Quotes by Ezra Koenig

About Ezra Koenig:

Ezra Michael Koenig is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Vampire Weekend.
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If kids and teenagers can get into a band, it's probably not because they think it's brainy.

Ezra Koenig

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

Ezra Koenig

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

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When Obama came to power, there was a lot of talk about a post-racial America.

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

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

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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.

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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 pa...

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I remember the first pangs of stress arriving at the end of school. Once I graduated I had to get a full-time job, worry about health insurance, saving money, paying rent - things I'd never thought about before.

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

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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.

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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.

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I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting good grades, but I also hated it.

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I'm pretty sure that the Walkmen are the band that I've paid to see the most in my life.

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Just because I grew up a white guy in America doesn't mean that's the music of my life.

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I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyrics was when I started listening to rap; I was 11, 12, and started becoming aware of music beyond the familiar.

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

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

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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.

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

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Author Bio

  • NameEzra Koenig
  • DescriptionAmerican rock musician
  • BornApril 8, 1984
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionGuitarist