There's songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like "The Privateers," or "Why," from a much earlier… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I haven't had that many people onstage for a while, and I'm looking forward to that. They're all such creative musicians in… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
People who are thinking about your music almost as much as you are, that almost never happens. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I've literally opened it up to suggestions and it's totally chaotic and kind of a bad idea. You don't need the actual… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I think jazz was just seeking respect and validity because a lot of people didn't believe it was a viable art form,… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
This might be a controversial thing to suggest, but in a quest to understand and relate to terrorism or school shootings, sometimes… — 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 Image
I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“I think jazz was just seeking respect and validity because a lot of people didn't believe it was a viable art form, and then they got a lot of attention in Europe. A lot of bands that can't catch flies in the US have these followings in Europe, [but] it's less and less the case. American audiences…” quote by Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fbb/andrew-bird-4041_adventurous_i-think-jazz-was-just-seeking-respect-an_2616791.jpg)
