“I try to shut my brain down as much as possible. And let the melodies flow, if possible.” Quote by Zach Condon
“I tend to hear rhythm and melody, chord-progressions, long before I hear words.” LongRhythmMelodyChordsProgression Author:Zach Condon
“I think I spent more time on the mellotron than on any other instrument in the studio, and it got to the point where I was like, "Well, you can't write an entire album on this instrument." But maybe I would!” ThinkingWritingWellsInstrumentsAlbumsStudiosMore Time Author:Zach Condon
“I think, if I had my choice, I would spend all my time in the studio writing, and creating music.” IfsThinkingWritingChoicesCreatingStudiosMy TimeCreating Music Author:Zach Condon
“There is a beauty to touring - to be honest, there's a way that music connects and you really feel the actual reaction of people to the music that you're making, and I feel like if I didn't do that I just wouldn't know, and I don't think my music would be the same.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayFeelsWould BeHonestReactionsBeing HonestTouring Author:Zach Condon
“I think that there's a proliferation of music that is done entirely in the bedroom for an Internet audience, but there's no way in hell that you could actually kill off a live show, and its importance in the creation of music - it's just impossible.” ThinkingWayDoneShowsAudienceHellImpossibleCreationInternetImportanceBedroomProliferation Author:Zach Condon
“I just reached the point where I realised, I need to stop repeating myself if I'm ever actually going to enjoy the music I'm creating.” IfsNeedsEnjoyCreatingRealised Author:Zach Condon
“I think it's become much harder because I'm more afraid of every step I take. I'm more aware of its ramifications, I'm more aware of the less creative aspects of music - like the business-side of things for example.” ThinkingSidesStepsCreativeExampleAspectHarderEvery StepRamifications Author:Zach Condon
“I became very aware of what I was used to relying on, almost tricks. It's funny because I could feel myself creating a formula and sticking with it and I just told myself, 'That's not me, that's not really how I am, god forbid I have developed a formula - it's music; songwriting.' It's heretic, honestly, in the church of music, so I had to unwind a few tricks in order to get past it.” FeelsPastUsedOrderChurchCreatingHonestlyTricksSongwritingFormulasHereticUnwind Author:Zach Condon
“I put myself in the studio and I really made sure to say, 'Well, if I would normally reach for a trumpet, why don't I reach for the next nearest instrument instead?'” IfsWellsMadeNextInstrumentsStudiosTrumpets Author:Zach Condon
“I think that within the world of music that we work in, which is so not perfect, I think that you really do have to learn to accept your own mistakes as part of the beauty of music itself.” ThinkingWorldPerfectMistakeAcceptingNot Perfect Author:Zach Condon