This has been an Ezra Koenig appreciation post

I could not recall the first time I heard about Vampire Weekend. I think I first came across them on Last.fm and then gave them a try. I immediately fell in love with the band's music at first listen.

But that's not applicable to the looks of the band, especially the vocalist. My relationship with this band wasn't shallow, I got into their music first and was totally attracted to their talents before I became physically attracted to them.

The one who stood out the most for me is Ezra Koenig, that awkward frontman with a very weird accent. He stood out not because he is the frontman, but because I found him very weird. I remember the time when I was asking myself, 'what do these girls find attractive on this guy?'

My favorite Ezra photo ever.

I assume that you may think that I could finally answer my very own question, but no, I can't. I could not verbally explain how special he is. I am at loss for words to describe how amazing this guy is, and I could not even explain how I got into him. But I'll try, let me try.

I love/like/adore Ezra because he is imperfect. Yes, because he is imperfect. I have been crushing on these 'perfect guys' with beautiful eyes, nice hair, gorgeous nose, sexy body, etc. etc. But Ezra is not like that. He has a prominent Jew nose with a weird nose dent that reminds me of a baby's butt, a weird accent that sounds really funny and quite hard to understand, a little tummy and weird sense of humor. All of those quirks made me fall hard unexpectedly.

Look at his eyes here. Good god.

I would rather not explain furthermore, but I got to say that Ezra is an amazing human being, and I know it. He is smart, funny, and perfect in his own special ways.


: Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen