45 Mark Lanegan Quotes for You to Enjoy

Mark Lanegan

American Musician

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I can't say what people use the experience of listening to songs for, but I would never tell somebody what it is supposed to mean. That defeats the purpose of making it. Hopefully, whoever connects with it connects with it in their own way, and it can mean whatever it is supposed to mean to them. Mark Lanegan

When I was in high school, I took French. I barely passed and didn't learn anything at all. There was a joke among me and my friends in the class that nothing sounded more ridiculous than a guy with a country accent speaking French. Mark Lanegan

I was in Screaming Trees - I wasn't really interested in playing quiet music in a live setting. But I would get asked quite often to do a show or open for somebody, and I always said no. Finally, I was asked if I would open for Johnny Cash, and Johnny Cash was one of my dad's favorite heroes. So that's why I started doing solo shows. Mark Lanegan

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I was listening to punk rock in the '70s as a young kid, but all by myself; I never met anyone that listened to that kind of music. Just by chance, I was in detention, and one of the guys in the class was Van Conner... I started talking to him and found out that we listened to some of the same music. Mark Lanegan

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I don't really take time off between records; it's a compulsion for me. Mark Lanegan

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Collaboration is part of what keeps me interested in music. Mark Lanegan

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I worked as a breakfast cook in a lot of different restaurants. Mark Lanegan

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In 2005, I worked as a scenic painter for a while when I was taking a break from music. Mark Lanegan

Music Scenic Taking Taking A Break Break While Worked Painter

I used to throw a lot of stuff against the wall, just to see what ended up sticking; now I'm pretty much using everything that I create for a record. Mark Lanegan

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One of my very favourite poets was a Massachusetts poet named Robert Lowell. Mark Lanegan

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I was excited when the Afghan Whigs got back together. Mark Lanegan

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When I was a kid, I got caught shoplifting by a store security guard in Ellensburg. The next time I saw that store guard was when I got thrown in jail again - this time for not paying court fees. The guy happened to be in jail, too, right next to me. That's what Eastern Washington is like - you never get too far away from anybody. Mark Lanegan

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