“My standards are higher than they used to be, I think. They don't necessarily have to make sense, but I certainly work on them a lot harder now -- partly because I do them on the computer, and I print them out and fix them, and print them and fix them over and over again, whereas in the early days I used to just scratch down a few things on a piece of paper.” ThinkingUsedPiecesHigherPaperComputerStandardsHarderUsed To BeMake SensePrintScratches Author:Dean Wareham
“I don't pretend to understand him, but I can enjoy him as a poet and comedian. I liked the idea of the eternal return. Sometimes I think that being on tour year after year is an eternal return; you play a certain club in Copenhagen and then ten years later you are back again, traveling the same roads year after year.” ThinkingYearsI CanIdeasSometimesPlayCertainEnjoyPoetReturnTenEternalClubsComedianBack AgainCopenhagen Author:Dean Wareham
“If I look at my own recordings, I think generally there is a focal point within the song and often it's the instrumental bridge or a guitar solo where we try to do something unexpected, something beautiful or weird, or beautiful because it is weird. And of course I fail half the time, but yes that is the goal, to create even a few seconds of bliss, or sadness. The electric guitar is a great instrument for doing this because it is capable of surprising you. There are so many different sounds available.” IfsThinkingTryingLooksDifferentBeautifulSongCoursesSoundGoalMy OwnHalfFailingSadnessCapableInstrumentsGuitarAvailableBridgesBlissUnexpectedSecondsSurprisingElectricSoloSomething BeautifulElectric GuitarFocal PointGuitar SolosSomething Unexpected Author:Dean Wareham
