Phil Elverum Quotes

Phil Elverum

Profession : Musician

Birth : May 23, 1978

I'm actually not fussy. I enjoy getting into it and talking about anything, really. It feels good.

Phil Elverum

If I wanted to make big, bombastic, distorted, echo-y, trippy music, the atmospheric stuff, a studio is nice. But it's nice to know that it's not necessary.

Phil Elverum

I consume the news daily. I'm not avoiding it.

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I don't think my music is that big of a deal - my entire life is parenting. The fact that I make records and go off and play shows is a small percentage of my day-to-day existence.

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It even feels absurd to be writing or singing a song at all - in the context of actual death, being alive feels absurd.

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A weird side effect of being in close proximity to death is an urgency.

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I don't want to return to places and sing the same songs a second time.

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I just can't turn off the part me that asks that question over and over.

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I am commodifying my grief, to put it really bluntly. I accept it. And I try not to think about it.

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I reach out. I ask for help. I tell my story.

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I want to not be associated with death or cancer, I don't want that life.

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Every tour is different. Sometimes I'll get a band together and sometimes it's just me.

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I do like playing music with other people.

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It's really hard just making dinner as a single parent, but I'm figuring it out. I just have to be more focused and efficient with my little scraps of time that I do have.

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I am so thirsty to do my projects whenever I have a spare moment.

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People used to assume I was a serious/sad person because of my music for some reason.

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My grandpa is the funniest person in the world, straight up. But mostly everyone in my family groans when he is 'on.' I am his biggest fan.

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Comedy is deep and wild and I am excited about the mysteries within.

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Being a musician means I am 'hanging out' a lot, like driving on tour or being at a show or whatever, so maybe there's more time to interact with peers and develop jokes.

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It's a beautiful idea to focus on how everything is temporary and always in flux. It may feel bad now, but it will feel good later, and vice versa. To write about those things brings this satisfying feeling as a creative person.

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