Mark Lanegan

It's a different kind of satisfaction, different kind of enjoyment than making your own songs, to remake someone else's song that you really like.

Naturally, if I'm singing over really loud music, my approach is gonna be different than if I'm singing over some quiet acoustic music.

Most of the music I'm into wasn't popular when it was being made.

As far as I remember, I don't have any warrants out for my arrest anymore. I can travel without fear.

I used to throw a lot of stuff against the wall, just to see what ended up sticking; now I'm pretty much using everything that I create for a record.

I played 'Angry Birds' and tried to see what the hoopla was about.

I've never been in charge. I'm just a lazy bastard.

I've always been haunted by the devastating voice and beautiful songs of Tim Hardin. I can't imagine anyone hearing him and not feeling the same.

I've learned that sticking around counts for something.

I just see what's in front of me. That's what I'm happy with.

I enjoy my own songs, but I can never love them in the way that I can love someone else's song.

There's lots of singers that I love; I don't know if I used any of them as role models. Maybe I would have been a better singer when I started if I had.