My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984. Ezra Koenig More Quotes by Ezra Koenig More Quotes From Ezra Koenig I think that anybody who's anti-selfie is really just a hater. Because, truthfully, why shouldn't people take pictures of themselves? When I'm on Instagram and I see that somebody took a picture of themselves, I'm like, 'Thank you.' I don't need to see a picture of the sky, the trees, plants. There's only one you. Ezra Koenig sky people thinking If you're lonely, bored, or unhappy, remember you are mad young. There is so much time to meet new people and go to new places. Ezra Koenig lonely remembers-you remember-you Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use. Ezra Koenig games people thinking I feel like you constantly have to prove why you deserve to continue to exist. Ezra Koenig prove like-you feels But you know what? When I die, everybody is invited to come take a selfie at my funeral. Except for my enemies. They're not invited to the funeral, period. Ezra Koenig funeral periods enemy Sometimes you want to dress a certain way... that doesn't always reflect your pedigree. Ezra Koenig dresses want way You can be 24 and continue to live like you're at college, or even continue to live like you're in high school. Or you can put on a shirt and tie and pretend to be an adult. Ezra Koenig ties college school Sometimes I surprise myself with how dissatisfied I am with seemingly satisfying experiences. Ezra Koenig satisfying surprise sometimes My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got a scholarship from my dad's union to go to college. I went there to get an education, not as an extension of privilege. Ezra Koenig dad college class I could Google image search 'the sky' and I would probably see beautiful images to knock my socks off. But I can't Google, you know, 'What does my friend look like today?' For you to be able to take a picture of yourself that you feel good enough about to share with the world - I think that's a great thing. Ezra Koenig sky beautiful thinking I still think that if you're excited about something, you have to work at it. Ezra Koenig excited stills thinking I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe. Ezra Koenig mexican-food mexican europe All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness. Ezra Koenig compassion race class A writer once asked what I'd say if I ever met my biggest hater. I paused, thought deeply and said, "Probably 'suk a dog dik, motherfuker.'" Ezra Koenig mets dog said I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola. Ezra Koenig granola yogurt pain It's really hard to even talk about the internet without seeming instantly corny. Ezra Koenig corny seeming internet If I can't do that at age 33, I'll probably never be able to do it. As you enter your thirties, things get a little more squiggly, with life spreading out in different directions. All of that makes me think that now's the time to do what you really want to do and not have that same type of youthful anxiety about every step. Ezra Koenig anxiety age thinking One of the things I've always loved about anime is that, even though it comes from Japan, it's so international - so much of the big anime I love takes place in Italy or France or New York. Ezra Koenig anime We live in such extreme times that I think we all have a responsibility to be aware of what's happening and talk about it. Ezra Koenig responsibility thinking Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person. Ezra Koenig hysterical arguing trying
