Sufjan Stevens "Pleasure Principle" Live on Soundcheck 

He's -maybe- one of the most beautifully sensitive guys i've ever seen.

As a fan who's been following him since 2005, let me just say: he's an excellent investment.

1:03 "i'm nothing but a selfish man" with a brief smile that fades into the realization. love it

how is anyone this beautiful

impossible soul is literally the best song ever.... kinda makes me sad that there is a pretty high chance of me to die without ever seeing sufjan in person :(

sufjan's voice makes me want to cry every time I hear it, not even when he's singing sad songs, just because it's so pure and angelic it makes me feel overwhelmed with emotion

I love the way he smiles. He's beautiful

this is my favourite part of impossible soul

i've seen this video an inordinate amount of times.

HIS SMILEEEEEE IM SOO HEART EYE EMOJI

I hope my nose look like that nose, perfectly carved such a greek statue

I always open up this song in a separate tab/window with the intentions of having backround music while browsing, and end up just watching the entire video enthralled.

He's talent makes him 10x so much more handsome.

His smile at the end is the most precious thing I've seen in my whole life. Oh Sufjan, why aren't you here holding my hand ·_·

You can just tell how he puts all of himself into his music... Perfection.

I felt a kind of shock after the first 10 seconds. As if existence didn't prepare me for such beauty.

His smile at the end was the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

This guys and girls, no filters, no selfies, all natural. And the eyes of Sufjan, eyes, smile like a child, so simple and amazing. Shocking :)

2:50 "That's where the trouble began. That smile. That damned smile"

I sang this song for a Talent Show in High school and I'm pretty sure they purposefully introduced it as "Pressure Principle" in order to avoid the Sexual Vibes from the song I obviously was ignorant of then...not sure it made a whole lot of difference, lol.

I love this song so much, so so much. Sufjan Stevens will forever be one of my favourite little treasured musicians.

His little smile at the end! I love him! He's so precious.

He so beautiful here, I always come back, because of the song, the voices, but also his presence

Everytime he performs live you can see the emotion of the song on his face.. so beautiful

For some reason, The Age of Adz is THE album I listen to when I fly. I don't listen to any other Sufjan music. I found the album randomly in 2010 and to this day its THE album I put on when I sit down on a plane, ready to calm down and fall asleep. I've always meant to listen to more of his catalogue and just... never have done that. But Age of Adz... I've listened to this album dozens, if not hundreds, of times. It's terrific. The opening/closing tracks are especially beautiful.

Such a genuine human being. Love this man.

now I know, I am bisexual

I listened to Sufjan Stevens everytime I spent time with the girl of my dreams. Now I listen to Sufjan Stevens, thinking about, how all I do is friggen things up. This man's music, is the only thing that brings me comfort and happiness, now-an-days.

It took me a minute to realize that this was just the acoustic breakdown at the end of Impossible Soul, the last 3 minutes of that 25 minute song specifically. Such a beautiful closer.

I clicked on this video honestly thinking he was going to perform Janet Jackson's song. It's safe to say I'm a little behind on Sufjan's music.

I can't get enough of this. Thank you so much.

BRO, WHY? WHY WHY WHY can this man bring me to tears with almost everything he fucking writes/sings? NO man should be allowed to wield this power.

Makes my heart heavy :(. I love this song

@MatthewWittT I think Sufjan made something weird, different but genius with this album. At first these songs were too strange for me, but after a while I could really enjoy all of them. I fell in love with the ADZ and still keep listening this individual and crazy masterpiece. (a Hungarian fan)

'and did you think i'd stay the night...and did you think i'd love you forever.'

I feel like i relate with the lyrics and oh my goodness i love this person

i always come back to this video and weep a little for how wonderful it is to live at the same time as this man

The best songwriter alive today... if not in the last hundred or so years.... anyone???

I involuntarily smiled when he smiled at the end. LOVE THIS GUY

That smile at the end.

listening to this song on loop because it makes me feel so sad

I can't describe what I'm feeling right now. It's a euphoric yet melancholy atmosphere...I feel fulfilled.

