A. C. Newman

Canadian musician and singer–songwriter

  1. If something cannot be the loudest thing in the mix, it shouldn't be in there. Because so many times through the years I've been like, oh, this part is cool, but it's too loud, and you're burying things. And I just thought, no, if it can't be the loudest thing, it shouldn't be th…
    Carl Newman · Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond · The New Pornographers · 2026-06-09
  2. I wish you could see me, I'm killing it is a little like I'm not exactly sure what I meant. It means both I wish you could see everything I've done. But it also means I'm kind of... I don't think I'm killing it. I could use some help.
    Carl Newman · Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond · The New Pornographers · 2026-06-09
  3. She said this is my bonus time on earth. And so like, this is a bonus Mai Tai. I remember going like, cheers, and drinking Mai Tais. But I just thought how like, it's sad, but there was a kind of beauty to how people face the inevitable.
    Carl Newman · Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond · The New Pornographers · 2026-06-09