Ezra Koenig Quotes

In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam.

I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.

If you're lonely, bored, or unhappy, remember you are mad young. There is so much time to meet new people and go to new places.

Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use.

Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation.

I'm down with Spotify. I don't know all the financial details but generally it's a great resource.

I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe.

I feel like you constantly have to prove why you deserve to continue to exist.

But you know what? When I die, everybody is invited to come take a selfie at my funeral. Except for my enemies. They're not invited to the funeral, period.

You can be 24 and continue to live like you're at college, or even continue to live like you're in high school. Or you can put on a shirt and tie and pretend to be an adult.

Sometimes I surprise myself with how dissatisfied I am with seemingly satisfying experiences.

Sometimes you want to dress a certain way... that doesn't always reflect your pedigree.

It's really hard to even talk about the internet without seeming instantly corny.

My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got a scholarship from my dad's union to go to college. I went there to get an education, not as an extension of privilege.

A writer once asked what I'd say if I ever met my biggest hater. I paused, thought deeply and said, "Probably 'suk a dog dik, motherfuker.'"

I still think that if you're excited about something, you have to work at it.

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's a good thing, I guess.

Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors of all time.

One of the things I've always loved about anime is that, even though it comes from Japan, it's so international - so much of the big anime I love takes place in Italy or France or New York.

Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music.

There aren't that many people walking about who are a total class stereotype.

For you to be able to take a picture of yourself that you feel good enough about to share with the world - I think that's a great thing.

Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who find that middle ground.

If kids and teenagers can get into a band, its probably not because they think its brainy.

I like how Ralph Lauren creates a mystical world through his clothing.

It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.

I'm pretty sure that the Walkmen are the band that I've paid to see the most in my life.

Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.

Musicals don't get enough credit for being so surreal. It's like an alternate universe.

I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco.

Making every record is a process full of tough times.

My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.

No part of Manhattan these days really has the same vibe I get from a Ramones song or a Velvet Underground song.

As an artist you have the luxury of maybe presenting an issue in a certain way, as opposed to actually solving it.

I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.

We live in such extreme times that I think we all have a responsibility to be aware of what's happening and talk about it.

If kids and teenagers can get into a band, it's probably not because they think it's brainy.