Quote by Ezra Koenig
I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really

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. – Ezra Koenig

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Its cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas. – Ezra Koenig

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My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got a scholarship from my dads union to go to college. I went there to get an education, not as an extension of privilege. – Ezra Koenig

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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 Id never thought about before. – Ezra Koenig

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