“I just never really thought of not being involved, because when I write the songs I take them to a certain place and by that point I kinda know what I want them to sound like.” KnowsWantWritingCertainSongSoundInvolved Author:Tom Odell
“I don't really like over-explaining the songs. Everyone constantly asks what the songs are about, and I think the thing is that the songs definitely all have stories in them; it's just nice to let people decide what they are. I think it's important that people hear it themselves rather than having me annotate it.” PeopleThinkingImportantStoriesSongAsksNiceExplaining Author:Tom Odell
“You don't have to be as good a writer to write a song; it's a very different process to writing straight prose. To learn how to write prose takes a lot of years of practice.” WritingDifferentSongProse Author:Tom Odell
“I think music moves me more than other people. I can hear a song and it can bring me to tears. It doesn't happen the whole time, but I find songwriting - songs - very, very moving. I always have and I don't think it's fading.” PeopleThinkingMovingSongTearsSongwriting Author:Tom Odell
“I think music is better listened to with other people. Music is better shared. It depends what situation you're in - if it's a song by Tom Waits, it can be nice to be on your own, but if it's something slightly more upbeat, it's amazing to be around people.” PeopleThinkingSongWaitingSituationNiceMusic IsBeing NiceUpbeat Author:Tom Odell
“I think particularly in music, popularity os a very fickle thing. You're only as good as your last song.” ThinkingSongPopularityLast Song Author:Tom Odell
“Songs are about just being totally honest and putting those words to music.” SongHonestJust Being Author:Tom Odell
“If people stop being interested it's because you haven't written a good enough album. Music will always be the most powerful thing. It doesn't matter what record labels or journalists say. It's the song.” PeopleIfsMatterEnoughSongPowerfulRecordsWrittenHavensAlbumsLabelsJournalistMost PowerfulGood EnoughRecord Labels Author:Tom Odell
