The types of melodies I tend to write kind of have this bittersweet quality; they're meant to be uplifting but kind of have this melancholy vibe to it. — Washed Out Copy Share Image
Texture is very important. Just the feel of everything. It's not always about recording everything in pristine quality and having everything mixed where it's absolutely perfect. It's more about a vibe. — Washed Out Copy Share Image
I took piano lessons when I was really young, like five years old, and I didn't really enjoy that very much. It was kind… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
I never wanted to just press play on some DJ set and let the lights do all the work. I value old-fashioned performance a… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
My music is a personal thing, and I feel like if I talk too much about the songs, or if there's too much of… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
I felt like I was building this world brick by brick with each layer of instrumentation I was doing. I could see it growing… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
When I'm not touring, I hardly ever leave my house. Part of it is I get to do what I'm most passionate about, which… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
I personally love the record-making more than the actually performing and travelling. It's funny, the drastic shift in lifestyle that comes with it. It… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
Obviously, you want to honour the sound of your music, but I'm definitely open to trying new things and making myself use a different… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
For me personally, I'm always writing from what's happening in my emotional life. Even without thinking about it a lot of the time, it… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
The Washed Out thing happened really quickly, and I wasn't really actively promoting the songs. I didn't think of them as any more than… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
A lot of the early Washed Out material was done on a couple of synthesizers that did most of the work, but that's the… — Washed Out Copy Share Image
I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse. — Washed Out Copy Share Image
