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• I'd have to think about it, but I was listening to this Johnny Cash song today that Tom Waits wrote for him - I think that's the story. For some reason it's a thing that sticks in my brain. He's describing this scene where he sees all these almost biblical images happening kind of in this burrow where this biblical train runs through this yard.

  Justin Vernon

  Running, Song, Biblical

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• I can't see myself - I'm not really looking so far ahead in the future. I know that I kind of need to live in the country even though I'm not - my house isn't in the country right now. I bought a house, like a really tiny, cheap house in Wisconsin.

  Justin Vernon

  Country, House, Wisconsin

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• I think I've always been aware of it with my music. I think growing up basically and having a lot to deal with and just slowing down and having something to say and something to retract from, I think I just knew that what I was doing was extremely honest.

  Justin Vernon

  Growing Up, Thinking, Down And

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• I don't have like whatever, so I'm just like, "Oh man, I'm just going to try to stay out of most people's way and get a taco and enjoy myself as much as I can," because it's such a beautiful town. Beautiful weather. I called my dad that day to tell him what was going on with my passport and he was like, "Yeah it snowed four inches today. It's ten degrees outside." I'm just like, "Cool. I'm glad I'm in Austin, no matter what."

  Justin Vernon

  Beautiful, Dad, Men

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• I could be worried about it if I had the wrong attitude. I don't think that I want my life and my daily occurrences to influence the direction. I don't want my daily life or my happiness to be a direct influence on music or my sadness.

  Justin Vernon

  Attitude, Sadness, Thinking

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• What a unique opportunity to be in town. I love townies. I value it, so to speak.

  Justin Vernon

  Unique, Opportunity, Towns

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• And it's been a process of digging through the songs and trying to make them born on stage again. I think they are very different. I think they come off very differently. I think they come off, I don't know if it's masculine or outward, extroverted than introverted. I didn't know. It's just been a process.

  Justin Vernon

  Song, Thinking, Trying

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• I'm catching up. I'm satisfied with the show. I think I want to get better and better and keep building. It took a while to figure out how to do it. I didn't know how it was gonna go. I was just like, "I better book a show and just see what happens."

  Justin Vernon

  Book, Thinking, Get Better

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• I grew up with a good set of values, but it was never too strict. I was always encouraged to be a free-thinking individual.

  Justin Vernon

  Thinking, Individual, Grew Up

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• I just understand... I mean this may sound kind of bigheaded, bullheaded, or cumbersome, but when people say they've had a really deep experience with the record, like it caused a divorce or it like...I've gotten all these stories.

  Justin Vernon

  Mean, Divorce, People

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