I had all these songs lying around. They had all these woman characters, and I thought the idea of the Woman King would be a good way to tie them all together. — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
I like writing in an illustrative, descriptive way. I prefer describing to rather than explaining. — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
We play some smaller songs larger than they are the record, and vice versa. It took me a while to get used to playing… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
It sort of depends on the song. Some of them are pretty easy to write, and others take a while. I do a lot… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
In some songs, like propaganda songs-and don't get me wrong, I love some propaganda songs. They're some of my favorite songs in the world.… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
I put my energy into writing songs. I have to carve out a living somehow doing this, and licensing is one way. It's hard… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
I just try to use my own life to build a human song: something that people can relate to in some way. It's not… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
The song succeeds or fails just based on whether you argue your point successfully. — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
I had all these songs lying around. They had all these woman characters, and I thought the idea of the Woman King would be… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
It's fun to be able to revisit a song and do something that doesn't really illustrate the song but works tangentially or runs parallel… — Iron & Wine Copy Share Image
