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title: "1 Playing Church Quotes By Andrew Bird"
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> [In New York, I'm playing in a church, solo, doing instrumental stuff. There's talk of doing more, like, installation-type things with some of the specimen horns I've played through. Just filling a room in a museum with these horn-speaker sculptures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/in-new-york-i-m-playing-in-a-church-solo-doing-instrumental-stuff/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

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## More by Andrew Bird

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-ve-always-felt-that-dark-lyrics-with-dark-music-is-pretty-useless/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-don-t-write-poetry-and-then-strum-some-chords-and-then-fit-the/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/there-s-kind-of-this-unequaled-thrill-of-playing-a-half-finished-song/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-really-into-the-tone-of-my/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-anti-aging-advert-that-i-would-like-to-see-is-a-baby-covered-in/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-m-just-trying-to-get-my-body-in-shape-so-that-i-can-handle-it-it-s/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-way-i-work-i-m-not-a-confessional-singer-songwriter/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/since-i-first-picked-up-the-violin-i-ve-been-very-interested-in-tone/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-problem-is-when-you-re-working-with-orchestras-you-only-get-the/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-think-i-m-still-a-little-too-intense-for-my-own-good-sometimes/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-have-the-barn-it-s-just-kind-of-like-a-studio-almost-all-artists/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/there-s-always-a-tension-between-wanting-to-write-a-really-concise/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [Sometimes I just think we're not meant to fly halfway around the world in a day. That some kind of mutation is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/sometimes-i-just-think-we-re-not-meant-to-fly-halfway-around-the/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [I write a lot more when I'm happy, because you're hopeful, you're motivated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-write-a-lot-more-when-i-m-happy-because-you-re-hopeful-you-re/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

> [I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-ve-done-my-share-of-busking-and-it-s-fun-until-it-isn-t-there-are/)

[Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/)

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