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Bon Iver's Thoughts On The Grammys, Before He Was Nominated

An old conversation seen in new light.

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In a conversation between Justin Vernon and The New York Times' Jon Caramanica, long before Bon Iver was nominated for a Grammy, the topic of indie band Arcade Fire's big win came up. This led to talk of how Bon Iver would react if he won. Here's what he said:

Just after the Grammy nominations, however, the Bon Iver Twitter account took a different tone:

From his own account, after this conversation surfaced, Justin Vernon Tweeted:

A lot has changed since that original conversation, and at the time, Vernon probably didn't anticipate that he'd be where he is now, sitting pretty with four Grammy nominations, including one for Album Of The Year. If he does win, things are going to get pretty interesting.

[via TheNewYorkTimes]

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