Once you're in a position where you can choose to not be around toxic environments, just do that as much as you can. Frankie Cosmos More Quotes by Frankie Cosmos More Quotes From Frankie Cosmos I meet a lot of people after shows, and I have to say it's pretty intense. Frankie Cosmos meet pretty say people I knew that 'Next Thing' was an angry album while I was making it. But I thought that it was angry the way that you get in a fight, not angry as a huge life change. Frankie Cosmos you angry change life If I could have a record that represents every stage of my life, I'd be putting out one a month. Everything is always changing, and so is the way that I feel about stuff. Frankie Cosmos my-life feel life way It's funny: 'Next Thing' was written in a time of my life when I was actually really naive and thought that I was wise. Frankie Cosmos my-life time life funny Performing is something that has really grown on me and become an important part of my life, which I didn't used to feel. I didn't used to want to really perform live a lot. It's been an interesting adjustment. Frankie Cosmos my-life feel me life Sometimes I'll write something that's purely autobiographical, and sometimes pure fiction, and sometimes a mix. Frankie Cosmos write something pure sometimes I think that I'm definitely going to keep writing music forever. I can't stop even if I tried. Frankie Cosmos stop think music writing The thing is, I feel like it would defeat the purpose of being a musician if I let any kind of fear of failure affect my songwriting or making an album or whatever. Frankie Cosmos feel failure purpose fear I really liked punk music and experimental music that my brother was taking me to go see in the city, when I was probably, like, 13 years old. I was seeing a lot of teenagers making 'weird' music, and I think that was probably a big part of the reason that I actually started to play myself. Frankie Cosmos myself me music brother It was a really long process, dropping out of college. I was there for a semester, then I would take a semester off and go on tour, then I would go back for a semester. Frankie Cosmos back go college long I'm always the one sitting at the merch table and talking to everyone at the show - and I think it's because I have this deep fear that if I'm not approachable or I'm not there, people are going to think I'm a brat. Frankie Cosmos deep think fear people I definitely think that touring is a really crazy lifestyle and makes it hard to live a normal life and have relationships and friendships. Frankie Cosmos live think crazy life What I really care about is writing... Some people feel about touring the way I feel about writing, which is, 'Whoa, I can't believe I get to do this as a job.' Frankie Cosmos feel job believe people I was seeing kids my age playing shows at their parents' houses or the couple of all-ages venues that existed. I feel like I saw so many different kinds of music that I wouldn't have discovered on my own. Frankie Cosmos parents feel music age My brother was 13 when people started telling me that he was a 'hipster.' I was 11 and thought it was so stressful, like, 'How do you not be called that?' Frankie Cosmos me you brother people My parents listened to a lot of James Taylor and Hall and Oates. My mom and I used to listen to Liz Phair and Indigo Girls a lot in the car, too. Frankie Cosmos listen parents car mom You meet a lot of people in New York who are different than you and have different stories, so I see everyone as super individual. I feel like I can be infinitely inspired because New York is huge. Frankie Cosmos new feel you people I realized I was trained my whole life to be an accommodating person, to make sure that everybody is comfortable before I'm comfortable. After giving so much of myself to strangers, I learned to care for myself a little more, especially on tour. Frankie Cosmos strangers myself care life I'm not just going to hug every person that asks to hug me. Frankie Cosmos person just me hug
