“From about 5 years old on, I was very contemplative and started to bec...” — Alex Ebert Quote

“From about 5 years old on, I was very contemplative and started to become constantly filled with nostalgia for the present moment and the feeling that it's always fleeting.”

“At its best, a live show is completely transcendent. The image I get is breaking through glass or shooting out into the free zone.”

“Popular music usually has a chorus that needs to repeat, and people need to remember the song. That's sort of the major guideline when you're writing a song.”

“I think nostalgia used purely for the sake of emotional reminiscing is extremely boring.”

“The idea that America used to be great is, in the minds of a lot of people who were oppressed by America, and remain oppressed by America, just a nostalgia that we don't get to share in.”

“I don't have a great nostalgia for the past.”