“The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint. I was obsessed with the Beatles as a kid.” KidsObsessed Author:Sxip Shirey
“The way I approach things is from an experimental folk music standpoint.” WayApproachFolksStandpointFolk Music Author:Sxip Shirey
“Art is borne out of necessity. Music is a tool and men are doers. When a relationship is working, you don't need to write a song-you need to get toilet paper.” MenNeedsWritingArtSongPaperMusic IsArt IsToolsToiletsDoersToilet Paper Author:Sxip Shirey
“I compose with bells a lot. Bells and breath. Both things you react to without thinking about it. Bells traditionally give us orders: come to the desk, the truck is backing up, the ice cream is here, it's time to go to church. They're sounds our brains are already associated with.” ThinkingGivingOrderSoundChurchBrainBreathsIceBellsCreamDesksIce CreamTruckBacking Up Author:Sxip Shirey
“I live in a neighborhood that's really filled with sound - there's a lot of Jamaican auto body shops, and the guys next door play hip hop.” PlayBodyGuyNextSoundDoorsFilledHip HopHipsShopsHopsNeighborhoodJamaicans Author:Sxip Shirey
“In many ways I'm an experimental and new music composer that comes from a rural tradition rather than an urban one.” WayTraditionComposerUrbanNew Music Author:Sxip Shirey
