If a voice is just too nice, without an edge, it kinda all flows by. You forget it. You don't listen to the lyrics.

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If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar...

If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar...

We're probably a couple of freaks who've created their own little universe, are living in...

We're probably a couple of freaks who've created their own little universe, are living in...

Well, yeah, I sang to some songs on the radio or in the shower.

Well, yeah, I sang to some songs on the radio or in the shower.

We were delighted to have Nigel as a producer. The only problem is that Nigel...

We were delighted to have Nigel as a producer. The only problem is that Nigel...

I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones...

I guess the majority of people who want to ban certain musicians are the ones...

We're not on a desperate mission to write chart compatible stuff.

We're not on a desperate mission to write chart compatible stuff.

I don't even think my voice is really good.

I don't even think my voice is really good.

Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put...

Lou Reed is something like a personal favorite of mine, but you could always put...

What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound...

What producers did was mostly recording in the studio, so it never changed our sound...

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.

Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a...

Almost every band has somebody who's the main songwriter and who has a vision, a...

But, then again, I wouldn't call myself an indie-rock supporter even if there are some...

But, then again, I wouldn't call myself an indie-rock supporter even if there are some...

I like that band Get Hustle. They're cool live. I haven't heard their records, though.

I like that band Get Hustle. They're cool live. I haven't heard their records, though.

I really do think everybody can sing.

I really do think everybody can sing.

There's no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another...

There's no point that an album should sound like a watered down version of another...

I think the focus of the media changes. At the moment the more electronic stuff...

I think the focus of the media changes. At the moment the more electronic stuff...

I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.

I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.

We always did our own mixing.

We always did our own mixing.

A good voice isn't so important. It's more important to sound really unique.

A good voice isn't so important. It's more important to sound really unique.

I never decided to start singing, to be a singer.

I never decided to start singing, to be a singer.