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
aware became becoming beyond grew learning listening lyrics music obsessed thinking time
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.
song thinking ideas
I do think sometimes there's danger in guest appearance mania. I've seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like 'Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guy's song,' and then that's all it is. It's a cool idea that sounds good on paper.
teenager kids thinking
If kids and teenagers can get into a band, its probably not because they think its brainy.
rap thinking opposites
Rapping and singing are not two polar opposites. There's so much middle ground. And I think there's a lot of people who find that middle ground.
thinking excited stills
I still think that if you're excited about something, you have to work at it.
thinking feel-good pictures-of-yourself
For you to be able to take a picture of yourself that you feel good enough about to share with the world - I think that's a great thing.
beautiful thinking sky
I could Google image search 'the sky' and I would probably see beautiful images to knock my socks off. But I can't Google, you know, 'What does my friend look like today?' For you to be able to take a picture of yourself that you feel good enough about to share with the world - I think that's a great thing.
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.
trying arguing hysterical
Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.
inspiration rap stills
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.
band paid
I'm pretty sure that the Walkmen are the band that I've paid to see the most in my life.
fun europe amsterdam
In Europe, I always have fun bike riding in Amsterdam.