Jonathan Coulton Quotes

• But there's no sense crying over every mistake. You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Running, Mistake, Cake

  Song: Still Alive

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• You should know how great things were before you. Even so, they're better still today. I can't think of who I was before you ruined everything in the nicest way.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Love, Romantic, Thinking

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• I always feel uncomfortable at parties, and I'm often nervous when talking to strangers. I don't think this makes me feel special. Maybe everybody feels this way.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Party, Thinking, Talking

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• Make good stuff, then make it easy for people to buy it. There’s your anti-piracy plan.

  Jonathan Coulton

  People, Stuff, Easy

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• One thing I've learned is that the audience not only wants to be talked to but they also like to talk back. Maybe that's not a universal thing but people at my shows always have something to say. I love it because it encourages the spirit of having a good time together and it takes the show to places that I wouldn't be able to take it without their participation. The show becomes something that we're all working on together. That sounds really cheesy but I mean it.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Mean, People, Cheesy

  Source: www.complex.com

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• I'd always meant to become a musician. I'd just never gotten around to it. And my daughter being born, I was like, Okay, this is seriously the last chance. And also: Do you really want to be a dad who never did what he wanted to do? You've got to set an example now. You've got to do this.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Daughter, Dad, Want

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• I'm just a dude and I feel like being completely isolated would be kind of a drag. I really do get a lot of energy from feedback from fans. People create music videos and artwork for my music.

  Jonathan Coulton

  People, Energy, Be Kind

  Source: www.complex.com

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• I very easily decide in certain situations that I'm an outsider. That's just my own craziness. I think that I have sympathy for those characters who are like that, but I love it when the humor comes from a character who is serious about his situation - only the way he's thinking about it is all wrong, or the ways he's solving his problems are never going to work.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Character, Thinking, Outsiders

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• There's something about comedy, funny things, that people want to pass them along. Serious things and personal things are much more privately enjoyed. That's why there are not a lot of sad viral videos.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Music, Funny Things, People

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• There's a vast ecosystem for music outside of Myspace and Facebook and you need to make sure that your music is in as many hands as possible. I wanted people to share my music and tell friends about me, and if you want to rely on word of mouth, you have to make it easy for people. I got lucky because I had a few songs that hit big and got a lot of links on blog posts.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Song, People, Lucky

  Source: www.complex.com

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• It's weird but it's amazing, and it's great to know people are thinking about you. It's a huge ego boost and anyone that says they don't love that is lying.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Lying, Thinking About You, People

  Source: www.complex.com

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• Maybe in the back of my mind I was kind of wishing that I would become a rock star, kind of wishing that I would reach enough people who would be willing to pay me for the music, that I would actually be able to live off of just writing the songs that I wanted to write. But I don't think I really admitted to myself that that was my goal.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Song, Stars, Writing

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• I'm a professional Jonathan Coulton. It's partially ego, to be completely honest: It feels great to have people adoring you in that way.

  Jonathan Coulton

  People, Ego, Way

  Source: www.esquire.com

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• For me, the live show is sort of the ultimate expression of this journey that I've been on.

  Jonathan Coulton

  Journey, Expression, Shows

  Source: www.esquire.com

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