I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it's not worth remembering.
Andrew BirdSongwriting requires some sort of ceremony to even get the process started, and it can be somewhat arbitrary.
Andrew BirdThere's always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you hear it, and wanting to really stretch out. I think it's a healthy tension.
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