Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig
Ezra Michael Koenig is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Vampire Weekend...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth8 April 1984
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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It's so easy for anyone to deal with their own guilt of being a middle-class white music fan by pointing to other people who they perceive to be richer than them, whiter than them.
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There aren't that many people walking about who are a total class stereotype.
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It's pretty cool that people will pay for something even though they don't have to. It's totally different now to back in the day. Now you're paying for a record because you believe in the band. In the future that will be the only time people will pay for albums, because there's some kind of connection.
thinking games people
Some people say video games rot your brain, but I think they work different muscles that maybe you don't normally use.
thinking sky people
I think that anybody who's anti-selfie is really just a hater. Because, truthfully, why shouldn't people take pictures of themselves? When I'm on Instagram and I see that somebody took a picture of themselves, I'm like, 'Thank you.' I don't need to see a picture of the sky, the trees, plants. There's only one you.
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I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyrics was when I started listening to rap; I was 11, 12, and started becoming aware of music beyond the familiar.
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When Obama came to power, there was a lot of talk about a post-racial America.
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If kids and teenagers can get into a band, it's probably not because they think it's brainy.
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Just because I grew up a white guy in America doesn't mean that's the music of my life.
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I remember the first pangs of stress arriving at the end of school. Once I graduated I had to get a full-time job, worry about health insurance, saving money, paying rent - things I'd never thought about before.
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I went to Columbia University because I knew I wanted to go to a school that was academically rigorous. I prided myself on getting good grades, but I also hated it.
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Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.
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I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.
san-francisco bay-area fans
I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco.