The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.
Andrew BirdThere's been this perception that Europeans still hold on to, that they discover the real talented ones in American culture and give them proper credit and that's not true anymore - it used to be. A lot of jazz musicians would get respect in Europe.
Andrew BirdCorrelation across replicated environments adds a whole new dimension of complexity of the environment, ... You would expect most application groups to have the same set of policies. In reality, you have differences in policies. That reflects back to that whole process of manual storing in the environment.
Andrew BirdI don't like to disappear between records. I like to play shows while I'm making the record.
Andrew Bird