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Kurt Vile

Profession : Musician

Birth : January 3, 1980

My cousin used to make fun of me for liking stuff like C+C Music Factory. I didn't have any tapes; I just liked their song on the radio. We liked that because that was what we had access to.

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When I was 20, I moved up to Boston with my girlfriend, who's now my wife. She went to grad school, and I met a bunch of cool friends there.

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Around '93, the radio started playing 'Loser' by Beck and 'Cut Your Hair' by Pavement, and then I got way into Pavement. That was kind of a gateway drug into indie rock. I got all their B-sides, and I got that 'Hey Drag City' comp, so I got into all those Drag City bands.

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I think 'She Drives Me Crazy' is hilarious and good.

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People can have their punk ideals, but I don't really care about that kind of thing.

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All of my surroundings influence my songwriting. It's autobiographical, although I leave enough space so it's relatable.

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I go in and out of mental funks all the time 'cause it comes with the territory.

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Anybody that's from somewhere that's made it in music outside of New York or L.A., if it's a unique enough place, they'll always say, 'Dude's from Minnesota!' Or wherever, you know? So that's how I got the Philly connection.

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I walk around a lot. People come up to me and say 'Hi,' but not that often. I mean, I get it plenty often, but sometimes I wish they'd come up to me more! I mean, I'm just a regular guy.

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I can be chill. That's a side of me that I like. But then, I can also be not so chill. I can get a little stressed out.

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'Street Legal' is like a cult classic. It's pretty cheesy at times, but you learn to embrace it.

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I always sort of liked Mesa/Boogies, but I wasn't sure if they were cool or not cool.

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I've developed this routine at home. I wait for the kids to go to bed; then my wife falls asleep. Then, it's dark and quiet enough for me to work on songs.

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My music has to be funny and sad and happy and loving; it's gotta have it all. When somebody's just too dark all the time, it's just drama. Or if somebody's too funny? Well, I like being too funny sometimes.

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'Smoke Ring' was a downer, then 'Wakin' was an upturn.

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Finger-picking, in general, is a hypnotic thing. I feel like I'm more A.D.D. all the time, so the music has to be hypnotic.

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Love is intense, and sadness is intense.

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I like the idea of having money.

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My favorite kind of song is the most beautiful song that you love so much and it's so good it makes you want to cry a little bit. Any jam can sound like that on a certain day.

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I had a wacky job driving a forklift for an air freight company. That was the worst.

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