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… — 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… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I'm coming from a place that's more experimental and indulgent already, so for the last 10 years, it's been more like, "How… — 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
The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I spend a lot of time working by myself developing songs, but I really need some other counterpart to help me pull… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
The first splurge of creativity is kind of free, and the last 30 percent is painstakingly hard work, but it's good to… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
It's not set in stone. I like to keep it rolling and changing, and so I am like, "Great, I get to… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I've always had levity in my songs, so I like to turn things over, twist them around, and make fun of myself. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
I create little challenges for myself, like, 'Okay, whatever you do in this song, you've got to somehow work in Greek Cypriots,'… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
If something gets under my own skin, and keeps reoccurring, it starts to take on a certain weight and value, and I… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Pretty much any given day, barring some major distraction, I get melodies coming to me. Lyrics don't come quite as easily. So… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies. — 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'm not a home-studio guy. I spend a lot of time working by myself developing songs, but I really need some other… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
Some of your best songs come from a desperate attempt to escape, so sitting in an airport for hours I can just… — 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'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 have some irrepressible pop impulses to write an appealing, concise song. And I also have some irrepressible kind of restlessness as… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
The music that I write is often not necessarily full of doom and gloom. You'll notice in most of the darkest songs,… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song. — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
There's always that struggle between me wanting to keep [song] new and fresh and then be - I can never get with… — 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
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
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