J Mascis Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I'd definitely be into doing some zombie slaying music. That'd be cool.”
-- J MascisSource : "Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead vs. J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr". Interview with Norman Reedus, www.undertheradarmag.com. May 28, 2014.
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“It's harder to play drums than guitar, physically. I'm always kind of on the edge. I guess that's how I play everything: on the edge of my ability.”
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“It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.”
-- J MascisSource : "J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear". Interview with Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2011.
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“I enjoy having some boundaries to work within. That's why I generally don't like alternate tunings and stuff like that. I like the boundaries of regular tunings.”
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“You might as well play at the show everyone else is playing at.”
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“When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.”
-- J MascisSource : "J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear". Interview with Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2011.
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“I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.”
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“People have to do what they want to do.”
-- J MascisSource : "J Mascis: 'I never took it that seriously'". Interview with Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. August 3, 2012.
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“I prefer cynical people. Nice guys grow on trees.”
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“I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.”
-- J MascisSource : "J Mascis: 'I never took it that seriously'". Interview with Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. August 03, 2012.
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“Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.”
-- J MascisSource : "J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear" by Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2011.
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“I've never liked rehearsing too much.”
-- J MascisSource : "J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear". Interview with Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2011.
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“All labels are offensive in some way.”
-- J MascisSource : "J Mascis: 'I never took it that seriously'". Interview with Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. August 3, 2012.
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“I don't have any tattoos but I've thought about getting Ernie, from Bert and Ernie, on my earlobe. He made a big impression on me as a kid. And I have pretty big earlobes.”
-- J MascisSource : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. September 17, 2014.
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