“I am really pleased to hear each of my songs described as a total surprise. This is what I want!” WantSongSurprise Author:Erin McKeown
“When I'm recording something (especially because I produce my own music) I might consider how hard it would be to replicate a song on stage.” HardMightWould BeSongMy OwnStageProduceReplicate Author:Erin McKeown
“When I began writing songs, there was a pretty direct line between what was happening in my life and what I wrote about. So my first album was really all about my failed attempts to make a particular relationship work.” WritingFirstsSongLinesParticularHappeningsDirectAlbumsWriting Songs Author:Erin McKeown
“I learned how to have a little bit of distance when I explained songs and a little bit of distance when I wrote them. I think this is more interesting any way in art.” ThinkingWayLittlesArtSongBitsInterestingLittle BitDistance Author:Erin McKeown
“I always write from rhythm first, so if I need a song fast, I have to start there. Then I just threw some electric guitar at it.” IfsNeedsWritingFirstsSongGuitarRhythmElectricElectric Guitar Author:Erin McKeown
“I started to understand what the song could be about. The ache of nostalgia even for things we don't like, the commitment to keep moving despite that ache. It made me think of how I relate to my privilege - as a white person, as someone who grew up upper middle class.” ThinkingPersonsMadeMovingSongWhiteClassMiddleGrewGrew UpCommitmentPrivilegeNostalgiaDespiteRelateMiddle ClassAcheKeep MovingUpper Middle Class Author:Erin McKeown
“Really, everything for me comes from "Manifestra." It was an incredible gift of a song; it really describes an important moment in my life.” ImportantMomentsSongIncrediblesImportant Moments Author:Erin McKeown
“It's funny because my main awkwardness around writing the song had little to do with the method.” WritingLittlesSongMethodAwkwardness Author:Erin McKeown
