M. Ward Quotes

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• It might be a meaningless moment, but those sparks that ignite the song.... It's mystical maybe, those magic moments. And to make music for a…
• I like using concrete imagery, but I don't feel that's what it's about. It's a combination of concrete and abstract to take the listener somewhere…
• If I'm writing... even a piece of a song... I write it down. If it still resonates six months down the line, a year, even…
• I have a very strong belief in God.
• I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
• I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means.
• I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's…
• I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you…
• Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed.
• I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what exactly a song or record is about.
• I believe in working with songs that have personal value for me.
• I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I…
• I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams.
• I've worked with just as many talented women as I have talented men, and I feel fortunate enough to have that great balance.
• It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
• My grandparents are from Mexico, so I grew up with great Mexican food.
• The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world.
• When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just…
• I definitely don't see myself as much of a singer, because my upbringing is really based around the guitar, learning chord progressions and that sort…
• I don't like the way recording to digital sounds. Most of the time, when I'm recording to two-inch tape, I still have a romantic vision…

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