“I could never have been an accountant. I got a D in math.” Has BeensMathAccountants Author:Rob Marshall
“With a comedian, it's the opposite. You put that album out, and they've heard it. If they're coming out to see you, you'd better be doing new stuff. There's always a tiny part of the audience that want to hear certain bits of yours, or they've brought friends to see you, and they've told them about some of your bits. Then maybe you should do them.” IfsWantShouldCertainStuffBitsAudienceHeardOppositesAlbumsTinyComedianComing OutNew Stuff Author:Patton Oswalt
“But for the most part, for the majority of a stand-up audience, you better have new stuff they've not heard. And if you put an album out, just consider that material gone. At least that's how I see it.” IfsStuffAudienceGoneHeardMaterialsMajorityAlbumsNew Stuff Author:Patton Oswalt
“Most records, you build from the drums and bass up. This one, we started with the vocals in Nashville and recorded them live with just the guitars and tried to make that complete and lovely-sounding without any adornment at all. I really wanted to get something with the vocal that I've never gotten before Armchair Apocrypha.” WantedRecordsGuitarLovelyVocalBassNashvilleArmchairsAdornmentDrum And Bass Author:Andrew Bird
“Every time I make a record, it's kind of like scarification or something. You work 15 hours until you're stupid. You're just kind of all jittery.” KindHoursRecordsStupidYou Re Stupid Author:Andrew Bird
“I'm grateful that I had that uphill battle for 10 years of going onstage and having nobody know who I was, because you have to win them over.” KnowsYearsWinningBattleGratefulNobody KnowsUphill Battles Author:Patton Oswalt
“I have a lot of friends who were stand-ups, and they just stopped after a while, because they didn't like that battle, or they just couldn't do it. And then they would get on a sitcom and get visible and get back into it, because the audience was just way easier on them. But they lost those crucial years of learning to turn any audience into your audience.” WayYearsTurnsLostAudienceEasierBattleVisibleGet BackCrucialSitcomLots Of Friends Author:Patton Oswalt
“Somebody is going to find a way digitally that is just as innovative. In the end, the tools can change, but there is always someone who can think of something cool to do.” ThinkingWayEndsToolsInnovative Author:Patton Oswalt
“I finished touring the last record and I started recording new .I never really left the bubble, which is I think a good thing. I was just very focused. Maybe I should have taken a break or something, and not done such a long push.” ThinkingShouldLongDoneLastsLeftBreakTakenRecordsShould HaveGood ThingsFocusedFinishedBubblesTouring Author:Andrew Bird
“It's like you don't know you're making a record unless you're half-killing yourself.” KnowsHalfRecordsLike YouKillingKilling Yourself Author:Andrew Bird