“I always want to have time to experiment, and have transitional things...” — Aaron Dessner Quote

“I always want to have time to experiment, and have transitional things, and have these weird non-songs, but usually the stuff I'm working on comes down to this weird deadline, where it just never happens, and it's kind of a bummer.”

“There are so many books out about Abraham Lincoln out now because it's the bicentennial of his birth. I've known a lot about the Civil War, but I'm just getting more into it.”

“There are people who want to hear what they consider your hits. There are people who want you to experiment and explore random, rare things. And it's kind of a different; they're two different beasts.”

“I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distract from the real reason why you're together, which is that you just like each other.”

“You can't fast-forward heartbreak, and you can't rewind love - and that's just one big bummer.”

“When you hear the first five seconds to a song and you've pretty much heard the whole song, that's kind of a bummer.”