"My daily surroundings feed my work, whether it's something I'm working on right now or it's something down the road."

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The earlier stuff is more like "this is happening to me," but now there are more songs that are accusatory or something, or more declaratory. I don't know where that voice comes from, like, "I've been down the road, we've been there and done that." That's sort of like a tougher style, or a less vulnerable style.

— Stephen Malkmus