The first notes I still play when I start a sound check are classical. Those are my roots. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
With digital sound just becomes simply information, not the sum of its parts. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I really like the sound of analog things where clearly there's something being touched. You can sense that something is handmade. So… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
A day off after a show with no agenda in a foreign city is about the most fertile creative situation I can… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
The instrumental record is a bit subtler. It's the kind of stuff on sound check, when I first pick up my violin… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
The problem is, when you're working with orchestras, you only get the orchestra for about two hours before the performance to pull… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound. It's not trying to replace a band,… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
With the words, a lot of things start with questions. Some word kind of piques my interest, and I love the way… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
In New York, I'm playing in a church, solo, doing instrumental stuff. There's talk of doing more, like, installation-type things with some… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I've always felt that dark lyrics with dark music is pretty useless. Maybe that's a strong statement - not useless, but for me, it's… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords. — Andrew Bird Copy Share
There's kind of this unequaled thrill of playing a half-finished song, it's kind of sense of slight embarrassment; like you're blushing. I like doing… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much' — Andrew Bird Copy Share
I'm just trying to get my body in shape so that I can handle it. It's a very physically demanding thing. I've been doing… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
Since I first picked up the violin, I've been very interested in tone and texture: I would have very visceral reactions to the texture… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
The problem is, when you're working with orchestras, you only get the orchestra for about two hours before the performance to pull it all… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
I have the barn, it's just kind of like a studio. Almost all artists have la studio to work in, and that's really what… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
There's always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
Sometimes I just think we're not meant to fly halfway around the world in a day. That some kind of mutation is going to… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
I write a lot more when I'm happy, because you're hopeful, you're motivated. — Andrew Bird Copy Share
I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're… — Andrew Bird Copy Share
