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“Some of the journalists who've ended up writing about our band - and this is disappointing to say - have a very narrow outlook. And because of that they fundamentally misunderstand us.” quote by Rostam Batmanglij — Download Open image

“Some of the journalists who've ended up writing about our band - and this is disappointing to say - have a very narrow outlook. And because of that they fundamentally misunderstand us.”

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I think the music that speaks to me the most is music that is personal. And that's the music that I'm trying to make.

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I've always been very good at helping other people finish their songs.

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It's always my mission to try to do something that hasn't been done before, whether that's musically, lyrically or in terms of mixing.

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The first Vampire Weekend record was the first full-length album that I produced.

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I've always had a complex relationship towards my identity as an American.

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