As I kid, I was always ...

As I kid, I was always jealous of the music that my favorite bands had written - but not really of how they played. So I'd daydream about having written songs, and this way above being able to perform them.
 Jonny Greenwood

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It's what the Pixies always said about music - they were writing songs and just trying not to be boring. That was their main motivation and it worked for them. I remember reading that and thinking that was the way to do it.
 Jonny Greenwood
People will have MP3s of every Miles Davis' record but never think of hearing any of them twice in a row - there's just too much to get through.
 Jonny Greenwood