Challenges Quote by Andrew Bird

“I create little challenges for myself, like, 'Okay, whatever you do in this song, you've got to somehow work in Greek Cypriots,' or something like that.”

Andrew Bird

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (9 ratings)

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…

Andrew Bird

Image

I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

Andrew Bird

Image

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…

Andrew Bird

Image

I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for…

Andrew Bird

Image

The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much'

Andrew Bird

Image

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…

Andrew Bird

Image

The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter.

Andrew Bird

Image

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…

Andrew Bird

Image

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…

Andrew Bird

Image

I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.

Andrew Bird

Image

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…

Andrew Bird

Image

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…

Andrew Bird

Image

Explore all 117 Andrew Bird quotes

More Challenges quotes

I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job…

Taylor Hanson

Image

Our biggest challenge is to eliminate the popular perception that economists don't have anything useful to say.

Mark Zandi

Image

I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,…

Anna Quindlen

Image

I think the next 50 years are going to present the human race with challenges that so far exceed the limitations of geopolitical boundaries…

Zachary Quinto

Image

“Doing the work to transform your dreams into reality is like walking across the earth. It can be that hard, and it can take…

Dragos Bratasanu

Image

I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.

Michael Jordan

Image

People in great groups have blinders on. Their work is all they see. They value failures as learning opportunities. They are optimistic, not realistic,…

Warren G. Bennis

Image

If, as I anticipate, a wide array of personal, portable information/communication devices becomes increasingly important and widespread for information-intensive users, it will be a…

Tom Peters