“What ever your doing right now, whatever your thinking, or worrying about. stop. take a huge breathe in, and just enjoy being alive.” ThinkingEnjoyWorryAliveHugeRight NowBreatheDoing Right Author:Tom Odell
“I've never really not played the piano. I've played it since I was six or seven and it's something I've always done - I don't think I could ever really play anything else, I would be a bit out of it without a piano.” ThinkingDonePlayWould BeBitsSixSevenPiano Author:Tom Odell
“I'm so used to it, I think I'd feel very naked on stage without a piano.” ThinkingFeelsUsedStageNakedPiano 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
“When you create stuff, you're always going to be progressing and where you're at a year down the line, as the creator, it's always going to feel immature. You're going to notice the flaws and the things that you've learned in that year aren't going to be there. So, I think it's important to see stuff as a capture of time - that's what I was doing at that time - and not be ashamed of it. That's how I try to approach music.” ThinkingTryingImportantProgressAshamedFlawsImmature 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 don't think competition is good in music. What is good, is the desire and the ambition to create your best work.” ThinkingDesireAmbitionCompetition Author:Tom Odell
“I would consider myself a perfectionist, yeah. I don't think that is always that helpful, either. Sometimes it's good to be a little more open-minded; you can overthink things when things are actually fine, and it's that moment that you lose it. Looking back, sometimes I've made mistakes from being a perfectionist.” ThinkingSometimesMomentsMistakeHelpfulLooking BackMade A MistakePerfectionist 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
