“I find it quite difficult to analyze my own motives for things. I tend to go with a gut feeling in the moment.” MomentsFeelingsDifficultMotiveGuts Author:Jamie Lidell
“All kinds of music comes out that I'm not prepared for. Some of it is good, some of it rubbish, but I kind of accept it all. That's the nature of stream-of-consciousness. You can't always come up with your most lucid material in the heat of the moment. I take that risk when I play live. I open up my mind, however fertile a creative springboard it is that evening.” MindKindMomentsAcceptingCreativeRiskAll Kinds Author:Jamie Lidell
“I'm always constantly battling with dry patches. I think I need a Plan B. Thankfully, I've always been able to pull something out of the bag in the heat of the moment.” ThinkingMoments Author:Jamie Lidell
“There's a difference between writing, the written word, and music. When you have the blank page it doesn't make a sound, which is like what happens to me every night when I'm playing. There is that crazy moment: the first mark you make on the page. But sound can inspire sound, in a way that words can't inspire words - at least for me. The nature of sound itself is still a huge mystery to me. I'm very happy about that.” WritingMomentsNightMysteryCrazyInspireVery HappyWritten Word Author:Jamie Lidell