“I try to shut my brain down as much as possible. And let the melodies flow, if possible.” IfsTryingBrainFlowMelody 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'd been living out of a suitcase since I was 17 years old, and it just got to the point where it was ridiculous. Besides, it was really hurting everything I was trying to do in music; to feel so consistently homeless was no way to endure touring and stress.” WayFeelsTryingYearsHurtStressEndureRidiculousConsistentlyHomelessTouringSuitcases Author:Zach Condon
“I mean the reason that I started writing close to home, "Santa Fe," et cetera, was a kind of looking back on past events. I don't know, it's just some of the dark spaces I've been. And it feels like with a music career and whatnot, I've been able to crawl out of those places. So it's interesting to look back on them and try to hold on to the feeling of what you went through.” WritingTryingKindMeanReasonFeelingsHomePastDarkInterestingLooking Back Author:Zach Condon