“I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for an hour to just kind of feel the resonance of the violin.” ThinkingFeelsKindRememberYoungHoursInstrumentsNotesToneViolinResonance 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 definitely have to give myself permission, like on "Master Swarm," to rip a lead on that. Just play a violin solo that's - it's a bit showoff-y, but it's fun, so who cares?” GivingPlayCareFunBitsMastersPermissionSoloWho CaresRipViolinSwarmsShowoffs Author:Andrew Bird
“The instrumental record is a bit subtler. It's the kind of stuff on sound check, when I first pick up my violin and start to play, the kind of melodies that just pour out of me. Some of them sound very classical. Some of them sound experimental, polyrhythmic loops that I make.” FirstsKindPlayStuffBitsSoundRecordsPicksChecksMelodyViolinLoops Author:Andrew Bird
“Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound.” WayDifferentThreeSoundSingingDifferent WaysViolinWhistling Author:Andrew Bird
“Well, my main instrument is violin, but I think of myself as a songwriter who happens to play violin.” ThinkingWellsPlayHappensInstrumentsSongwritersViolin Author:Andrew Bird
