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Arcade fire Quote by Dan Bejar

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“Of course, no lyrics are ever unintentional, but I think bands like Wolf Parade and the Arcade Fire have a tendency to touch on big themes without really following through on them or tying them in to a particular logic.”

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If I could be anyone, I'd choose the lead singer of Arcade Fire, Win Butler.

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I like bands for a long time, even when they're not trendy anymore. I still like Arcade Fire. I've always liked Stevie Wonder.

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Arcade Fire seems to be doing very well; certainly, Phoenix is doing very well.

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Arcade Fire has such intimacy and epic-ness, at the same time, and that's really inspiring.

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Arcade Fire always churns out music that makes me want to move.

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