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Kurt Vile

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 3, 1980

I think that I identify with Philadelphia for a lot of reasons. Without even thinking about it, I called myself 'Philly's Constant Hitmaker' when I first got a MySpace, before I had any real hits. It was kind of just a funny slogan, basically lifted from the Rolling Stones' first album, 'England's Newest Hit Makers.'

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I benefit from a change of scenery; it's always inspiring.

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Cigarettes are the worst thing in the world for you.

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A lot of getting a song done is booking the studio time.

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There's so many ways you can play one chord progression that the repetition isn't ever exactly the same.

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I'm the kind of person who will set time aside to do something and then do everything but that thing.

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Everybody goes up and down throughout their lives.

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Life is mortal. There are all these rewards and consequences. Sometimes you embrace them, and sometimes they knock you over.

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I actually often write about writing music and being in that zone.

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I write a lot when I'm feeling bummed, but other times, you get locked in, and it's totally personal. If you're really low and writing, you're not thinking about anybody at all.

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I'm not cynical, but the reality is that life is mortal. Terrible, sad things happen. Everybody loses friends and family. I'll be on tour and get really scared if my wife won't answer her phone within one minute. I'm sensitive.

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I've got an amazing family. My wife is really smart. She's guided me the whole way. With children, you see them grow up, so it's like you're forever young. They are totally innocent and so unjaded. Watching them grow up makes you go through it again yourself.

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I get to come home to my family. It's awesome, just constant adventure, never a dull moment. So much life.

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I'd say the best thing the Violators and I have done is to dominate the U.S. with an arsenal of smash hits.

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There's too many favorite songs, so I'll just say right now my favorite song of all time is 'Poison' by Bert Jansch.

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I like New York. I like Philly. I like San Fran. I like when people are stoked. But Chicago's a real music town, and they're really good to us there. There's just something in the air there; people are just really stoked about music. Every time I go there, I have a great time, and the fandom is really heartwarming.

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When I was a teenager, I was mostly getting tapes and CDs, and somebody hipped me to the fact that you can get things on vinyl that are not necessarily available on any other fomat.

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I've always been a deep sleeper; because I come from such a large family - there are 10 kids - I could sleep through anything. Even with my last day job, I'd sleep in later and later and start coming in an hour-and-a-half late. I got fired twice before I really got fired.

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I've been known to just pass out instantaneously, like, anywhere.

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People do get mad at me for falling asleep sometimes, and it's the most frustrating thing. I can't help it. What am I gonna do?

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