Sufjan Stevens Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I find in music there's a space and a language I can use to express things in ways I can't describe conversationally.”

“I love anything by Tchaikovsky. He was the real pop star of his day.”

“It's hard to say if actual places really affect the way you write.”

“I was sort of born into a Subud cult that has ties to Islam and Indonesia and Middle Eastern spiritualism. My parents were kind of trial-and-error when it came to religion.”

“I've been trying to challenge myself to be more explicit. I've always liked punk rock and Sonic Youth. I make that music privately, but I've never released it.”

“In third grade, I had to an oral report on the state of Oregon. I brought up Big Foot sightings, and I remember there was an argument about whether or not Big Foot was valid history. Ever since then I've been thinking about how subjective history is.”

“The World's Fair was the precursor to theme parks like Disneyworld, and the really sort of cheap, superficial promotional architecture that you see everywhere in the U.S. I think there's a danger when you start creating a civilisation that isn't meant to last.”

“I come from a folk tradition where you just dance however you feel comfortable.”

“I don't think it's so hard to be commercial and interesting. Look at Prince, or Neil Young.”

“I think I get a lot of ideas from when I was a kid, listening to Casey Kasem's 'American Top 40.'”