Ezra Koenig Quotes

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.

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

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

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.

Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use.

Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

A writer once asked what I'd say if I ever met my biggest hater. I paused, thought deeply and said, "Probably 'suk a dog dik, motherfuker.'"

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

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.

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.

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

One of the things I've always loved about anime is that, even though it comes from Japan, it's so international - so much of the big anime I love takes place in Italy or France or New York.

We live in such extreme times that I think we all have a responsibility to be aware of what's happening and talk about it.

If I can't do that at age 33, I'll probably never be able to do it. As you enter your thirties, things get a little more squiggly, with life spreading out in different directions. All of that makes me think that now's the time to do what you really want to do and not have that same type of youthful anxiety about every step.

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Making every record is a process full of tough times.

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

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

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

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.