“I've worked with just as many talented women as I have talented men, and I feel fortunate enough to have that great balance.” MenFeelsEnoughBalanceFortunate Author:M. Ward
“It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.” PeopleHeardLuxuryPerformingPerforming Music Author:M. Ward
“My grandparents are from Mexico, so I grew up with great Mexican food.” GrewGrew UpMexicoGrandparentMexicanMexican Food Author:M. Ward
“The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world.” WorldSouthMy FavoriteFrancePlaces In The WorldFavorite Places Author:M. Ward
“When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.” WorldFeelsYearsThreeRecordsFeel GoodReliefThree Years Author:M. Ward
“I definitely don't see myself as much of a singer, because my upbringing is really based around the guitar, learning chord progressions and that sort of thing. So the singing aspect of what I do has been a secondary adventure.” Has BeensAdventureSingingAspectGuitarSingersChordsUpbringingProgression Author:M. Ward
“I don't like the way recording to digital sounds. Most of the time when I'm recording to 2-inch tape, I still have a romantic vision of how songs sounded coming out of the radio when I was younger, and how they sounded coming out of my little four-track cassette player.” WayLittlesStillsTwoSongSoundVisionFourPlayerTrackRadioDigitalComing OutInchesTapeCassettes Author:M. Ward
“I get most of my inspiration from older records. Most of the records that I listen to were probably made before I was born, and I was born in the mid-'70s. I don't know why, exactly, I'm drawn to those sounds.” KnowsMadeInspirationSoundBornRecords Author:M. Ward
“I love the idea that I planned my career. I did not. It started out by getting invitations from artists that I really love and respect, to share a stage... I've been very lucky in that I haven't had to create a five-year plan. It's evolved.” YearsIdeasArtistCareersFivePlansShareStageHavensLuckyFive YearsInvitationsLove And RespectFive Year Plans Author:M. Ward
“I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I've learned a lot from that perspective.” NeedsFeelsSometimesPerspectiveAppreciateFortunateI've LearnedSeatsDriversPassengers Author:M. Ward