Best 36 quotes of Ezra Koenig on MyQuotes

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.

As an artist you have the luxury of maybe presenting an issue in a certain way, as opposed to actually solving it.

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.

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.

Growing up listening to rap music, you almost feel like you should have haters. That's an important part of being a successful musician. It's a good thing, I guess.

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.

I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe.

I do think sometimes there's danger in guest appearance mania. I've seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like 'Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guy's song,' and then that's all it is. It's a cool idea that sounds good on paper.

I feel like you constantly have to prove why you deserve to continue to exist.

If kids and teenagers can get into a band, its probably not because they think its brainy.

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.

I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.

I like how Ralph Lauren creates a mystical world through his clothing.

I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco.

I'm down with Spotify. I don't know all the financial details but generally it's a great resource.

In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam.

I still think that if you're excited about something, you have to work at it.

I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.

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.

It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.

It's pretty cool that people will pay for something even though they don't have to. It's totally different now to back in the day. Now you're paying for a record because you believe in the band. In the future that will be the only time people will pay for albums, because there's some kind of connection.

It's really hard to even talk about the internet without seeming instantly corny.

Making every record is a process full of tough times.

Musicals don't get enough credit for being so surreal. It's like an alternate universe.

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.

My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.

No part of Manhattan these days really has the same vibe I get from a Ramones song or a Velvet Underground song.

Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation.

Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who find that middle ground.

Sometimes I surprise myself with how dissatisfied I am with seemingly satisfying experiences.

Sometimes you want to dress a certain way... that doesn't always reflect your pedigree.

There aren't that many people walking about who are a total class stereotype.

Tom Cruise is one of the most successful actors of all time.

Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music.

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.