The instrumental record is a bit subtler. It's the kind of stuff on sound check, when I first pick up my violin… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
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 don't like to disappear between records. I like to play shows while I'm making the record. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
It's like you don't know you're making a record unless you're half-killing yourself. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Most records, you build from the drums and bass up. This one, we started with the vocals in Nashville and recorded them… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I can't relate to the process of just disappearing and writing a record, all at the same time, followed by the sort… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I don't get particularly precious about things like this, though. Like the record company said, "We need a radio edit that delivers… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I finished touring the last record and I started recording new .I never really left the bubble, which is I think a… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
You can build up expectations for a song before you record it, and then it's like nothing's good enough in the studio. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Every time I make a record, it's kind of like scarification or something. You work 15 hours until you're stupid. You're just… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I think any songwriter or record, no matter how good it is, can become tedious if it's the same person's point of… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I put a lot into my records, and I won't release anything I'm not totally thrilled with. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Anyway, I'm digressing, but this is just kind of this 10-and-a-half-minute, ambient - you hear cicadas and birds and the wind outside… — 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
