“I have a hard time working with other people with my own songs because...” — Phil Elverum Quote

“I have a hard time working with other people with my own songs because I have a pretty complete idea of how it should be. It's usually just me multi-tracking which is better than coercing someone into doing my idea.”

“I'm not a perfectionist. I don't have enough patience to go over the same details over and over trying to get it perfect.”

“I like Copenhagen, just because my shows there have been really good for some reason. Not that I love the city itself, but every time I play there it feels amazing. Pretty nice people there.”

“Alfred Molina is one of the nicest people on the planet and a complete master.”

“Complete and total perfection will come about only when we feel that our perfection is no perfections as long as the rest of humanity remains imperfect.”

“Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living.”