To me, the only good reason to be touring is if you still have something good to share instead of just revisiting past glories. John Darnielle glorygoodpast Change image and share on social
I think, taking too long to work on a record, you sort of lose some of the feeling, so I write as fast as I can; it's just this manic phase where I'm by myself and or on tour, and I write, and I write. John Darnielle fastfeltlong share on social
People think of me as a nice person because, I think, I have grown into a nice person. John Darnielle grownicepeople Change image and share on social
I think all writing is necessarily autobiographical to a greater or lesser extent, and the less it tries to be confessional, the more likely it is that you're somehow sneaking the things you need to say in there. John Darnielle autobiographicalconfessionalextent share on social
I used to break three or four strings a night, and the show would be over because I didn't know how to change the strings. John Darnielle breakchangenight Change image and share on social
You want the song to be at least at the same level of goodness throughout. Whereas with something you're doing live, a song dips and rises and that can actually be worked to the song's benefit. John Darnielle benefitdipgoodness Change image and share on social
My father would tell me if I wasn't writing in meter verse, it wasn't poetry. John Darnielle fathermeterpoetry Change image and share on social
It's not my style to be thinking about what a record is while I'm making it: I just write songs. John Darnielle makerecordsong Change image and share on social
When I'm writing a song, I'm just making stuff up as I go along. John Darnielle makesongstuff Change image and share on social
As an idea occurs to me, I'll either follow it or not, but I'm more instinctive than master-planner about stuff. John Darnielle followideainstinctive Change image and share on social
