“I think it's a lot harder when you're opening. You really have to win people over.” PeopleThinkingWinningHarderOpening Author:Simon Taylor-Davis
“I think there is always that kind of thing when you're opening that you just want to blow the headline band away.” ThinkingWantKindBandBlowOpeningHeadlines Author:Simon Taylor-Davis
“David Bowie used to cover loads of people, and there was an element of "David Bowie did it, so we wanted to do it," because we're kind of obsessed [with him].” PeopleKindWantedUsedElementsObsessedLoadBowie Author:Simon Taylor-Davis
“I don't feel [the] excitement you have when you first walk into a recording studio. It now feels like a tool.” FeelsFirstsWalksToolsStudiosExcitementRecording Studio Author:Jonathan Meiburg
“I get more excited about like, "How nice is the piano?" or "How does the room sound?" I don't really see the gear so much anymore.” DoeSoundRoomsNiceExcitedPianoGears Author:Jonathan Meiburg
“When you make a record, you probably are not going to hit exactly what you were aiming for. You also have to let go at a certain point, and just trust it.” CertainRecordsLetting Go Author:Jonathan Meiburg
“I just like dealing with scientists for awhile and then going over and dealing with musicians for awhile. They both have qualities that kind of counterbalance each other.” KindQualityMusicianScientist Author:Jonathan Meiburg
“It may be a product of me being raised in episcopal church, but I have a love for ritual and theater and the significance of doing the exact same thing over and over. So I really love knowing every little thing I'm going to do during a show.” MayLittlesShowsChurchKnowingProductsTheaterRaisedSignificanceLittle ThingsRitual Author:Jonathan Meiburg
“I don't consider myself a very religious person in any.” PersonsReligiousReligious Person Author:Jonathan Meiburg
“I certainly think there are things that impressed me as a child about the church. The smells and the sounds and the pagaentry of it remained with me. The aesthetic I really love. I think a lot of my sense of melody comes from singing those hymns and doing the renaissance music and stuff.” ThinkingChildrenStuffSoundChurchSingingSmellMelodyAestheticImpressedRenaissanceHymns Author:Jonathan Meiburg