“I remember when I was 5 or 6 years old, gospel music felt familiar, like I had heard it in the womb or something. A lot of those old gospel songs still give me that feeling, that it's older than time and there's actually music that can tap into a universal subconscious, or whatever word you want to put on it.” WantGivingYearsStillsFeelingsRememberSongFeltHeardUniversalGive MeFamiliarSubconsciousRemember WhenWombGospel MusicGospel Songs Author:M. Ward
“If I'm writing... even a piece of a song... I write it down. If it still resonates six months down the line, a year, even five, those are the ones you put in your bag and you take to the studio. You come to realize, the ones that don't make it, they were only meant to live for that moment in your notebook or on the 4-track-and plenty of songs never get any farther than the 4-track.” IfsWritingYearsStillsMomentsSongRealizingLinesFivePiecesMonthsSixTrackStudiosPlentyBagsThat MomentSongwritingSix MonthsNotebook Author:M. Ward
“When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.” WorldFeelsYearsThreeRecordsFeel GoodReliefThree Years Author:M. Ward
“I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.” YearsIdeasArtistCareersFivePlansShareStageHavensLuckyFive YearsInvitationsLove And RespectFive Year Plans Author:M. Ward
