“I operate in such a vacuum. I write by myself, it's a very solitary experience, and I'm not used to, I've never had a label or anyone to say, "We wanna hear a single, we gotta come back and retool some of these songs until they're more catchy."” WritingUsedSongLabelsSolitaryVacuumsCatchy Author:Nicholas Thorburn
“I've always got songs ready to go. It's not a challenge to conjure anything, it's just whether the music I supply is desirable.” SongChallengesReadyDesirable Author:Nicholas Thorburn
“"Jogging Gorgeous Summer" song was inspired by a general feeling of sunshine, feeling good, sitting in the backseat of a car and hearing a song for the first time on the radio and feeling warm. I went back to the house I grew up in, and the people let me in to walk around. I went into my sister's old bedroom, and on the window ledge there was this little handwriting from my sister, and it said, "Jogging Gorgeous Summer." I thought that was a really pretty phrase.” PeopleFeelingsSongHouseCarSummerFirst TimeWindowLet MeInspiredFeel GoodSunshineMy SisterBedroomGorgeousReally Pretty Author:Nicholas Thorburn
“I can tell what inspired the songs for me, or what I was thinking and feeling at the time. But I don't want that to be the definitive meaning behind the song. I like the idea that people can interpret, even if they're way off base. I'm rambling. I'm not good at talking about my feelings.” PeopleThinkingFeelingsSongInspired Author:Nicholas Thorburn
“I wrote a cheesy love song - called "Tender Torture". I guess it's more of a song about being away from someone that you love. It's pretty strange. It's sincere, I guess. It's actually something that I really felt.” SongStrangeTortureSincereCheesy Author:Nicholas Thorburn
“I like writing stories. That's what I like to do. That's the way I see it, but with every song I get sucked into feeling something.” WritingFeelingsSong Author:Nicholas Thorburn
“Everybody now who's playing in Unicorn band is deeply schooled in music. I'm the only one who's self-taught, which I think is a bit hilarious because I'm leading the band and writing the songs, but I'm surrounded by such overwhelmingly competent musicians.” ThinkingWritingSongMusicianUnicorn Author:Nicholas Thorburn
