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> [It's not like I'm narrating stories with music behind them. It's all kind of one thing. You hope you can provoke a specific emotional reaction, but in ways that aren't quite plain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/it-s-not-like-i-m-narrating-stories-with-music-behind-them-it-s-all/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

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## More by Jonathan Meiburg

> [I just like dealing with scientists for awhile and then going over and dealing with musicians for awhile. They both have qualities that kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/i-just-like-dealing-with-scientists-for-awhile-and-then-going-over/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [Being like stranded without a label in the middle of tour was very strange. On the other hand it made us move instantly. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/being-like-stranded-without-a-label-in-the-middle-of-tour-was-very/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [When I was writing some of songs for the record in Galapagos it was the feeling of being there I wanted to evoke more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/when-i-was-writing-some-of-songs-for-the-record-in-galapagos-it-was/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [When you make a record, you probably are not going to hit exactly what you were aiming for. You also have to let go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/when-you-make-a-record-you-probably-are-not-going-to-hit-exactly-what/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [I really want to try to protect as much as I can, to safeguard peoples' first experience with a record. Because I want you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/i-really-want-to-try-to-protect-as-much-as-i-can-to-safeguard-peoples/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [I do like the old versions of our songs - there are good things in them, but I think that the good things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/i-do-like-the-old-versions-of-our-songs-there-are-good-things-in-them/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [I felt like the last record was a real step forward for us. I was very pleased to see some people saying the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/i-felt-like-the-last-record-was-a-real-step-forward-for-us-i-was-very/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [I feel like we've kind of gone through a transformation in the past year. I don't know what happened but we've somehow gelled in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/i-feel-like-we-ve-kind-of-gone-through-a-transformation-in-the-past/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [I still get stage fright every time. I also feel very, very sleepy about a minute before we go on. Like I feel like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/i-still-get-stage-fright-every-time-i-also-feel-very-very-sleepy/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [I certainly think there are things that impressed me as a child about the church. The smells and the sounds and the pagaentry of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/i-certainly-think-there-are-things-that-impressed-me-as-a-child-about/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [One of our very favorite shows of 2008 was our Slowtrain instore. We drove straight from San Francisco, pulled up to the back of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/one-of-our-very-favorite-shows-of-2008-was-our-slowtrain-instore-we/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [It may be a product of me being raised in episcopal church, but I have a love for ritual and theater and the significance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/it-may-be-a-product-of-me-being-raised-in-episcopal-church-but-i-have/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [The only problem with Shearwater as a name for a band is that people sort of think that it's this amalgamated word like Pushmonkey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/the-only-problem-with-shearwater-as-a-name-for-a-band-is-that-people/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [The nice thing about being a band that nobody knows about is that you can do whatever you want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/the-nice-thing-about-being-a-band-that-nobody-knows-about-is-that-you/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

> [It's not like I'm narrating stories with music behind them. It's all kind of one thing. You hope you can provoke a specific emotional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-meiburg/it-s-not-like-i-m-narrating-stories-with-music-behind-them-it-s-all/)

[Jonathan Meiburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-meiburg/)

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