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"It’s really fun rock music to make, and when we got in there and all playing together we were toying around with some rock ideas in that kind of vein."

"If you’re not touring in a rock’n’roll band, then what the bloody hell else are you doing?"

"There were a few times in my life where I had to hide myself because I was a musician."

"The good thing about Earthless, to our benefit or maybe it’s been something against us, we’ve never really pushed that hard to make stuff happen."

"The problem is that there is some humour in our lyrics, [which] means that we end up getting talked about like we’re a fucking comedy band."

"Being famous is definitely not a goal for Parquet Courts."

"I’m not interested in being internet-famous. And I don’t want to be a public figure."

"I think rock music is in a crisis."

"‘I can DJ, I’m not a gimmick, I’m going to express myself.’"

"We’re trying to renew and remake ourselves all the time."

"I’m more informed by UK bass music [right now], but there’s still soulful aspects in there."

2013 was a positive year for Australian female musicians, according to Tyler McLoughlan.