Victoria Legrand Quotes

In general, I think I'm a very private person. But I also love human beings.

My hair is a wild, untamable beast! I like letting it grow; my bangs grow whatever way they want and I kind of follow their rule. So side bangs, poof bangs - it's kind of unpredictable.

People who create art would be fools to assume they know exactly what people are going to think of it.

I'm a Gemini, so I'm very dual. I love something and I hate it at the same time, so that probably comes out in the lyrics.

As you get older you realise that nothing lasts forever. It's not depressing, but it does make moments more intense.

I think the Yamaha has a giant quality. When you combine the Yamaha with other organs, you get this crazy rectangular sound. It's kind of flat and thick.

I personally do not listen to a lot of music. It helps keep my mind free. I don't want to sound like someone else from the get-go. I want to express myself and the world in my head.

Sound is a very unruly thing, and you have to really respect that it's going to differ every time you play.

Sometimes people talk about music, whether blogs or magazines, in a strange way where it doesn't seem like they're actually listening to it.

Yeah, it's a lot harder to find a musical partner than a love partner.

I truly believe that if you think something's stupid, that might mean it's actually good.

If a psychiatrist would analyze [the lyrics], I'm sure they'd come up with something interesting. I really don't try to twist them. I don't want to slash things.

I really do try to let the identity or voice inside come out.

When something goes into the world, you immediately begin to develop another perspective on yourself, another identity.

It's always a struggle to make things sound more or less brilliant.

Obviously, it's great to know that your music is being listened to.

I don't like to read the Internet; I'm not aware of what's going on.

I like to hear what other people's interpretations are, because people come up with things I'd never thought about.

The guys in high school were like, "You've got a nice voice; you should keep singing," but I never honestly thought that one day I'd be a singer. When you're young, you don't see the signs.

I wouldn't mind doing a soundtrack someday.

I think sometimes songwriting becomes diluted when you have lots of components to mask a lack of core.

There's something to be said for being classically trained on piano, but not having your whole makeup be tied to one instrument.

As long as artists can make something, artists will continue to survive.

I studied voice and piano as a child, although, at least with voice, you start over at puberty, because your voice completely changes.

I don't wear dresses and flowers in my hair and float around!

But I love the hot sweat. I think overheating onstage is invigorating. It's better than being comfortable. I think being comfortable is the death of a show.