“Well, my main instrument is violin, but I think of myself as a songwriter who happens to play violin.” ThinkingWellsPlayHappensInstrumentsSongwritersViolin Author:Andrew Bird
“What you see with your eyes when you're making music is going to have a profound effect on what you hear.” EyeEffectsMusic IsProfound Author:Andrew Bird
“A day off after a show with no agenda in a foreign city is about the most fertile creative situation I can imagine. Just walking with nothing to do, killing time and hearing the sights and sounds of an unfamiliar place.” I CanShowsSoundCitiesSituationCreativeImagineWalkingSightKillingHearingAgendasUnfamiliarFertileDays OffTime To KillSight And Sound Author:Andrew Bird
“A good espresso to me is a little bit salty; you just become used to a good taste. Anytime I go into a new place and they don't clean their machine properly or the water temperature isn't right, it tastes awful.” LittlesUsedBitsWaterTasteLittle BitMachinesCleanAwfulTemperatureGood TasteNew PlacesEspressoSalty Author:Andrew Bird
“I create little challenges for myself, like, 'Okay, whatever you do in this song, you've got to somehow work in Greek Cypriots,' or something like that.” LittlesSongChallengesOkayGreekCypriots Author:Andrew Bird
“Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me.” YearsWould BeWinningNiceBeing NicePlayoffsRookies Author:Andrew Bogut
“What I would say is I've only had one injury in my NBA career, that was probably was because my core wasn't strong enough, when I had a stress fracture in my back.” EnoughStrongCareersStressCoreInjuryNbaStrong EnoughFracture Author:Andrew Bogut
“These days, to be seven years in one spot in any pro sport is a pretty long tenure.” YearsLongSportsSevenSpotsThese DaysSeven YearsTenure Author:Andrew Bogut
“The thing with NBA teams, a lot of times they just want to get you back on the floor to play, so as a player you've got to be very, very smart.” WantPlayPlayerTeamSmartNbaVery Smart Author:Andrew Bogut
“You can't really get into regular football after you watch Australian rules football because it's just two different ends of the totem pole.” TwoDifferentEndsWatchesFootballAustralianTotems Author:Andrew Bogut