Isaac Brock (musician)
Isaac Kristofer Brock (born July 9, 1975) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, principal songwriter, guitarist and only constant member of the indie rock band Modest Mouse, as well as his side project band, Ugly Casanova.
quotes
[edit]- You should totally feel proud about earning your own keep about not having had anything fucking handed to you. That's a great thing. It's too bad so many kids get robbed of that.
- Seattle's got this dark, David Lynch/L.A. vibe for people who are in punk rock. I don't miss that. I belong there.
- As quoted in an interview with RJ Smith & Michael Lewis, SPIN 20 July 2000
Song lyrics
[edit]- From the top of the ocean
From the bottom of the sky
Well, I get claustrophobic- "Teeth Like God's Shoeshine," The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) as quoted by Brian Howe of Pitchfork [1]
- I didn't move to the city
The city moved to me
And I want out desperately.- "Cowboy Dan," The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) as quoted by Brian Howe of Pitchfork [2]
- I was in heaven
I was in Hell
Believe in neither
But fear them as well.- "Doin' the Cockroach," The Lonesome Crowded West (1997) as quoted by Brian Howe of Pitchfork [3]
Quotes about Isaac Brock
[edit]- Brock has a knack for spinning the bleakness of late-stage capitalism into postmodern poetry, finding romance in trailer parks and truck stop bathrooms.
