I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.
Andrew BirdYou can build up expectations for a song before you record it, and then it's like nothing's good enough in the studio.
Andrew BirdThe first splurge of creativity is kind of free, and the last 30 percent is painstakingly hard work, but it's good to light a fire and make it public and create that expectation. It's become part of the writing process, really, a way to ask the audience what they think, how they think it's going. I can't write songs in a vacuum.
Andrew BirdI still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it's not worth remembering.
Andrew Bird