“I've never approached classical music in a formal way, ever. I couldn't read very well. I'd have to play every piece and internalize it, almost as if I had written it myself.” IfsWayWellsPlayPiecesWrittenFormalClassical Music Author:Andrew Bird
“I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of view. After four tracks, you start to get worn down no matter how good it is. It can be relentlessly good, but it's still going to wear you out.” IfsThinkingPersonsStillsMatterViewsRecordsFourTrackPoint Of ViewWornSongwritersTedious Author:Andrew Bird
“I have the barn, it's just kind of like a studio. Almost all artists have la studio to work in, and that's really what it is. A place to get away. I'll spend maybe four days out there if I can, just completely immersed - like where I don't bathe or brush my teeth for a few days, just get up and make coffee and experiment until the sun goes down.” IfsKindI CanArtistSunFourStudiosCoffeeExperimentsTeethGet UpGet AwayBrushesBarns Author:Andrew Bird
“I'm not a home-studio guy. I spend a lot of time working by myself developing songs, but I really need some other counterpart to help me pull it all together, because you go nuts working if I had to finish an entire project all within my own head.” IfsNeedsHelpingHomeTogetherGuySongMy OwnProjectsStudiosDevelopingHelp MeNutsCounterparts Author:Andrew Bird
“If something gets under my own skin, and keeps reoccurring, it starts to take on a certain weight and value, and I think, "I have to put this in the song. I have no choice but to mention Greek Cypriots in this song." It's a little internal challenge to myself. Like creating little imaginary rituals in yourself to help the song go from nonexisting to existing.” IfsThinkingLittlesHelpingCertainValuesSongChoicesChallengesMy OwnCreatingSkinsWeightGreekInternalsRitualImaginaryCypriots Author:Andrew Bird
“If you take a little time, let's say three weeks off, after recording a song, and you listen to it every other day, you're just going to know eventually.” IfsKnowsLittlesSongThreeWeekLittle Time Author:Andrew Bird
“The melodies come out so strong that I'm like, "Oh, crap." It's really better if they could both be kind of able to compromise, but the melodies, even more recently, they come out very fully cast and formed.” IfsKindAbleStrongCastsCompromiseMelodyBe KindCrap Author:Andrew Bird
“I'm into lately being a little less precious about writing and being like, "Okay, what if I just locked myself in my room, pretend that there's someone outside with a gun that's saying, 'Don't come out until you write something.'"” IfsWritingLittlesRoomsGunOkayWhat IfLocked Author:Andrew Bird
“I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it's not worth remembering.” IfsWritingBelieveKindStillsRememberLinesAbsurd Author:Andrew Bird
