Babysit me!
» Favorite TV Show at the Moment
My favorite TV show right now and for all time is “Arrested Development”. It’s the best thing that ever happened to television. I named my album after it.Pitchfork: I can’t believe I never got that reference; “Arrested Development” is possibly my favorite show as well.
[ laughs ] And you know what? I only named it Marry Me because I thought Babysit Me was a little too awkward.
I mean it’s— I think, like, really good art is— you come back to it over and over again and you always get something out of it, you can always enjoy it. And there are so many dimensions to it, there are so many levels to enjoy it. It’s like the fucking Mona Lisa , the best— well, I don’t even know if I like the Mona Lisa — but that’s the best thing ever.
Pitchfork: I agree. That’s great.
Totally. Whenever I think of the album I say to myself “Marry me!” [ laughs ] you know? It’s in my brain. And I would get so confused doing interviews and stuff when nobody would get the joke, like they thought I was seriously saying, “marry me.” They thought it was so sincere.
I already knew that I loved St. Vincent’s music, but when I first read this interview, I knew we were destined to be best friends.
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