When I got to L.A. I woke up and I was losing my voice because of the dry air. It was like, "Oh my god, this is going to be Joe's Pub all over again." — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
The first ones I played were in New York at Joe's Pub; I played four shows, but I did something like 30 interviews and a couple radio shows in the mornings and completely blew out my voice. It kind of sucked. — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
I write songs now I look at my strengths and I start there. In The Walkmen, we'd start with the live stuff. — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
I was writing music when we finished the last Walkmen record, Heaven, and a few of these songs may have even been started before… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
I really don't feel as connected to Heaven as I do to the ones where I was there from start to finish. And on… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
When you spend your whole life traveling it does get really tedious and exhausting. — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
When we got to the step when we'd normally start collaborating, we started having these talks about how it was not worth getting together.… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
You feel like half of your life is a vacation when you go to these Barcelona music festivals and have all day to sound… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
You're always trying to find new stuff and new inspiration. If you don't really push and you don't try something that feels exciting, then… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
The great thing is that when you hire string players you always get really great players. I don't know why that is. — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
Everyone in Seattle is a total pussy when it comes to snow. The whole city shut down, the place looked like an apocalyptic movie. — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
When you're in your twenties you always think that 30 is a long ways off, and maybe you'll have things in line when you… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
I was staying at my friend's house and he told me about the drug Prednisone. It took me 14 years to discover it. And… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write;… — Hamilton Leithauser Copy Share Image
