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
I do think sometimes theres danger in guest appearance mania. Ive seen too many examples that sound cool on paper, like Oh, get that guy to sing the hook on that guys song, and then thats all it is. Its a cool idea that sounds good on paper. – Ezra Koenig
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
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
My mom was a professional. My dad and mom met each other in a movie called New Faces of 1937. My mom went under the name Thelma Leeds, and she did a few movies, and she was really a great singer, and when she married my dad and started to have a family, she sang at parties. – Albert Brooks