Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

I don't like to generalize but I've had nothing but bad experiences with Mexican food in Europe.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

Musicals don't get enough credit for being so surreal. It's like an alternate universe.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

I go to great pains to find the best yogurt and granola.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

It's cool to have instruments lying around because they give you different ideas.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

Playing 'Tetris' for 15 minutes is like meditation.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

I still to this day get the most inspiration from rap lyrics.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

Making every record is a process full of tough times.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

As an artist you have the luxury of maybe presenting an issue in a certain way, as opposed to actually solving it.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

When Obama came to power, there was a lot of talk about a post-racial America.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

All I know for sure is that issues like race, like class, are always best approached with compassion and open-mindedness.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

You can be 24 and continue to live like you're at college, or even continue to live like you're in high school. Or you can put on a shirt and tie and pretend to be an adult.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

No part of Manhattan these days really has the same vibe I get from a Ramones song or a Velvet Underground song.

Ezra Koenig
Ezra Koenig

Just because I grew up a white guy in America doesn't mean that's the music of my life.