I have to reign myself in a lot.

Quote by Thurston Moore

Topics: Thurston Moore Quotes

We're like old people now playing music. I'm so glad we stuck it out because...

We're like old people now playing music. I'm so glad we stuck it out because...

I don't really care about, Oh I really have to sell these things.

I don't really care about, Oh I really have to sell these things.

I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which...

I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which...

I never do releases to try and make or break some contemporary band.

I never do releases to try and make or break some contemporary band.

We're all very sensitive that Jim has the shortest history with the band. He wants...

We're all very sensitive that Jim has the shortest history with the band. He wants...

Anyone who grows up with parents who are very influential, there are cases where people...

Anyone who grows up with parents who are very influential, there are cases where people...

No one really gets rich doing this. A couple people do, Black Sabbath does. We...

No one really gets rich doing this. A couple people do, Black Sabbath does. We...

Most people can't tell now who wrote what. I like that blurring of identities within...

Most people can't tell now who wrote what. I like that blurring of identities within...

We never notate our music, so you can try to replicate it, but you don't...

We never notate our music, so you can try to replicate it, but you don't...

The band has a liberal philosophy - that's sort of a given.

The band has a liberal philosophy - that's sort of a given.

I grew up in the early '70s in New England.

I grew up in the early '70s in New England.

Every now and again, the alternative culture is cherished by the mainstream for what it...

Every now and again, the alternative culture is cherished by the mainstream for what it...

Rock'n'roll saved my soul.

Rock'n'roll saved my soul.

Traditional songwriting, to us, is where the experimental nature comes in. We're all involved with...

Traditional songwriting, to us, is where the experimental nature comes in. We're all involved with...

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be...

Buddhism has become a socially recognized religious philosophy for Americans, whereas it used to be...

Kids think of us as being totally over the hill. Lyric writing is an interesting...

Kids think of us as being totally over the hill. Lyric writing is an interesting...

We're playing all these weird festivals, usually outdoors.

We're playing all these weird festivals, usually outdoors.

It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never...

It's hard for bands to stick it out because people grow up, and it never...

I really want to do a book on the history of the no-wave music scene...

I really want to do a book on the history of the no-wave music scene...

I certainly don't sit around in the morning making pancakes listening to Whitehouse or anything.

I certainly don't sit around in the morning making pancakes listening to Whitehouse or anything.