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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 pretty cool that people will pay for something even though they dont have to. Its totally different now to back in the day. Now youre 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 theres some kind of connection. – 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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Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically. – Joe Manganiello

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In my case, I was born to parents who were very young, and I dont think they were entirely ready to have a child. My dad was going to college and working two or three jobs at the same time, and my mum was working and going to school. – Gillian Anderson

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My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology and pursuits of the mind as being more impressive than artistic pursuits, which I saw a as kind of frivolous. – Scott McCloud

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I wanted to travel with my dad to be close to him again. Having babies and raising my own family took so much of my time, I didnt have a chance to be with him very often. – Nancy Sinatra

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You can tell the size of your God by looking at the size of your worry list. The longer your list, the smaller your God. – Author Unknown

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The one thing my mom will let me get is a nice shoe sometimes. – Chloe Moretz

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