--- title: "7 Violin Quotes By Andrew Bird" description: "7 Violin quotes by Andrew Bird. Plus more from Andrew Bird and more Violin sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/andrew-bird-4041_feel_i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-re_241944.png" --- > [I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-really-into-the-tone-of-my/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/andrew-bird-4041_feel_i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-re_241944.png) > [Since I first picked up the violin, I've been very interested in tone and texture: I would have very visceral reactions to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/since-i-first-picked-up-the-violin-i-ve-been-very-interested-in-tone/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c6/andrew-bird-4041_been_since-i-first-picked-up-the-violin-i-ve_401308.png) > [The instrumental record is a bit subtler. It's the kind of stuff on sound check, when I first pick up my violin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-instrumental-record-is-a-bit-subtler-it-s-the-kind-of-stuff-on/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/andrew-bird-4041_bits_the-instrumental-record-is-a-bit-subtler_617822.png) > [Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/playing-the-violin-and-singing-and-whistling-are-just-three-different/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/andrew-bird-4041_different_playing-the-violin-and-singing-and-whist_799578.png) > [Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound. It's not trying to replace a band,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/playing-the-violin-and-singing-and-whistling-are-just-three-different-2/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/679/andrew-bird-4041_band_playing-the-violin-and-singing-and-whist_1031838.jpg) > [I definitely have to give myself permission, like on "Master Swarm," to rip a lead on that. Just play a violin solo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-definitely-have-to-give-myself-permission-like-on-master-swarm-to/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/andrew-bird-4041_bits_i-definitely-have-to-give-myself-permiss_1033773.png) > [Well, my main instrument is violin, but I think of myself as a songwriter who happens to play violin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/well-my-main-instrument-is-violin-but-i-think-of-myself-as-a/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/andrew-bird-4041_happens_well-my-main-instrument-is-violin-but-i_2710975.png) ## Other authors on Violin - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hilary-hahn-42014.jpg) Hilary Hahn 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/hilary-hahn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joshua-bell-53643.jpg) Joshua Bell 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/joshua-bell/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/cassandra-clare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-itzhak-perlman-44939.jpg) Itzhak Perlman 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/itzhak-perlman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vanessa-mae-93168.jpg) Vanessa Mae 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/vanessa-mae/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-arthur-conan-doyle-14897.jpg) Arthur Conan Doyle 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/arthur-conan-doyle/) - [Amanda Shires 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/amanda-shires/) ## More by Andrew Bird > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-ve-always-felt-that-dark-lyrics-with-dark-music-is-pretty-useless/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-don-t-write-poetry-and-then-strum-some-chords-and-then-fit-the/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/there-s-kind-of-this-unequaled-thrill-of-playing-a-half-finished-song/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-really-into-the-tone-of-my/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-anti-aging-advert-that-i-would-like-to-see-is-a-baby-covered-in/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-m-just-trying-to-get-my-body-in-shape-so-that-i-can-handle-it-it-s/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-way-i-work-i-m-not-a-confessional-singer-songwriter/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/since-i-first-picked-up-the-violin-i-ve-been-very-interested-in-tone/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/the-problem-is-when-you-re-working-with-orchestras-you-only-get-the/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-think-i-m-still-a-little-too-intense-for-my-own-good-sometimes/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-have-the-barn-it-s-just-kind-of-like-a-studio-almost-all-artists/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/there-s-always-a-tension-between-wanting-to-write-a-really-concise/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [Sometimes I just think we're not meant to fly halfway around the world in a day. That some kind of mutation is going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/sometimes-i-just-think-we-re-not-meant-to-fly-halfway-around-the/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I write a lot more when I'm happy, because you're hopeful, you're motivated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-write-a-lot-more-when-i-m-happy-because-you-re-hopeful-you-re/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) > [I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-ve-done-my-share-of-busking-and-it-s-fun-until-it-isn-t-there-are/) [Andrew Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-bird/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/violin/andrew-bird/#itemlist", "name": "7 Violin Quotes By Andrew Bird", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for an hour to just kind of feel the resonance of the violin.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Bird" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-really-into-the-tone-of-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/andrew-bird-4041_feel_i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-re_241944.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/andrew-bird-4041_feel_i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-re_241944.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a6/andrew-bird-4041_feel_i-think-when-i-was-pretty-young-i-got-re_241944.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one…” — Andrew Bird", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 of a snare drum or a pedal steel guitar or a violin.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Bird" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-bird/since-i-first-picked-up-the-violin-i-ve-been-very-interested-in-tone/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c6/andrew-bird-4041_been_since-i-first-picked-up-the-violin-i-ve_401308.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c6/andrew-bird-4041_been_since-i-first-picked-up-the-violin-i-ve_401308.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c6/andrew-bird-4041_been_since-i-first-picked-up-the-violin-i-ve_401308.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Since I first picked up the violin, I've been very interested in tone and texture: I would have very…” — Andrew Bird", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The instrumental record is a bit subtler. 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