There's kind of this unequaled thrill of playing a half-finished song, it's kind of sense of slight embarrassment; like you're blushing. I like doing that. I did that with "Eyeoneye" and it was almost a curse on the song for a while; I debuted it when it was half-finished in a very public way
Andrew BirdI really believe there's more honesty in one live show than there may be in my whole output.
Andrew BirdThere is something comforting about going into a practice room, putting your sheet music on a stand and playing Bach over and over again.
Andrew BirdI guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.
Andrew Bird