Queremos mucho a Sufjan

why am i crying. this is insane. so much emotion. I want to die listening to this song. love you sufjan!

Jesus. Am I now Gay?

I can't understand how such incredible beauty is even possible.

Ce type est incroyablement bon, j'adore tous ses albums

Good smile 10/10

This is so gorgeous it will make you believe in God.

1:34 ...looks like Sufjan just got done painting the shed before he rolled into the studio.

Thank you WNYC! Unrepeatable

Hey, it's that National dude

never meant to cause you pain My burden is the weight of a feather I never meant to lead you on I only meant to please me, however And then you tell me Boy, we can do much more Boy, we can do much more Boy, we can do much more together Boy, we can do much more together I'm nothing but a selfish man I'm nothing but a privileged peddler And did you think I'd stay the night And did you think I'd love you forever And then you tell me Boy, we can do much more Boy, we can do much more Boy, we can do much more together Boy, we can do much more together I got to tell you Girl, I want nothing less Girl, I want nothing less Girl, I want nothing less than pleasure Girl, I want nothing less than pleasure And then you tell me Boy, we made such a mess Boy, we made such a mess Boy, we made such a mess together Boy, we made such a mess together Boy, we made such a mess together Boy, we made such a mess together

Writes a thoughtful and amazing music. "Cute smile."

Hm. I hadnt cried as much since I listened for the first time to Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan. Great to see I still have it.

omg that beautiful smile at the end, I`m melting

God so beautiful. I love coming back to this performance.

how can this have thumbs down what is wrong with people

I think I like the live version better this is sweet!!

The first line made me teary-eyed cos I had this man who left me for good cos I was being complicated in our relationship.. 😞

Oooh how much i love this guy

This is so beautiful it hurts!

Gosh, I could listen to this for days...

His eyes are magical ♥

i've NEVER seen what he looks like, and i didn't care to know until now... i'm beyond pleased!

never gonnaa stop coming back to this viddeo

Nice to see a bit of real class.

Involuntary tears are slowly forming...Beautiful.

Sufjan é sem duvidas uma das melhores coisas que apareceu em minha vida. Um grande artista que mexe com nossos sentidos de forma profunda. Um transbordamento de emoções.

I'm a successful classically trained violinist and it saddens me that I will probably never make music like this..

this is pure magic... per usual Sufjan, per usual.

Anyone else here at least 3 times a week…….

Suf has the best outfit I've ever seen.

Most beautiful smile + most beautiful scowl all at once in the same person

His smile is so beautiful. Beautiful man

2:49 - such a beautiful smile...

The gates of heaven.

Look at Sufjan's guns! Dayum, boy!

What a smile :) :)

He breaks my heart every time

rip in peace @ my eyes and heart

Beautifull musical!! 💖

Just getting into this guy. What cds should I get first and don’t say “all of them!” I was thinking of the Michigan one and the Carrie and Lowell one and the Adz one?

perfect.

Wow! Sufjan stevens will always be the best.

It is a passage from Impossible Soul on The Age of Adz.

that smile at the end...swoon worthy

Back to this song again.

i was so hoping this would be a sufjan cover of janet jackson.

Truly exceptionally utterly wonderfully marvellous

sounds like "i need my girl" by the national...even though this came first.

How can you not smile when he smiles? come on.

it's just the last bit of a whole song. get through the whole one. it's called 'impossible soul'. really beautiful, telling you.

Um toque de suavidade em onda sonora. Amazing!

THE SMILEEEEEEE I'M A PERSON IN LOVEEEE 😭

cuando me siento mal vengo a escuchar esta parte y me calma mucho :(

What a beautiful human being.

love you sufjan! xo

I hope Sufjan will remix this part of the song and record it. Because this song screams Call Me by Your Name Part Two (also Dumb I Sound from A Sun Came)

i just realized this kind of sounds like enchanted ghost