J Mascis Quotes

• I don't have any tattoos but I've thought about getting Ernie, from Bert and Ernie, on my earlobe. He made a big impression on me as a kid. And I have pretty big earlobes.

  J Mascis

  Tattoo, Kids, Made

  Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. September 17, 2014.

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• Generally my songs are just some riffs slung together as an excuse for a guitar solo.

  J Mascis

  Song, Guitar, Together

  "J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear" by Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2011.

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• All labels are offensive in some way.

  J Mascis

  Labels, Way, Offensive

  "J Mascis: 'I never took it that seriously'". Interview with Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. August 3, 2012.

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• I prefer cynical people. Nice guys grow on trees.

  J Mascis

  Nice, People, Cynical

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• I have limited interests. I really like all sorts of gear. Guitar gear. Recording gear. Stuff like that. I like music, you know.

  J Mascis

  Guitar, Gears, Stuff

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• When I play a solo I'm just expressing that moment. It can go horribly wrong easily enough.

  J Mascis

  Play, Moments, Enough

  "J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear". Interview with Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2011.

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• You might as well play at the show everyone else is playing at.

  J Mascis

  Play, Might, Shows

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• It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.

  J Mascis

  Fun, Play, Sometimes

  "J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear". Interview with Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2011.

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• It seemed so wimpy at first when I started to play [guitar]. So I started playing loud with lots of effects just to try to mimic the dynamic [of the drums]. Drums seemed a lot more expressive. [I was] Trying to emulate the feeling of playing the drums on the guitar - I guess that's why I played it so loud.

  J Mascis

  Guitar, Play, Feelings

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• People have to do what they want to do.

  J Mascis

  People, Want

  "J Mascis: 'I never took it that seriously'". Interview with Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. August 3, 2012.

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• I enjoy having some boundaries to work within. That's why I generally don't like alternate tunings and stuff like that. I like the boundaries of regular tunings.

  J Mascis

  Tuning, Stuff, Boundaries

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• I'd definitely be into doing some zombie slaying music. That'd be cool.

  J Mascis

  Zombie, Slaying, Being Cool

  "Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead vs. J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr". Interview with Norman Reedus, www.undertheradarmag.com. May 28, 2014.

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• I've always worn earplugs, but I'm sure my hearing's not great.

  J Mascis

  Hearing, Worn

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• I have a couple of gold teeth. I had braces for a year but I didn't wear the retainer.

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  Couple, Years, Gold Teeth

  "J Mascis: 'I never took it that seriously'". Interview with Paul Lester, www.theguardian.com. August 03, 2012.

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• It's harder to play drums than guitar, physically. I'm always kind of on the edge. I guess that's how I play everything: on the edge of my ability.

  J Mascis

  Guitar, Play, Kind

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• I've never liked rehearsing too much.

  J Mascis

  Too Much, Rehearsing

  "J Mascis on the guitarists you really must hear". Interview with Sam Richards, www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2011.

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