I was in school for literature, and read so many 19th century and early 20th century novels that it was hard to break out of that and read an average Jeanette Winterson book or something.
Colin MeloyI have a conflicted relationship with musicals, because I think the music itself can be so horrendous. It's an industry that relies on appealing to a mainstream culture in order to survive.
Colin MeloyLiving in war, and being a wartime band, I don't think there's any way that can't somehow influence the songwriting.
Colin Meloy