[From Sun Kil Moon @ NYC Town Hall 7.24.14. This is how I remember it, not a faithful transcription.]

"How are you guys doing? [Somebody from the audience screams: "Mark!" He sighs kind of exasperated.] You know that was rhetorical question, right? It's not like I wanna know your opinion or anything."

"My new record Benji is doing ok, at least by my standards. Now, a lot of young kids come to see my shows as they used to in the mid-90's because they read the Pitchfork review. Pitchfork is the only thing people seems to read these days. And 24-year-old girls come back stage now and they think that I'm fucking genius. And you wanna know why? Because Pitchfork told them. I used to fucking hate Pitchfork, but now I'm very grateful to them because my record is doing good."

"The thing that annoys me the most is when people ask me: 'Is it all true?' 'Is it all true?' 'Is it all true?' 'Is it all true?' Yep. Yes, there is a Red Lobster in Akron. Yes, I don't want my mom to die, I'd be very sad if my mom died. Yes, Ben Gibbard is my friend. He liked the song, by the way. My point is... I made it all up."