“The real drag is trying to fly from country to country, day of show, with all your gear. You get hassled all the time. It's hard trying to keep it together.” TryingRealCountryHardShowsTogetherDragGears Author:Andrew Bird
“I can't relate to the process of just disappearing and writing a record, all at the same time, followed by the sort of drudgery of going out on tour and trying to recreate the record, playing the same 12 songs every night.” WritingTryingI CanNightSongProcessRecordsDisappearRelateEvery NightGoing OutDrudgery Author:Andrew Bird
“Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound. It's not trying to replace a band, per se. It's become a completely different thing. And it's not just simply an effect. It's just a very surprisingly intuitive thing.” WayTryingDifferentThreeSoundEffectsBandSingingDifferent WaysDifferent ThingsIntuitiveViolinWhistling Author:Andrew Bird
“I think life is a wondrous thing. I'm happy to try pretty hard.” ThinkingTryingHardLife IsWondrous Author:Andrew Bird
“I'm just trying to get my body in shape so that I can handle it. It's a very physically demanding thing. I've been doing it for 16 years, so I know what I'm going into now. I'm trying to stay calm and not panic.” KnowsTryingYearsI CanBodyShapesCalmHandlePanicStay Calm Author:Andrew Bird
“Norman is a very up-close, personal, character drama and I'd like to do something more zoomed out, a little more pastoral, some sweeping epic. I'd like to try something different.” TryingLittlesDifferentCharacterDramaEpicSweepingPersonal Character Author:Andrew Bird
“Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies.” TryingMorningShapesGet UpMelody Author:Andrew Bird
