If a band isn't coming up with two to four of those when they pick up their instruments, then they have problems - even if none of them turn into a song. If that's not happening in a band, it's… — Travis Morrison Copy Share Image
I sometimes try a variance of the drawer trick - [I write it] and then come back to it and see if it blows. — Travis Morrison Copy Share
I like to write early in the morning, like, 5 a.m. If I'm really on my game, I don't have any coffee or stimulants.… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
I try to be patient. I feel like the point of art is to go down within yourself and to pop up into other… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
Advice is not really very useful. People gave me terrible advice, and I guess I was just smart enough to ignore some of it. — Travis Morrison Copy Share
There are bands, like R.E.M., who want to have 17 records, and some are terrible and some are great. I don't know if people… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
Your ego gets activated real quick, you really want to impress yourself. But when you come back to it, sometimes you're like, "Yeah, this… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
I like being a musician that's also a fly on the wall. I like people coming in the room and doing what they do… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
At certain point, you realize it's easy to play music for the rest of your life: just don't sell your guitar. Maybe you get… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
I saw an interview with Jay-Z where he said he didn't write down any of his lyrics, so I tried that. — Travis Morrison Copy Share
I'm fascinated with the attitude of younger rock bands, even ones that are making money at it. I don't ever hear them talk about… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
Now, by and large, people are recording material to put on YouTube. I have a theory that YouTube is, in the end, the #1… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
I like to go play shows just to see people, so I'm not in the game of like, "You're at my show, you're gonna… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
If a band isn't coming up with two to four of those when they pick up their instruments, then they have problems - even… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
I wanted to be a writer when I was a little kid. Then I wanted to be Pete Townshend - the songwriting guitarist who… — Travis Morrison Copy Share
