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25 quotes by Justin Vernon

Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon (born April 30, 1981) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the primary songwriter and frontman of indie folk band Bon Iver. Vernon is also a member of the bands Volcano Choir, The Shouting Matches and Gayngs.
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I don't really write songs anymore.

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I really have to be in a specific headspace to even begin to illuminate an idea that would create another Bon Iver record, and I'm just not there.

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I'm barely at home enough to enjoy the simple lifestyle that I want to live.

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I'm just happy and proud to be playing music every day. Recognition is really cool, but it can also be kind of scary.

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I don't want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, 'Here comes another Bon Iver album!' I just want it to be my bedroom-y thing.... →

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I've been singing since I was 12. And I think that all the information is finally starting to chill out. And I don't have to be fancy. I can... →

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It just didn't seem to fit the story and lineage, I guess. So I just sort of surrounded 'Blood Bank' with three other songs that were... →

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For the most part, I've been influenced by black singers and singers I couldn't sound like. Whenever I tried to do a dark note or a bent... →

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Growing up, all I did was write about the fact that I'm from where I'm from. I was a big champion of where I was from and Wisconsin in... →

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I know too many musicians that have to tour on the same 10 songs, and they burn out. They get back to their house, and they have no reason to write... →

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Just in general as a person, not necessarily as a songwriter, being in cities wasn't the right fit. I couldn't escape and be in the woods in... →

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There's a large opportunity for Bon Iver to be a special thing, even from a business standpoint - just trying to do cooler things. Every band... →

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