The bass line is the anchor for me. I started with the bass, and either doubled that and then added the harmonies,… — Petra Haden Added 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… — Petra Haden Ability Copy Share Image
I never punched in anything when I recorded Imaginaryland. Where the title came from is a whole other story. — Petra Haden Stories 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… — Petra Haden Copying Copy Share Image
I wish I finished music school, because then I feel like I could talk more about the dissonant notes. — Petra Haden About Copy Share Image
I remember watching Looney Tunes cartoons and having the music stuck in my head. — Petra Haden Cartoon 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… — Petra Haden Carter 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… — Petra Haden Age 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… — Petra Haden Bridges 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 Knows 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… — Petra Haden Bass 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… — Petra Haden Backup Copy Share Image
Old film-noir movies. There's something comforting about watching black-and-white movies, and hearing this kind of music just puts me in a fantasy… — Petra Haden About Copy Share Image
Everyone knows about The Who, but I didn't. I knew the popular songs like "I Can See For Miles." So that was… — Petra Haden Firsts Copy Share Image
I like things that start depressing and dark and end up romantic, and that's what I really loved about 'King Kong.' — Petra Haden About Copy Share Image
People are born with the knack to write poems and songs. I'm not a poet at all. — Petra Haden Born Copy Share Image
The first song I wrote was "Look Both Ways Before You Cross" from Imaginaryland. I started the song by singing a bass… — Petra Haden Bass Copy Share Image
I like things that start depressing and dark and end up romantic, and thats what I really loved about King Kong. — Petra Haden Dark Copy Share Image
People want to hear clean sounds; they don't want to hear coughing in the background, pages turning. — Petra Haden Backgrounds Copy Share Image
I've already done two cover albums. I don't know, maybe it wouldn't be a good idea to do another, but I just… — Petra Haden Albums Copy Share Image
When we were on breaks from recording and touring, I was kind of moping around, like not knowing what to do. It… — Petra Haden Break Copy Share Image
It's my favorite movie score and because I had such a crush on Christopher Reeve. The music made me love him even… — Petra Haden Character Copy Share Image
When I was recording my first solo album 'Imaginaryland,' I was listening to a lot of movie scores. — Petra Haden Album Copy Share Image
I love the Bach Prelude No. 2 in C Minor and had that stuck in my head: why don't I put this… — Petra Haden Dog Copy Share Image
