Eddie Argos quotes

People keep asking me when I'm going to start singing instead of speaking. I can't sing! I'm rubbish! Why don't they believe me?
-- Eddie Argos

#Believe #People #Singing

All my favorite songwriters are American - Jad Fair, Jonathan Richman and Jeffrey Lewis.
-- Eddie Argos

#My Favorite #Favorite Song

I'm seeing myself as an outsider a little bit - definitely when I started the band. I knew what band's name meant and nobody else really did, so I'd be on stage every night and say, "Hello, we're Art Brut" - basically saying that we were rejects. But I mean, I didn't really sing, it did feel a bit like we were outsiders. It was a bit tongue-in-cheek when I first named the band that, but then we slowly turned into that - like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
-- Eddie Argos

#Art #Mean #Night

All our songs are about real people, true events. We do write about DC Comics and things like The Replacements. It's pretty much good conversations that happen at Art Brut shows. It's like making friends - like a Wanted ad: "Man that likes the Replacements and DC Comics wants friends to drink with at venue tonight. Who's coming?" It's like that.
-- Eddie Argos

#Song #Art #Real

I believe in instinct, not reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.

I believe it was the great ogre philosopher Gary who observed that complexity is, generally speaking, an illusion of conscious desire. All things exist in as simple a form as necessity dictates. When a thing is labeled 'complex,' that's just a roundabout way of saying you're not observant enough to understand it.

I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.

God does not so much want us to do things as to let people see what He can do.

Universities are not here to be mediums for the coercion of other people, they're here to be mediums for the free exchange of ideas.

Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society.

I'm the interpreter. I'm the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance and laugh, and that's what I want to do.

Nowadays in pop, there's not a lot of men that are singing big and loud and high - it's not as common as it once was.

Short swallow-flights of song, that dip Their wings in tears, and skim away.

I want to be known by people who are knowledgeable about opera, who appreciate bel canto singing, people who have more sensitivity.