“We're going out to play all the places where people might want to see us, because next time we might not just think about hitting every market or how we can make the most money.” PeopleThinkingNext Time Author:Robin Pecknold
“I don't know that we're really going to need a label for the things we're thinking about doing next.” Thinking Author:Robin Pecknold
“As far as the music being inspired by Seattle, I think it's in some of the songs. Seattle is a really beautiful place in the right light, it's perched on a pretty unique geographic setting.” ThinkingBeautifulSongMusic IsUniqueInspiredReally BeautifulBeautiful Places Author:Robin Pecknold
“I think that's becoming more and more of a priority, letting other aspects of life take precedent over making music, or just approaching the whole thing more holistically.” ThinkingPriorities Author:Robin Pecknold
“I write all the time but often abandon things I don't think will go anywhere. It's rare that I'll labor over writing something that doesn't feel like it will turn into a keeper.” ThinkingWritingLaborAbandon Author:Robin Pecknold
“Sometimes I do get writer's block but it's more of a writer's doubt - I'll try and write but nothing goes anywhere because I start thinking everything sucks.” ThinkingWritingTryingSometimesDoubtBlock Author:Robin Pecknold
“The only thing I think about is doing something where I'm the only person making all the decisions - I think that would be fun to do, just to get it out of my system. And honestly, I kind of got it out of my system when I recorded three songs and put them online. That was enough of a solo experience for me; it scratched that itch.” ThinkingKindEnoughSongFunDecisionHonestlyOnline Author:Robin Pecknold
“I only write maybe one or two songs every couple of years that I think are good enough to play alone without other stuff happening.” ThinkingWritingEnoughSongCoupleGood Enough Author:Robin Pecknold
“You want to think about certain styles of music as being reflective of a certain culture or a certain time or a point of view. You don't want it to be just an intellectual exercise.” ThinkingCultureStyleExerciseIntellectualPoint Of View Author:Robin Pecknold
“We definitely classify things in order to get closer to what we believe in - so it serves a purpose to really think about one style of music, and to understand the shades of delineation between similar artists. But yeah, it's really nice to listen to something the way most people listen to music! Just to enjoy it, without having to put it in context.” PeopleThinkingBelievePurposeArtistEnjoyNiceStyleListening To MusicReally Nice Author:Robin Pecknold
