My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got a scholarship from my dad's union to go to college. I went there to get an education, not as an extension of privilege.
From Ezra Koenig
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.
If kids and teenagers can get into a band, it's probably not because they think it's brainy.
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.
My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984.
I'm a huge fan of the Bay Area so I always love coming to San Francisco.
I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe.
Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation.
I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.
Making every record is a process full of tough times.
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