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NICK ZINNER

NickZinner
  • OCCUPATION

    Guitarist, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

  • HOMETOWN

    Sharon, MA

  • CURRENT RESIDENCE

    Bowery, NYC



What would the title of your auto-biography be?
Tales from the Little Vampire

What can’t you travel without and why?
A camera, because I have big eyes and a bad memory, and Emergen-C, because I have a weak immune system.

Where is your favorite travel destination?
Indonesia

If you could choose one person to show you “their New York City,” who would it be and why?
Oscar the Grouch, because I’m really curious what’s down there.

What or who has inspired you recently and why?
Damon Albarn. I went on a trip to Ethiopia with Africa Express, an organization he’s part of, and I’m really inspired by how he moves from project to project, with no geographic or cultural boundaries.