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When we went to cover it I thought we would change it to a song of loving and longing instead of the sex machine song Kylie turned it into. I've met Kylie and told her we were covering her song and she was pleased.

That's what I like about Frank Ocean or Bon Iver - they try to capture a feeling in the most sincere way.

I think all the covers I do have nice sentiments, particularly 'Your Song.' People write me very sweet messages about that song, though I'm sure there are people out there saying that I've ruined it too!

The very first song I wrote was about a boy that I was obsessed with.

I like to do cover songs if I really love them, I have to love the song first.

There's a large opportunity for Bon Iver to be a special thing, even from a business standpoint - just trying to do cooler things. Every band sells t-shirts and plays certain auditoriums, but I'm sick of being like everyone else, because I'm not.

When I was growing up I actually was into Bon Jovi!

I think the first album cover was considered most provocative. I think that contributed a great deal.