“I try to shut my brain down as much as possible. And let the melodies flow, if possible.” IfsTryingBrainFlowMelody Author:Zach Condon
“I think, if I had my choice, I would spend all my time in the studio writing, and creating music.” IfsThinkingWritingChoicesCreatingStudiosMy TimeCreating Music Author:Zach Condon
“There is a beauty to touring - to be honest, there's a way that music connects and you really feel the actual reaction of people to the music that you're making, and I feel like if I didn't do that I just wouldn't know, and I don't think my music would be the same.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayFeelsWould BeHonestReactionsBeing HonestTouring Author:Zach Condon
“I just reached the point where I realised, I need to stop repeating myself if I'm ever actually going to enjoy the music I'm creating.” IfsNeedsEnjoyCreatingRealised Author:Zach Condon
“I put myself in the studio and I really made sure to say, 'Well, if I would normally reach for a trumpet, why don't I reach for the next nearest instrument instead?'” IfsWellsMadeNextInstrumentsStudiosTrumpets Author:Zach Condon
“I could probably spend the next five years reworking an album from ten years ago, if given the chance, to make it better - make it best, so to speak.” IfsYearsNextSpeakGivenChanceFiveTenYears AgoAlbumsFive Years Author:Zach Condon
“My thought with harmonies and melodies in general, is that if it doesn't come right away then it's never going to come at all.” IfsHarmonyMelodyMy Thoughts Author:Zach Condon
“I'm very flash and burn - the first thing that comes to mind is obviously the best idea, and that's because it should come out of a natural place, and if you don't do that then you're writing someone else's music, not your own.” IfsShouldWritingMindFirstsIdeasNaturalFlash Author:Zach Condon
“Lyrics are what I tend to tear hair out over and they're where I tend to feel weak musically, if I'm being very honest. It is not something I feel like I know anything about; I would not consider myself a writer. I just want to sing, I just want to sing a melody, I just want to feel a melody, and be part of the song, and everything else is not so important.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsImportantSongHonestTearsHairWeakMelody Author:Zach Condon
“If every element of the song doesn't come within the first hour of writing, then you're never going to get it - if that makes sense. It's kind of like you need to be in a mental state where everything is so reactionary that you don't double-think anything, and so if it's not immediate then it's probably not going to happen at all, and you should probably toss the song.” IfsThinkingNeedsShouldWritingFirstsKindStatesHappensSongHoursLike YouElementsMake SenseTossReactionaries Author:Zach Condon
