John Maus Quotes

With writing music, as a general rule I'm looking for something that surprises me, that doesn't fall within what's easy for me.

Musical acts that feign enthusiasm for what they're doing the guitarist who jumps up and down, like it's choreographed are so transparently vacuous.

I am definitely interested in soundtracks that one might associate with fantasy or sci-fi - they tend to be rich with musical ideas.

It's so important what you're doing in your life. It's tremendously important to the work, and no aesthetic theories take that into account.

I would never want to kill a human being.

Anytime you can muster the fury to actually write in the face of the impossibility of writing, that's an achievement.