Stephen Malkmus Quotes

I love Lou Reed because his voice sounds like your inner conscience.

I listen to a lot of indie or rock music.

My friend Lou Reed came to the end of his song. So very sad.But hey, Lou, you'll always take a walk on the wild side. Always a perfect day.

I don't really have a lot of hip-hop and all of that, so I have a lot of John Lennon. That's one that I really like, and The Clash, the Rolling Stones, groups that I think are kind of timeless.

The Goth character was a difficult thing to get my head round. I'm not really a fan of Goth music. I'm more a piano and guitar man - that's what I love.

I know I'm not Freddie Mercury or Ann Wilson, and that's okay. You don't have to be a great singer to sing rock and roll. That's not what it's about.

I can sing, but I never considered myself a powerhouse vocalist but more of a rock-pop singer.

I'm not good at happy, lightweight kind of music. I'm not really good at pop music. 'Cars' is probably the only true pop song I ever wrote. I wish I could write more, but I'm not very good at it.

I was a fan of heavy music - first metal, then punk, then hip hop.

I think stuff on the radio is mostly good, but it's just not what I'm into. I'm not into rap metal.

When I was a kid, my first favorite song was probably Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side.'

I mean, there's times to rock and roll, and I love that too. But I think my first love is acoustic music.

I quite like American music, like The Fray - I'm a massive fan of them - and The Killers. I also like more acoustic stuff like Ed Sheeran; I like this English songwriter James Morrison and another singer called Ben Howard.

Lou Reed was a hero because he was an anti-hero.

I never got a chance to do Tom Waits or PJ Harvey kind of stuff in the Gaslight Anthem.

I loved a lot of different kinds of music, but for my own thing, I went for the singer-songwriters.

Iggy Pop is legendary - he is awesome - and I am a massive Bruce Springsteen fan. His song 'Cautious Man' is my favourite song. It's really poignant, dark, and moody, like myself.

Lou Reed's spirit and the way he did things was so important. Him and his music mean so much to me as the years go by.

I like Joan Jett's 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' because it's got a nice low singing voice.

The Go-Go's were a frothy pop band. I wanted to do music that had a harder edge.

I'd love to do the straight music thing, but that's kind of against our mission, which is to rebel against the serious singer-songwriter mentality.

I love all the '90s kind of grunge, and I love classic rock: That's where the spectrum lies.

There are some singers that have great technique and then there are those that have a certain quality or style in their voice. Some have both, like Freddie Mercury, but to me, I prefer style over technique.

When I read a book, it's Lou Reed's voice narrating it.

I'd love to see Kate Bush, full stop.