“I try to shut my brain down as much as possible. And let the melodies flow, if possible.” IfsTryingBrainFlowMelody Author:Zach Condon
“I tend to hear rhythm and melody, chord-progressions, long before I hear words.” LongRhythmMelodyChordsProgression 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
“Often when I find myself listening to music, at least 60 to 70% of it is foreign, so I don't understand a word of it. Melody to me will always be a million times more important than words.” ImportantMillionsListeningMelodyListening To Music 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
“You always know when a real inspiration is behind the melody, arrangements, even lyrics. And I know that's really vague, but it's true.” KnowsRealInspirationBehindsMelodyArrangementsVague Author:Zach Condon
“I didn't realize how different our band's senses of melody actually were. I would write a part that just made perfect sense to me, but for them, it was mind-boggling. Likewise, they could play stuff with relative ease that I never could have. If there was something lost in translation melodically, it wouldn't work at all - we'd just be 17 people in a giant room staring awkwardly at each other. When that happened, I'd go home, figure out what was wrong, fix it, and then return to smooth sailing.” PeopleWritingDifferentHomeRealizingPerfectStaringMelodyRelativeSmoothSailingTranslations Author:Zach Condon
