I don't fit into a group very well socially. And that might be reflected in my music. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
When you make music on your own for so long, you get used to just doing whatever you want. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
The meaning of the words in my songs are very important to me. But what's most important to me is that the… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I started writing music as a composer in school, in the classical tradition. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I try to ignore people's opinions about my music - you don't want to hold yourself back because of that stuff. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I listen to the timbre of the music, and I fit my voice to blend with that timbre. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I don't think all music that is considered 'avant-garde' is bad, but it's definitely elitist. I hope my music is not that. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I try to not think too much about how people are receiving my music. And I'm not really famous enough that it's… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I do develop characters for songs, and I think of everything as storytelling, in a way. But I don't plan out what… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I do have a big problem with the idea of music as a form of communication unless it's political - and that's… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
One of the struggles that I have with classical music is the way one thinks about a recapitulation. There's always this idea… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I like mantras and repeating things, like in pop music, where you repeat a line over and over again. It's just so… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to get shows in the U.S. It's that simple. I don't know what that means. I think it… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
Musical themes developing is a lot of what classical music is based on, and exposition and recapitulation - these kinds of things… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
'Have You in My Wilderness,' the title track, is about the idea of possessing a person, or saying, 'You're mine; you're in… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I just always make honest music. I just always kinda do what I wanna do. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I don't like to talk too much about my music; I like people to just experience it and not worry what I… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I don't know how well I work in traditions. I don't know if it's just the way I listened to music growing… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I usually like to hide my vocals behind the music. I don't like to hide them consciously, but I have a tendency… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I take music very seriously, but it's important to me that my music is - I don't know if 'intuitive' is the… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I was pretty scared of the idea as a younger person of being a musician on the road. It didn't occur to… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
David Bowie - I definitely knew some of his music as a teenager, but I didn't actually listen to his music as… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I think my music is experimental, playful, challenging, focused, fun. I don't want it to be thought of as trying to appeal… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
There's definitely been a focus on the literary aspects of my music, and I always get a little cringey because I don't… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I was in school for four years writing music to please my teachers. That was not music I liked. And when I… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I started playing piano when I was eight, and I went on to study piano in school, so I have a background… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
There's definitely been a focus on the literary aspects of my music, and I always get a little cringey because I don't feel like… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I prefer to work with mystery, but that doesn't work well in an academic environment. They want you to analyze what you're doing, which… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I really like being home. I like being comfortable, and I'm not a very dramatic person. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I really love working with Ramona from Nite Jewel. We've kind of grown up together. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
One thing I do like about L.A. is the fact that you can be - whether you're famous or it's just a matter of,… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I played cello on my early recordings, but that doesn't mean I'm a cellist, you know? — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I don't use the harpsichord because it evokes a past time period: I use it because I like the sound. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I don't thrive in a school or academic environment, I found out. I thrive better in the world outside the small academy because I… — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
I try to not think too much about how people are receiving my music. And I'm not really famous enough that it's a problem. — Julia Holter Copy Share Image
