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My dad grew up in a working-class Jewish neighbourhood, and I got

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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My dad has a really great record collection that basically went up to the year I was born: 1984. – 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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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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My dad and mom believed that you do what you have to do in private and dont make a big deal out of it. Just try to help people as much as you can. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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I always wanted to be a stay-at-home dad making art, making movies. – Robert Rodriguez

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