Justin Vernon
Justin Vernon
Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernonis an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the primary songwriter and frontman of indie folk band Bon Iver. Vernon is also a member of the bands Volcano Choir, The Shouting Matches and Gayngs...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFolk Singer
Date of Birth30 April 1981
CityEau Claire, WI
CountryUnited States of America
Justin Vernon quotes about
opportunity unique towns
What a unique opportunity to be in town. I love townies. I value it, so to speak.
jobs feelings like-you
The whole point of being happy is not feeling like you have a job. I'm sure there are days where you're at your job and you're like, "Oh my god, this is hard."
dangerous cornered
It's dangerous when music gets cornered by anything.
growing-up mean thinking
I didn't grow up with indie rock - I mean, I listened to bands that are considered indie rock, but I think that term is dead and uninteresting.
hands trying hey
I'm trying to be like, "Hey, dude, you're super happy, this is everything you've ever dreamed of - if you don't have somebody to hold hands with right now, everything's going to be OK, bro."
sex people misunderstood
What happens between people is so misunderstood even between the people who are having the sex.
self able should
You should be able to have happiness. If you don't have that, then you're not really bringing your whole self to the relationship.
together saws sound
With all the touring and distractions going on, I would get a sound together but I wouldn't have time to work on it. So I sat on the road with the sketches and saw how they revealed themselves emotionally.
song years words-and-music
The songs started as a soundscapes, and then came the words and music; each song took at least a year to make.
scene evolve comfortable
You never have to change your scene because you're always comfortable with evolving.
insane west fans
As a fan of Kanye West, working with him is insane.
names people atmosphere
A lot of people change their band names because they're looking for a change of atmosphere.
opportunity looks scared
You never have to be scared to look to the future for opportunity.
running song biblical
I'd have to think about it, but I was listening to this Johnny Cash song today that Tom Waits wrote for him - I think that's the story. For some reason it's a thing that sticks in my brain. He's describing this scene where he sees all these almost biblical images happening kind of in this burrow where this biblical train runs through this yard.