Kurt Vile Quotes

I was rather disappointed, because the one thing I wanted to gain from that opportunity was to add something to his music, and have him add something to mine.

I'm open to meet any person; I think we can learn from one another.

It wasn't until I went to college and met different people from different areas of life - and then went to San Francisco and met people who really knew who the hell they were - that I kind of caught up in a hurry.

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance.

We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out.

The more things you do outside of your norm, the more ideas you get exposed to, the more people you get exposed to, and I think that's interesting.

You learn on every film so much.

Every time I see a musician - it doesn't matter what age - that inspires me, there's always a secret little wish that maybe we'll play together, because that's how I learn and grow and so forth, you know. But hopefully there's a lot more.

What you learn from working with other performers and musicians is invaluable, really, and can only help you grow. I mean, if you spend your whole life focusing on yourself, you're not really learning much.

You learn a lot about each other from a tour, musically and humanly.

Every collaboration helps you grow. With Bowie, it's different every time. I know how to create settings, unusual aural environments. That inspires him. He's very quick.

I can honestly say that the fans inspire. There's an unexplainable rush that comes when I'm in the middle of a set and the energy from the fans hit me. I also get really inspired through collaborations. I've learned so much from the emerging producers I've worked with just as they've learned from me.

I get to play with all these different players who don't necessarily approach music always the same way that I might. So I learn a lot.

If you take all that I've learned from Joe and all that Joe has learned from me, and you throw all that into a song, not only are you using the gifts that God gave you, but also all the experiences you've had.

I'm trying to learn from various corners of the world.

I wanna grow and develop as an artist, and I feel like different kinds of collaborations can only help me in that way.

I think being part of Pentatonix has helped my arrangement style a lot, and that's helped me expand myself.

The person doing the learning is the person writing the book as much as the person reading it.

I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy or resentment, and where people in the band want to be there regardless of what public accolades may come their way. Unfortunately, Mr. Bungle was not one of those places.

You can learn a lot when you're around people that are completely different than yourself.

I always tell people, 'Take a class or volunteer.' It really helps you get out of your own little pocket of people you always see and gets you exposed to a new group of people.

If people stay in their own little bubbles, none of us will reach our full potential.

I want to expand my horizons and mix with different people.

Music is progressive, you get out, you experiment with new people and you grow.

I've learned a lot from every musical collaboration I've ever had, but there's something about my relationship with Bjork that is special to me.