Carey Mercer Quotes

The whole idea of civilization as an understandable narrative is a bit nuts. It's the most problematic of delusions.

Ten people who are into our music is better than three hundred people who are just standing there.

Tour is disgusting, actually, I have no idea how people do it. Your brain would go to rot, unless you really, really worked hard at making sure it didn't.

We're a live band. Some bands write their songs in the studio - we don't do that. We're playing songs on this tour that were written three days before the tour. And it feels good to try these songs.

Live is best. You have movement, and I think we should do as much as we can to put that sense of movement in the recorded music.

An acceptance of your cultural inheritance, and at the same time a dislike of it, is a building block of good art.

These are things that I continue to enjoy speaking about. The woods. Boats. Greeks. I think the real heart of it, is really being in love with these Dutch paintings over the last several years.