Nicholas Thorburn

Everybody now who's playing in Unicorn band is deeply schooled in music. I'm the only one who's self-taught, which I think is…

— Nicholas Thorburn

You're forced to step into that performer role. I can't just hide behind a synthesizer forever.

— Nicholas Thorburn

I can tell what inspired the songs for me, or what I was thinking and feeling at the time. But I don't…

— Nicholas Thorburn

I wrote a cheesy love song - called "Tender Torture". I guess it's more of a song about being away from someone…

— Nicholas Thorburn

You know what I think the guy who reviewed the live show for Pitchfork suffers from? Shy/asshole confusion. I'm not an asshole.…

— Nicholas Thorburn

I really do just try to tune as much out as I can and make things that I think just sound good…

— Nicholas Thorburn

I'll acknowledge that I'm from Canada but I don't think I'll acknowledge that I'm Canadian.

— Nicholas Thorburn

It's always something that interests me, crafting a really perfect pop gem, but it's not a lifelong obsession. I've kind of moved…

— Nicholas Thorburn

When people all wear the same thing, people notice. They aren't stupid. People don't go, "Oh, you can see right through them!"

— Nicholas Thorburn

I've always got songs ready to go. It's not a challenge to conjure anything, it's just whether the music I supply is…

— Nicholas Thorburn

It is a game you have to play. You have to tour your ass off. It's just always "where am I now"…

— Nicholas Thorburn

I'm totally open to outside opinions and criticism.

— Nicholas Thorburn

I operate in such a vacuum. I write by myself, it's a very solitary experience, and I'm not used to, I've never…

— Nicholas Thorburn

I don't want to over think anything because the second I do, I start to fail.

— Nicholas Thorburn

"Jogging Gorgeous Summer" song was inspired by a general feeling of sunshine, feeling good, sitting in the backseat of a car and…

— Nicholas Thorburn

I've learned a lot about how to be in a band. It's like being in a marriage to these people. Because there's…

— Nicholas Thorburn

I just think if you're gonna play a show you should try and look nice.

— Nicholas Thorburn

I like writing stories. That's what I like to do. That's the way I see it, but with every song I get…

— Nicholas Thorburn

Thankfully, I'm not put in a position where I'm made to feel like I can't live my life.

— Nicholas Thorburn