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Andrew Bird Quotes

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 of a snare drum or a pedal steel guitar or a violin Picture Quote #1

Just don’t let the human factor fail to be a factor at all Picture Quote #1

Music as a social conduit has always been important to me Picture Quote #1

Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound Picture Quote #1

I think I’m still a little too intense for my own good sometimes Picture Quote #1

Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones Picture Quote #1

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I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes Picture Quote #1

No, it’s not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it’s just restlessness Picture Quote #1

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest Picture Quote #1

I’ve done my share of busking, and it’s fun until it isn’t. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they’re so good Picture Quote #1

I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it’s not worth remembering Picture Quote #1

I guess I’m attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive Picture Quote #1

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I don’t write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords Picture Quote #1

The first notes I still play when I start a sound check are classical. Those are my roots Picture Quote #1

Honestly, I didn’t have the patience for biology or history in an academic sense, but I always liked the kind of big questions Picture Quote #1

Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies Picture Quote #1

All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song Picture Quote #1

You travel with the hope that something unexpected will happen. It has to do with enjoying being lost and figuring it out and the satisfaction. I always get a little disappointed when I know too well where I’m going, or when I’ve lived in a place so long that there’s no chance I could possibly get lost Picture Quote #1

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Songwriters can sort of get away with murder. You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs or research Picture Quote #1

Correlation across replicated environments adds a whole new dimension of complexity of the environment,... You would expect most application groups to have the same set of policies. In reality, you have differences in policies. That reflects back to that whole process of manual storing in the environment Picture Quote #1

I really believe there’s more honesty in one live show than there may be in my whole output Picture Quote #1

What’s cool about indie rock is that one band can do effectively the same thing as another band, and one band nails it, and the other one doesn’t. I like that elusiveness Picture Quote #1

I’ve always found that whatever you say about indie rock, it is the most inclusive genre or title for anything. It doesn’t pin you down too much, like other labels would. It’s just newer, it has less baggage Picture Quote #1

Melodies are just honest. They can only be what they are. Words have the capacity for deception. Theyre all full of subtext, and some of them are cliche and overused and vernacular. Theyre tricky. All I can say is, words are tricky Picture Quote #1

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I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for an hour to just kind of feel the resonance of the violin Picture Quote #1

The orchestra’s an amazing instrument, but I don’t want to just arrange my songs for it. I think that might be kind of boring and a little bit overdramatic, perhaps. I’m still just having too much fun doing it my way, for the time being Picture Quote #1

I can’t relate to the process of just disappearing and writing a record, all at the same time, followed by the sort of drudgery of going out on tour and trying to recreate the record, playing the same 12 songs every night Picture Quote #1

I don’t like to disappear between records. I like to play shows while I’m making the record Picture Quote #1

I put a lot into my records, and I won’t release anything I’m not totally thrilled with Picture Quote #1

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 together, and that doesn’t sound like a real collaboration Picture Quote #1

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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 of a snare drum or a pedal steel guitar or a violin. (Andrew Bird Quotes) Just don’t let the human factor fail to be a factor at all (Andrew Bird Quotes) Music as a social conduit has always been important to me (Andrew Bird Quotes) Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound (Andrew Bird Quotes) I think I’m still a little too intense for my own good sometimes (Andrew Bird Quotes) Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones (Andrew Bird Quotes) I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes (Andrew Bird Quotes) No, it’s not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it’s just restlessness (Andrew Bird Quotes) My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest (Andrew Bird Quotes) I’ve done my share of busking, and it’s fun until it isn’t. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they’re so good (Andrew Bird Quotes) I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it’s not worth remembering (Andrew Bird Quotes) I guess I’m attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive (Andrew Bird Quotes) I don’t write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords (Andrew Bird Quotes) The first notes I still play when I start a sound check are classical. Those are my roots (Andrew Bird Quotes) Honestly, I didn’t have the patience for biology or history in an academic sense, but I always liked the kind of big questions (Andrew Bird Quotes) Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies (Andrew Bird Quotes) All the folks I play with come from jazz backgrounds or at least appreciate spontaneity within the parameters of a pop song (Andrew Bird Quotes) You travel with the hope that something unexpected will happen. It has to do with enjoying being lost and figuring it out and the satisfaction. I always get a little disappointed when I know too well where I’m going, or when I’ve lived in a place so long that there’s no chance I could possibly get lost (Andrew Bird Quotes) Songwriters can sort of get away with murder. You can throw out crazy theories and not have to back it up with data or graphs or research (Andrew Bird Quotes) Correlation across replicated environments adds a whole new dimension of complexity of the environment,... You would expect most application groups to have the same set of policies. In reality, you have differences in policies. That reflects back to that whole process of manual storing in the environment (Andrew Bird Quotes) I really believe there’s more honesty in one live show than there may be in my whole output (Andrew Bird Quotes) What’s cool about indie rock is that one band can do effectively the same thing as another band, and one band nails it, and the other one doesn’t. I like that elusiveness (Andrew Bird Quotes) I’ve always found that whatever you say about indie rock, it is the most inclusive genre or title for anything. It doesn’t pin you down too much, like other labels would. It’s just newer, it has less baggage (Andrew Bird Quotes) Melodies are just honest. They can only be what they are. Words have the capacity for deception. Theyre all full of subtext, and some of them are cliche and overused and vernacular. Theyre tricky. All I can say is, words are tricky (Andrew Bird Quotes) I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for an hour to just kind of feel the resonance of the violin (Andrew Bird Quotes) The orchestra’s an amazing instrument, but I don’t want to just arrange my songs for it. I think that might be kind of boring and a little bit overdramatic, perhaps. I’m still just having too much fun doing it my way, for the time being (Andrew Bird Quotes) I can’t relate to the process of just disappearing and writing a record, all at the same time, followed by the sort of drudgery of going out on tour and trying to recreate the record, playing the same 12 songs every night (Andrew Bird Quotes) I don’t like to disappear between records. I like to play shows while I’m making the record (Andrew Bird Quotes) I put a lot into my records, and I won’t release anything I’m not totally thrilled with (Andrew Bird Quotes) 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 together, and that doesn’t sound like a real collaboration (Andrew Bird Quotes)

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