Quotes from Ezra Koenig

It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.

My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.

I remember the first pangs of stress arriving at the end of school. Once I graduated I had to get a full-time job, worry about health insurance, saving money, paying rent - things I'd never thought about before.

One of the things I've always loved about anime is that, even though it comes from Japan, it's so international - so much of the big anime I love takes place in Italy or France or New York.

I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.

I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco.

Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music.

Sometimes you want to dress a certain way... that doesn't always reflect your pedigree.

As an artist you have the luxury of maybe presenting an issue in a certain way, as opposed to actually solving it.

I do think sometimes there's danger in guest appearance mania. I've seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like 'Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guy's song,' and then that's all it is. It's a cool idea that sounds good on paper.

Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation.

I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting good grades, but I also hated it.

Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use.

I still think that if you're excited about something, you have to work at it.

I remember the first pangs of stress arriving at the end of school. Once I graduated I had to get a full-time job, worry about health insurance, saving money, paying rent - things I'd never thought about before.

No part of Manhattan these days really has the same vibe I get from a Ramones song or a Velvet Underground song.

I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe.