The bass line is the anchor for me. I started with the bass, and either doubled that and then added the harmonies, or sometimes added my own harmonies that I've always wanted to sing on the song. And then it… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I thought about what I wanted to do besides playing violin and singing backup in a band. Don't get me wrong, playing and singing in That Dog was really fun, but I wanted to work on other musical projects and… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
The bass line is the anchor for me. I started with the bass, and either doubled that and then added the harmonies, or sometimes… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
My forte is playing along and singing along to music I love. I mean, who knows, maybe I could develop that knack or develop… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I never punched in anything when I recorded Imaginaryland. Where the title came from is a whole other story. — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I put out Imaginaryland, I heard a lot of, "Oh she's copying Laurie Anderson," and I was like, wait... but I don't know her… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I wish I finished music school, because then I feel like I could talk more about the dissonant notes. — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I remember watching Looney Tunes cartoons and having the music stuck in my head. — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
Our dad played us a lot of old country songs by The Carter Family and he would sing along to it. I loved listening… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
Harmony has always come very natural to us because we started singing harmony at an early age. We heard a lot of different music… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I didn't know how write a song, (verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, bridge, verse), etc., and I didn't know how to write lyrics,… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I didn't know who Meredith Monk was, and I knew about Laurie Anderson but I didn't know her music that well. — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I just recorded in studios, you know, people pressed the buttons for me. So I just started recording the bass lines and guitar parts… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
I thought about what I wanted to do besides playing violin and singing backup in a band. Don't get me wrong, playing and singing… — Petra Haden Copy Share Image
