John Darnielle Quotes

I'm curious to know how many newborn babies will be named Jeremih after my second album.

It's funny, I lived my first 38 years of my life with maybe one or two people ever saying that I looked like Greg Kinnear. As soon as I get into the entertainment industry, now it's 100 percent of people.

One of my initial memories of being taken over by music was watching Paul McCartney on TV play a tribute to John Lennon. He was playing piano by himself and singing 'Imagine,' and I remember feeling an anxiety and shortness of breath.

Anytime an artist puts your name in a song, it's unbelievable. It never gets old.

Chelsea Morning is a great Joni Mitchell song and I guess I'm partial to her lyrics because they show me a slightly different perspective on life.

My parents were inspired by Bob Dylan and Dylan Thomas when naming me. They specifically saved this masculine name for their only girl.

My real name is Chord Overstreet. I actually got my name because my dad is in the music business as a songwriter. I was the third one in my family born, and there are three notes in a chord, so that's how they came up with my name.

I've heard that Bon Iver liked my cover of 'Skinny Love.'

I'm thinking about naming my first son Emmy so I can say I've got one. I want Emmy, Oscar and Tony - and my daughter Grammy.

My favorite song will always be 'Layla' by Derek and the Dominos, because my granddaughter was named after it.

Queen Latifah once came up to me and said 'Bebot' was her favorite song. She said, 'I don't know what you're talking about, but it feels dope!'

To me, the most important artists in my career are Arcangel and Balvin. Arcangel gave me the push, the respect in the streets.

I listen to a lot of music. One of my favorite songs is 'Final Song' by M. It's something that I listen to before a lot of competitions.

We got our start doing covers and I think, and hearing other people covering our songs is super flattering.

I started writing songs after I heard Hank Williams.

I already have the weird experience of having a name for myself personally that's connected to someone that's in the public eye. So you have me, Zooey Deschanel, and then there's Zooey Deschanel's public persona.

What kind of man can name a child Moon Unit?

I'm making records, my fans they can't wait. They write me letters, tell me I'm great.

I've seen looks before that have literally taken my breath away - like someone on the red carpet and it's just like I can't even breathe, like you get some type of amazing anxiety.

Without me, rap is just a bunch of orphans.

I appreciate this moment in time...ball players and actors be knowing my rhymes

Fame is not your friend. It ain't necessarily your enemy. It is what it is.

We did a book signing and people came up to me. There was an expectant mother who was like, "I think we might name our child Zach because of your work."

When I choose material for an album all these songs I grew up with pour into my head.

The musical flags of the world should fly at half mast because truly one of the greatest guitarists in the world and king of the blues has died. I have cherished him and so has the rest of the world who knew him and loved him for his entire career. As we pain, we must celebrate that his music, his style of playing and singing will last forever, from the recordings that he has done and the influence that he has had and will have on guitarists all over this planet. Long live the spirit of B.B. King.