I was obsessed with harmonies and how to put songs together in lush soundscapes. But I don't know what it was all… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I write songs, but the guys play on them, they have opinions on them, and we tour together and spend all our… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
After everyone's gone to bed, I still find myself sitting at the computer writing songs. It's a nice reminder that this has… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
The first turning point, when I stopped doing things by myself and the Bastille project began, was the inclusion of more electronic… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
It's such an interesting experience seeing how different people react to music and the generosity of some and the craziness of others… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
There's definitely a couple of people I'll play stuff to when it's nearly finished just to see what they think; Mark, our… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
'The Shining' is operatic and sensational and... really shocking. It has this amazing meld of classical music and modern interpretations of classical… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
My songs used to be significantly more bizarre. I used to play a big electric piano and a loop pedal. I was… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I remember being obsessed with 'The Score' by The Fugees. I used to listen to a lot of really melodic music with… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
Often, with our music, there's quite a lot going on, so people hear melodies that sound up and catchy, and production, and… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I've never been interested in diarising my life through song. So much stuff has been done before. So many people have brilliantly… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I guess the way people release music and the way people listen to it has changed and is changing constantly. We wanna… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
There's always room to make stuff that is completely morose and downbeat, but we'd probably spiral into a state of complete despair… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I think basically, there are some bands and acts who feel the need to cultivate a persona or act a certain way… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I'm massively obsessed with Frank Ocean, so it's always great when he decides to release music. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
In 'Good Grief', in trying to create this sense of the huge downs and ups, stumbles of this process, we're almost using… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
The mixtapes, and a lot of our music, it comes from a place of fandom and appreciation and of respect and of… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
There are moments, when you're playing your songs to thousands of people, which are amazingly satisfying. I'm very self-critical, so I find… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
When we first started out we only had five or six songs we could play live, so if we ever got an… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
It's fun to take songs from a completely different context and reframe them. We did two mixtape albums called 'Other People's Heartache'… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I once went on a date where the girl drove and so couldn't drink. I was nervous, so drank quite a bit - it… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I run our Twitter and Facebook pages, because I feel it's important to maintain a personal relationship with fans. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
When we started out in the U.K., there were songs that we made, we put them on the Internet, and we immediately started touring… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I write songs, but the guys play on them, they have opinions on them, and we tour together and spend all our time together. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
We've been having a great time writing for other artists in and amongst making our Bastille albums and mixtapes. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
Playing new songs at festivals is weird, obviously. People at festivals are always a bit drunk, and probably just want to hear stuff they… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
'The Shining' is operatic and sensational and... really shocking. It has this amazing meld of classical music and modern interpretations of classical music, and… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
Most friendship groups will have someone who starts a new relationship, and you just don't see them for four months. And that's always kind… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I love David Lynch's style. Someone once thought I was his son, so I must have been doing an alright job at emulating it. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
I love the studio. I love writing and producing both for us and for other people. — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
Often, with our music, there's quite a lot going on, so people hear melodies that sound up and catchy, and production, and maybe don't… — Dan Smith Copy Share Image
