Being outside is a loose theme on 'Paracosm.' Acoustic-sounding instruments have that warmth to them that is really important to communicate. It was really important for me to tell a story - my favorite records have a narrative feel. — Washed Out Copy Share Image
I'm without a doubt a producer first. The lyrics happen towards the tail-end of the process, mainly because they're more stream-of-consciousness. It's very rare that I'm going to tell a really concrete story. — 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
