Good things never last, bad things never die. John Darnielle More Quotes by John Darnielle More Quotes From John Darnielle If I go see a band, and they play, like, zero from any of their old albums, I'm very happy about that. I do not want to see the bands of my youth playing the songs of my youth. I hate that. John Darnielle see youth hate happy 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 good me you past It's not my style to be thinking about what a record is while I'm making it: I just write songs. John Darnielle write just style thinking I think youth will always be connected to the strongest music at the time because... I don't want to use the word 'tribal,' but there was this sort of familial affiliation that people would feel with the music they were listening to. John Darnielle youth music time people A song is fire. You react to it primally, instantly. You don't have to decide whether you like it, and you don't really have to sit down and think about it much after you're done listening to it. It really does run through you like wind. John Darnielle you fire song wind My songs tend to sprint toward some epiphany and then explode. John Darnielle then songs some sprint A book is a journey: It's a thing you agree to go on with somebody, and I think every reader's experience of a book is going to be different. John Darnielle you experience journey book People think of me as a nice person because, I think, I have grown into a nice person. John Darnielle think me nice people
