Petra Haden Professions : Violinist Born : October 11, 1971 Browse All Authors Top 31 quotes by Petra Haden I never punched in anything when I recorded Imaginaryland. Where the title came from is a whole other story. Petra Haden titles whole stories When we were on breaks from recording and touring, I was kind of moping around, like not knowing what to do. It was hard to adjust back to normal life after being so busy. Petra Haden normal kind knowing I thought about what I wanted to do besides playing violin and singing backup in a band. Don't get me wrong, playing and singing in That Dog was really fun, but I wanted to work on other musical projects and sing more. So I started a vocal project, i.e. Imaginaryland. Petra Haden musical dog fun I didn't know how write a song, (verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, bridge, verse), etc., and I didn't know how to write lyrics, so that's when I thought, well, I don't have to write a song with all those verses and choruses or lyrics. I can just sing everything the way I want to. So I sang all the instruments with my voice and just went with it. Petra Haden bridges writing song People are born with the knack to write poems and songs. I'm not a poet at all. Petra Haden writing song people It's my favorite movie score and because I had such a crush on Christopher Reeve. The music made me love him even more. You know when you hear music in a movie and it makes you fall in love with the characters? That's what happened. Petra Haden crush falling-in-love character The bass line is the anchor for me. I started with the bass, and either doubled that and then added the harmonies, or sometimes added my own harmonies that I've always wanted to sing on the song. And then it just went on from there - singing violin parts and trumpet parts and just trying to emulate the sounds of the instruments. Petra Haden me singing song sometimes That's what I love about those old movies - the music is like a constant companion. Even in scenes that aren't particularly dramatic, like a woman checking her watch, you hear the music as a comment on that action. Petra Haden woman you music love 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 world. It's a really great escape for me. Petra Haden great me music world When I was recording my first solo album 'Imaginaryland,' I was listening to a lot of movie scores. Petra Haden album first solo listening I wish I finished music school, because then I feel like I could talk more about the dissonant notes. Petra Haden feel music wish school Similar Authors Bronislaw Huberman violinist Anne Akiko Meyers violinist Andre Rieu violinist Aleksey Igudesman violinist Itzhak Perlman violinist Isaac Stern violinist All Authors