I've written a lot about southern California, but I don't use the same characters. Leave the people in the songs in the songs, is my philosophy.
Tags: about, philosophy, leave, people

Other Quotes by "John Darnielle"

Wrestling's a form of expression, and it expresses vastness.
Tags: expresses, form, wrestling, expression
If you show up to work five days in a row, nobody's going to pat you on the back - everyone does that. Well, do that with your writing. Just show up. Be there for it. When you get an idea, write it down somewhere and then be a steward of that idea.
Tags: down, your, you, work
To me, the only good reason to be touring is if you still have something good to share instead of just revisiting past glories.
Tags: past, you, me, good
I always assumed people wanted to hear me tell stories, but then I had 'The Sunset Tree.' It turned out, my own stories were the ones that registered with people the hardest.
Tags: people, tree, me, sunset
I know the Bible pretty well. I'm not one of those guys who can immediately start quoting every book, but usually I know where to look to find certain themes.
Tags: know, book, look, bible
View More by "John Darnielle"