J Mascis famous quotes

05-25-2025

I'd definitely be into doing some zombie slaying music. That'd be cool.
-- J Mascis

#Zombie #Slaying #Being Cool
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.
-- J Mascis

#Guitar #Play #Kind
It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.
-- J Mascis

#Fun #Play #Sometimes
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.
-- J Mascis

#Tuning #Stuff #Boundaries
You might as well play at the show everyone else is playing at.
-- J Mascis

#Play #Might #Shows
When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.
-- J Mascis

#Play #Moments #Enough
I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.
-- J Mascis

#Hearing #Worn
People have to do what they want to do.
-- J Mascis

#People #Want
I prefer cynical people. Nice guys grow on trees.
-- J Mascis

#Nice #People #Cynical
I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.
-- J Mascis

#Couple #Years #Gold
Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.
-- J Mascis

#Song #Guitar #Together
I've never liked rehearsing too much.
-- J Mascis

#Too Much
All labels are offensive in some way.
-- J Mascis

#Labels #Way #Offensive
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 Mascis

#Tattoo #Kids #Made

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