Andrew Bird Quotes

There is something comforting about going into a practice room, putting your sheet music on a stand and playing Bach over and over again.

Just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor at all

Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones.

I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.

I write a lot more when I'm happy, because you're hopeful, you're motivated.

No, it's not dissatisfaction that inspires me to tinker with my songs, it's just restlessness.

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

The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.

I don't like to disappear between records. I like to play shows while I'm making the record.

The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter.

I put a lot into my records, and I won't release anything I'm not totally thrilled with.

I've never approached classical music in a formal way, ever. I couldn't read very well. I'd have to play every piece and internalize it, almost as if I had written it myself.

I really believe there's more honesty in one live show than there may be in my whole output.

With digital sound just becomes simply information, not the sum of its parts.

My mom had this romantic notion of her children playing classical music. The idea is you learn it when you're still learning language. It's using the same part of the brain.