I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyric — Ezra Koenig
I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyric — Ezra Koenig
I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyric — Ezra Koenig
I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyric — Ezra Koenig
I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyric — Ezra Koenig
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I grew up listening to Jay-Z, and I think the first time I really became obsessed with learning and thinking about lyrics was when I started listening to rap; I was 11, 12, and started becoming aware of music beyond the familiar.

— Ezra Koenig
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