Fight Quote by James Murphy

I've been to Manchester enough to know it's a real place. It's not Factory Records and the Smiths bicycling around. I get it. It's…

— James Murphy

Making people dance has another function that has nothing to do with art, and I mean that in the most positive way possible. It's…

— James Murphy

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

I was a singing guitar player as a kid, and I found it really embarrassing, so I stopped singing and became a drummer.

— James Murphy

For most of my life, making music has cost me money. So I learned to live very, very cheaply.

— James Murphy

I don't think I've ever made a claim to startling originality.

— James Murphy

I'm a very self-conscious person.

— James Murphy

My gut instincts are strong, but they're not always accessible to me, which is why I like DJing, because you don't have time, and…

— James Murphy

LCD is a band about a band writing music about writing music.

— James Murphy

I'm generally a very optimistic guy.

— James Murphy

I was always just blown away by David Bowie and how mannered the guy was willing to be. It was so far from what…

— James Murphy

You can't be afraid to embarrass yourself sometimes.

— James Murphy