“What's cool about indie rock is that one band can do effectively the same thing as another band, and one band nails it, and the other one doesn't. I like that elusiveness.” Can DoRocksBandNailsIndie RockElusiveness Author:Andrew Bird
“I was trained at classical piano as a youngster back in PA. To rebel, I bought a drum set and played in some rock & roll bands. In college I picked up a guitar and became obsessed with practicing which led to playing guitar in indie rock bands in the mid 90's. Which led me to Los Angeles.” RocksCollegeBandGuitarPianoObsessedLos AngelesRebelYoungstersRock BandsPlaying GuitarIndie Rock Author:Jeff Cardoni
“I played in rock bands in college and then right out of college I moved over to Europe and lived in Ireland for about four years playing in indie rock bands. I love and miss being in a band, I still am in a band but pursuing that as a career I definitely missed it but I felt like that ship had sailed.” YearsStillsFeltCareersFourRocksMissingCollegeBandEuropeMovedShipsFour YearsIrelandRock BandsIndie Rock Author:Bill Watterson
“There was no indie rock band in the 90s at the level of, like, Grizzly Bear. I listen to their records and it's crazy how good they sound. That really freaks me out.” SoundLevelsRecordsCrazyRocksBearsBandFreakRock BandsGrizzliesIndie RockGrizzly Bears Author:Travis Morrison
“I didn't grow up with indie rock - I mean, I listened to bands that are considered indie rock, but I think that term is dead and uninteresting.” ThinkingMeanGrowsTermGrowing UpRocksBandIndie Rock Author:Justin Vernon
“In high school I was in a band called Goodfight, but it was more me running around on stage. It was very punk inspired. Then I started to get into indie-rock and older music and decided I wanted to write my own stuff. I quit the band. Around 16 or 17, I started recording myself at home on keyboard and piano.” WritingHomeRunningWantedSchoolStuffMy OwnRocksStageBandHigh SchoolDecidedInspiredQuittingPianoPunkKeyboardsI QuitIndie Rock Author:Angel Olsen