“I never punched in anything when I recorded Imaginaryland. Where the title came from is a whole other story.” Quote by Petra Haden
“When we were on breaks from recording and touring, I was kind of moping around, like not knowing what to do. It was hard to adjust back to normal life after being so busy.” KindHardBreakKnowingNormalBusyNot KnowingTouringNormal LifeKnowing What To Do Author:Petra Haden
“I thought about what I wanted to do besides playing violin and singing backup in a band. Don't get me wrong, playing and singing in That Dog was really fun, but I wanted to work on other musical projects and sing more. So I started a vocal project, i.e. Imaginaryland.” WantedFunDogBandProjectsSingingMusicalVocalViolinBackup Author:Petra Haden
“I didn't know how write a song, (verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, bridge, verse), etc., and I didn't know how to write lyrics, so that's when I thought, well, I don't have to write a song with all those verses and choruses or lyrics. I can just sing everything the way I want to. So I sang all the instruments with my voice and just went with it.” KnowsWayWantWritingWellsI CanSongVoiceKnow HowInstrumentsBridgesEtcVersesChorus Author:Petra Haden
“People are born with the knack to write poems and songs. I'm not a poet at all.” PeopleWritingSongBornPoetKnack Author:Petra Haden
“You have to be a poet to know how to write a song with lyrics.” KnowsWritingSongKnow HowPoet Author:Petra Haden
“My forte is playing along and singing along to music I love. I mean, who knows, maybe I could develop that knack or develop that ability to write, and I do actually co-write with people and friends, which is fun, too, because then I don't have to worry about writing lyrics, because for me writing lyrics is impossible.” PeopleKnowsWritingMeanFunAbilityWorryImpossibleSingingKnackForte Author:Petra Haden
“I didn't know who Meredith Monk was, and I knew about Laurie Anderson but I didn't know her music that well.” KnowsWellsMonk Author:Petra Haden
“I put out Imaginaryland, I heard a lot of, "Oh she's copying Laurie Anderson," and I was like, wait... but I don't know her music! Maybe - didn't she have a song called "Superman"?” KnowsSongWaitingHeardCopying Author:Petra Haden
“I played violin from when I was about eight to thirteen, so I could read a little bit, but if you put a piece of music in front of me now, I would probably know the notes, but not the timing, how they're supposed to be played, and I just don't know how to read chords. If I'd stuck with it, I'd probably have more jobs.” IfsKnowsLittlesJobsBitsKnow HowPiecesFrontsLittle BitNotesEightStuckSupposed To BeTimingChordsViolinThirteen Author:Petra Haden
“Everyone knows about The Who, but I didn't. I knew the popular songs like "I Can See For Miles." So that was the first song I worked on because it was the catchiest and easiest.” KnowsFirstsI CanSongMilesPopular Song Author:Petra Haden