Adam Granduciel Quotes

There are so many things that are misunderstood or not recognized about my father's music because they've been filtered by people who work for magazines like Rolling Stone.

But that's the problem with playing new music sometimes before the record comes out: You have a bunch of yayhoots with opinions.

I read all the reviews. I remember the first review I ever read about our band was, 'They'll be gone tomorrow; they'll be gone quicker than they came.'

All these non-singing, non-dancing, wish-I-had-me-some-clothes fools who tell me my albums suck. Why should I pay any attention to them?

I don't care what 'Pitchfork' says. They write from a place that's a little too self-aware for me to really give a damn about what they're talking about.

I feel like 'Pitchfork' has a style, and you always know what they're gonna say and what they're gonna pick apart.

I don't mind being criticised, but hearing yourself described as the next James Blunt - that hurts.

You get the feeling that on a lot of days the audience for most music would kind of rather not be faced with the artist, especially because we've been educated to think that the artist are these special creatures are otherwordly and aren't like us.

I wrote the music column in my high school newspaper.

Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read.

When the band begins to get a name for themselves, and the writers get assigned to bands, they'll hit somebody who just doesn't like that kind of music, or they love hip hop but hate guitar rock.

A lot of music fans are still interested in insightful perspectives on music - maybe even more interested than ever, since everyone needs help making sense of the incredible variety of sounds that have sprung up in the wake of the Internet revolution. There's a lot of room for unique, qualified voices who can provide good reads.

I think 'Invisible' is a great song, but I don't know how accessible it is.

I really, really like 'In Rainbows.' But I also really like 'OK Computer' as a sort of flipside to that. 'Reckoner' is my favorite, just my favorite Radiohead song. That, 'Idioteque,' and 'Pyramid Song' are my top three.

I'm always very careful to make the distinction between music criticism and music journalism. A lot of people don't. But criticism doesn't require reporting. You can write criticism at home in your underwear. On the other hand, journalism takes legwork - you have to get out there and see things and talk to people.

I think that most people who write about music just want to fill some paper. They're not really interested in getting to the heart of something. Otherwise, they wouldn't write what they write.

Music critics are part of the world, and I am part of the world.

I like idolator.com a lot. Every once in a while they shred me on there, but it's usually pretty funny.

Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read.

It's easier to write about a celebrity, a personality, than it is to dig in and write about the music.

Critics don't sell records, unfortunately. No one reads what they write anyway.

I read about two reviews early on when my first record came out, and it just freaked me out, good and bad, so I've never really kept up with that side of it.

Friendly Fires were dull, and I wouldn't really sit down and listen to Hot Chip.

Who are critics? Do they know about music? Have they proved themselves in the field? I remember, when we came up with the music of 'Dil Chahta Hai,' some of the critics said that the songs sounded like jingles.

The reality of producing the Oscars is that it's a blood sport. With social media, everyone has a chance to voice their opinions. You have to know that entering into this special world requires a very thick skin.