“I think I spent more time on the mellotron than on any other instrument in the studio, and it got to the point where I was like, "Well, you can't write an entire album on this instrument." But maybe I would!” ThinkingWritingWellsInstrumentsAlbumsStudiosMore Time 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 think that there's a proliferation of music that is done entirely in the bedroom for an Internet audience, but there's no way in hell that you could actually kill off a live show, and its importance in the creation of music - it's just impossible.” ThinkingWayDoneShowsAudienceHellImpossibleCreationInternetImportanceBedroomProliferation Author:Zach Condon
“I think it's become much harder because I'm more afraid of every step I take. I'm more aware of its ramifications, I'm more aware of the less creative aspects of music - like the business-side of things for example.” ThinkingSidesStepsCreativeExampleAspectHarderEvery StepRamifications Author:Zach Condon
“I think that within the world of music that we work in, which is so not perfect, I think that you really do have to learn to accept your own mistakes as part of the beauty of music itself.” ThinkingWorldPerfectMistakeAcceptingNot Perfect Author:Zach Condon
“I like to think that location, travel, etc, is a launching point for purely imagining.” ThinkingEtcLocationLaunching Author:Zach Condon
“I think that sonically, music speaks volumes more than words do, and I have always thought that and will continue to think that for the rest of my life.” ThinkingSpeakVolumeMusic Speaks Author:Zach Condon
“As much as I try to grow as a lyricist, I tend to laugh at even calling myself that, because I think that my actual talents lie more in arrangements than they do words.” ThinkingTryingLyingGrowsLaughingTalentCallingArrangementsLyricists Author:Zach Condon
“I do feel like my music, in some weird way, is probably better suited for cinema than for anything else - I can't really explain, other than I think that music has been mostly inspired often by soundtracks.” ThinkingWayFeelsHas BeensI CanInspiredCinemaSoundtracks 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
“Raucous drunken trumpets and instrumentation tend to guide the way you think. They can give you a path to follow lyrically.” ThinkingWayGivingPathGuidesTrumpetsInstrumentation Author:Zach Condon
“I tried to go to community college for a while, and it's a funny story. I walked into the English class on the first day, and they told us to write about what we did over the summer. I can't remember exactly, but I think I walked out exactly at that point and went to the office to ask for my money back.” ThinkingWritingFirstsI CanStoriesRememberAsksCommunityClassCollegeOfficeSummerCommunity CollegeFunny StoryEnglish Class Author:Zach Condon
“I write one step at a time, always finishing off the part I'm working on before even thinking about the next part. I need to hear it all together before deciding what goes next. I even mix before moving on...in other words, I write by recording.” ThinkingNeedsWritingTogetherMovingNextStepsSongwritingFinishingOne Step At A Time Author:Zach Condon
