Lou Barlow

For me, it's hard to enter any situation with people where we're considering everyone equals, because I bring all of this massive…

— Lou Barlow

From when I young, a lot of the things I grappled with, with instruments, was how large they were. When someone places…

— Lou Barlow

It's cool to think about nursing, because a lot of people decide to go into it later in their lives. I could…

— Lou Barlow

I don't know if i have a 'take' on L.A. The music community is enormous, from the studio musicians to the bands…

— Lou Barlow

Most of the times that I've written break-up songs, it's been different because I was always trying to get back to something:…

— Lou Barlow

One thing about when I came back into Dinosaur that was really cool was that pretty much anybody that J. was working…

— Lou Barlow

I've put out a lot of stuff that just confused and alienated people: a huge chunk of songs that were verbal and…

— Lou Barlow

I'm the Folk Implosion's biggest fan.

— Lou Barlow

I'm a huge Zombies fan.

— Lou Barlow

My voice is not very dynamic.

— Lou Barlow

There are very few songs I really hate.

— Lou Barlow

I'm the haphazard engineer of my own music.

— Lou Barlow

Look for magic in the daily routine

— Lou Barlow

The Music Machine is my favorite rock band ever.

— Lou Barlow

It's kind of crazy how music helped me overcome the anxieties that I have.

— Lou Barlow