“Profound thoughts and profound experiences get revealed to be tricks t...” — Phil Elverum Quote

“Profound thoughts and profound experiences get revealed to be tricks that we play on ourselves, and poetry gets revealed to be just, like, some dumb words that somebody put in an interesting order.”

“All the books on my shelves, when I would go to them to look for help with my anguish, they all just seemed so crass. They didn't get it. Those books don't understand. Nobody understands.”

“Recording and touring are totally separate universes for me and it's strange and refreshing when they invade each other momentarily.”

“The movie Spinal Tap rocked my world. It's for rock what The Sound of Music was for hills. They really nailed how dumb rock can be.”

“You can have an idea that everyone else thinks is dumb, and it's still a good idea.”

“I don't have a smart house. My house is very dumb.”