“There's all these people involved, and it becomes this huge machine - it stops being just me making my own little songs for myself, or for the world. And it's hard to stop the machine. If you want to take time to write a record, they're like, "OK, tour through March, April, and June, then you can take a few weeks off to record in July before getting back on the road for the European festival circuit." After a while, I had to put my foot down.” PeopleIfsWorldWantWritingLittlesHardSongMy OwnRecordsWeekFeetHugeInvolvedMachinesMarchTake TimeFestivalsJuneAprilJulyCircuits Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“If I play Coachella, it's sponsored by a company - that's corporate, too. But we're playing it because we're getting paid and we want to be a part of the festival.” IfsWantPlayCompanyPaidCorporateFestivalsCoachella Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“I don't know if there's anything that would surprise people, because I don't think that anybody knows anything about me at all. There's not much out there. I think I'm going to come out with a pretty dark and troubled record, and it might upset some people.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMightDarkRecordsSurpriseUpset Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“There's a lot of stuff that I've been through in my life in the past couple of months that I don't really want to share with people who are close to me, but I have no option if it's my art.” PeopleIfsWantArtPastStuffShareMonthsCouple Author:Zachary Cole Smith