Ezra Koenig

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Well, growing up in the '90s, my first true love was ska music.

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

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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.

From Ezra Koenig

I like how Ralph Lauren creates a mystical world through his clothing.

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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 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.

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