“We've gotten better as a live band. The songs have been allowed to gro...” — Bryce Dessner Quote

“We've gotten better as a live band. The songs have been allowed to grow with our audience. I don't think I would have done it any other way.”

“For me, the exhausting thing about touring is the sitting around, which is why working on my concert music is really great - and also seeing concerts and seeing friends and, whenever possible, getting out to see a museum.”

“My grandmother was born in Russia, and she came through Poland on her way to America in the early 20s. She moved to Brooklyn.”

“I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I found what God meant for me to do. People ask if I like working home plate best. I just want to be between the white lines. That's where I belong, and I wouldn't have it any other way.”

“I'm actually sort of shocked that I was able to get a medal in 2014 and really have any of the success I had before because as soon as I came out, it was like a whole new world for me, and I felt so free, so confident, that it's actually shocking that I was able to compete any other way.”