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M Ward Quotes

There’s at least one fist bump every interview Picture Quote #1

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 some good singers on that show Picture Quote #1

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 feels good Picture Quote #1

I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog. I had fun trying to duplicate what I was hearing on these records, only using the instruments I had at hand - an acoustic guitar, and that’s all. It was endlessly amusing to me to try to imitate John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s harmonies using the guitar Picture Quote #1

I wouldn’t want to cover a Hank Williams song in a country-western way. It doesn’t occur to me instinctually to re-create productions. I’m interested in re-creating songs. Putting different clothes on them Picture Quote #1

I went every Sunday to church when I was growing up, and I think that music had an affect on me before my memory can recall Picture Quote #1

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I get annoyed with movies or books, songs or records that deliberately try to make you feel a certain way Picture Quote #1

I got into one Metallica record. That was about it. I never got into AC/DC or Black Sabbath or any of that. I was interested in the side of heavy metal that had interesting guitar ideas, but that was a very short-lived thing Picture Quote #1

One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel - you smell a certain smell in the room and it takes you back to your childhood. I feel like music is able to do that, and it happens to me all the time Picture Quote #1

The songwriting style, to me, is superior... there was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song is. You get joy in listening to these Buddy Holly or Roy Orbison sad lyrics. I’m attracted to songs that have balance between the darks and the lights and giving them all equal opportunity Picture Quote #1

I’m somebody who doesn’t feel the need to be in the driver’s seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger’s seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I’ve learned a lot from that perspective Picture Quote #1

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 of how songs sounded coming out of the radio when I was younger, and how they sounded coming out of my little four-track cassette player Picture Quote #1

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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 of thing. So the singing aspect of what I do has been a secondary adventure Picture Quote #1

Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can’t be preprogrammed Picture Quote #1

The best live recordings capture elements of surprise onstage Picture Quote #1

From a very early age, I started to get really interested in how songs were put to tape. Not just listening to the songs, but the way the songs were recorded Picture Quote #1

It was endlessly amusing to me to try to imitate John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s harmonies using the guitar Picture Quote #1

When I was about 15, I picked up the guitar and learned how to play by going through Beatles chords books. I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog Picture Quote #1

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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 feels good Picture Quote #1

I’ve worked with just as many talented women as I have talented men, and I feel fortunate enough to have that great balance Picture Quote #1

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 make Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’m somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams Picture Quote #1

I believe in working with songs that have personal value for me Picture Quote #1

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It’s a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard Picture Quote #1

I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness Picture Quote #1

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There’s at least one fist bump every interview (M Ward Quotes) 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 some good singers on that show (M Ward Quotes) 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 feels good. (M Ward Quotes) I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog. I had fun trying to duplicate what I was hearing on these records, only using the instruments I had at hand - an acoustic guitar, and that’s all. It was endlessly amusing to me to try to imitate John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s harmonies using the guitar. (M Ward Quotes) I wouldn’t want to cover a Hank Williams song in a country-western way. It doesn’t occur to me instinctually to re-create productions. I’m interested in re-creating songs. Putting different clothes on them. (M Ward Quotes) I went every Sunday to church when I was growing up, and I think that music had an affect on me before my memory can recall. (M Ward Quotes) I get annoyed with movies or books, songs or records that deliberately try to make you feel a certain way. (M Ward Quotes) I got into one Metallica record. That was about it. I never got into AC/DC or Black Sabbath or any of that. I was interested in the side of heavy metal that had interesting guitar ideas, but that was a very short-lived thing. (M Ward Quotes) One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel - you smell a certain smell in the room and it takes you back to your childhood. I feel like music is able to do that, and it happens to me all the time (M Ward Quotes) The songwriting style, to me, is superior... there was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song is. You get joy in listening to these Buddy Holly or Roy Orbison sad lyrics. I’m attracted to songs that have balance between the darks and the lights and giving them all equal opportunity (M Ward Quotes) I’m somebody who doesn’t feel the need to be in the driver’s seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger’s seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I’ve learned a lot from that perspective (M Ward Quotes) 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 of how songs sounded coming out of the radio when I was younger, and how they sounded coming out of my little four-track cassette player (M Ward Quotes) 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 of thing. So the singing aspect of what I do has been a secondary adventure (M Ward Quotes) Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can’t be preprogrammed (M Ward Quotes) The best live recordings capture elements of surprise onstage (M Ward Quotes) From a very early age, I started to get really interested in how songs were put to tape. Not just listening to the songs, but the way the songs were recorded (M Ward Quotes) It was endlessly amusing to me to try to imitate John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s harmonies using the guitar (M Ward Quotes) When I was about 15, I picked up the guitar and learned how to play by going through Beatles chords books. I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog (M Ward Quotes) 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 feels good (M Ward Quotes) I’ve worked with just as many talented women as I have talented men, and I feel fortunate enough to have that great balance (M Ward Quotes) 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 make (M Ward Quotes) 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 (M Ward Quotes) I’m somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams (M Ward Quotes) I believe in working with songs that have personal value for me (M Ward Quotes) It’s a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard (M Ward Quotes) I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness (M Ward Quotes)