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> [I got a new 4-track cassette recorder a year or so after high school. For a while I would just stare at it thinking, how am I going to do this if I don't play guitar or keyboards? How am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-got-a-new-4-track-cassette-recorder-a-year-or-so-after-high-school/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

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## More by Petra Haden

> [The bass line is the anchor for me. I started with the bass, and either doubled that and then added the harmonies, or sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/the-bass-line-is-the-anchor-for-me-i-started-with-the-bass-and-either/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [My forte is playing along and singing along to music I love. I mean, who knows, maybe I could develop that knack or develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/my-forte-is-playing-along-and-singing-along-to-music-i-love-i-mean/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [I never punched in anything when I recorded Imaginaryland. Where the title came from is a whole other story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-never-punched-in-anything-when-i-recorded-imaginaryland-where-the/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [I put out Imaginaryland, I heard a lot of, "Oh she's copying Laurie Anderson," and I was like, wait... but I don't know her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-put-out-imaginaryland-i-heard-a-lot-of-oh-she-s-copying-laurie/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [I wish I finished music school, because then I feel like I could talk more about the dissonant notes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-wish-i-finished-music-school-because-then-i-feel-like-i-could-talk/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [I remember watching Looney Tunes cartoons and having the music stuck in my head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-remember-watching-looney-tunes-cartoons-and-having-the-music-stuck/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [Our dad played us a lot of old country songs by The Carter Family and he would sing along to it. I loved listening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/our-dad-played-us-a-lot-of-old-country-songs-by-the-carter-family-and/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [Harmony has always come very natural to us because we started singing harmony at an early age. We heard a lot of different music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/harmony-has-always-come-very-natural-to-us-because-we-started-singing/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [I didn't know how write a song, (verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, bridge, verse), etc., and I didn't know how to write lyrics,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-didn-t-know-how-write-a-song-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [I didn't know who Meredith Monk was, and I knew about Laurie Anderson but I didn't know her music that well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-didn-t-know-who-meredith-monk-was-and-i-knew-about-laurie-anderson/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [I just recorded in studios, you know, people pressed the buttons for me. So I just started recording the bass lines and guitar parts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-just-recorded-in-studios-you-know-people-pressed-the-buttons-for-me/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [I thought about what I wanted to do besides playing violin and singing backup in a band. Don't get me wrong, playing and singing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-thought-about-what-i-wanted-to-do-besides-playing-violin-and/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [I always related my favorite music to the movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/i-always-related-my-favorite-music-to-the-movies/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [Old film-noir movies. There's something comforting about watching black-and-white movies, and hearing this kind of music just puts me in a fantasy world. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/old-film-noir-movies-there-s-something-comforting-about-watching/)

[Petra Haden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/petra-haden/)

> [Everyone knows about The Who, but I didn't. I knew the popular songs like "I Can See For Miles." So that was the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/petra-haden/everyone-knows-about-the-who-but-i-didn-t-i-knew-the-popular-songs/)

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