Usually bands with violins - it's this little, poorly amplified looking kind of futile on stage, and that's not the way that my music is put together. Andrew Bird More Quotes by Andrew Bird More Quotes From Andrew Bird I'm a terrible Scrabble player. Andrew Bird scrabbleterribleplayer Music as a social conduit has always been important to me. Andrew Bird importantsocial 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 musiciandonefun I write a lot more when I'm happy, because you're hopeful, you're motivated. Andrew Bird motivatedhopefulwriting I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords. Andrew Bird chordsfitwriting Just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor at all Andrew Bird factorsfailinghumans Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound. Andrew Bird singingdifferentsound Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones. Andrew Bird vintagesexyguitar I think jazz was just seeking respect and validity because a lot of people didn't believe it was a viable art form, and then they got a lot of attention in Europe. A lot of bands that can't catch flies in the US have these followings in Europe, [but] it's less and less the case. American audiences are way more sophisticated and adventurous than anyone thinks that they are. Andrew Bird believeartthinking 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 biologyacademickind I create little challenges for myself, like, 'Okay, whatever you do in this song, you've got to somehow work in Greek Cypriots,' or something like that. Andrew Bird greekchallengessong A good espresso to me is a little bit salty; you just become used to a good taste. Anytime I go into a new place and they don't clean their machine properly or the water temperature isn't right, it tastes awful. Andrew Bird espressomachineswater I'm just trying to get my body in shape so that I can handle it. It's a very physically demanding thing. I've been doing it for 16 years, so I know what I'm going into now. I'm trying to stay calm and not panic. Andrew Bird stay-calmtryingyears A day off after a show with no agenda in a foreign city is about the most fertile creative situation I can imagine. Just walking with nothing to do, killing time and hearing the sights and sounds of an unfamiliar place. Andrew Bird creativecitiessight What you see with your eyes when you're making music is going to have a profound effect on what you hear. Andrew Bird music-iseyeprofound Well, my main instrument is violin, but I think of myself as a songwriter who happens to play violin. Andrew Bird violinplaythinking The weirdest time is when I'm having to explain myself all day to journalists, and then I don't perform, so there's no release, just a lot of self-consciousness. Then what do you do with that at the end of the day? How do you release your brain from talking about yourself all day? Andrew Bird selfbraintalking The anti-aging advert that I would like to see is a baby covered in cream saying, 'Aah, I've used too much' Andrew Bird agingtoo-muchbaby 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 clichehonestdeception 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 violintonethinking
