I like the idea that a song can be something that you can lean on, both for the songwriter and for the person who hears the song.
Rostam BatmanglijI would say I was a little bit outgoing, a little bit shy. I was definitely much more shy than my brother. I was young - age six. I was really drawn to music because my brother started playing instruments and I wanted to be at his level, even though I was younger.
Rostam BatmanglijIt took me some time to join the various streams of making music that was technically good and making music that made me feel good.
Rostam BatmanglijNow that that album's done [TModern Vampires of the City], I have time to revisit things that I was working on earlier, previous to it. I actually found it very helpful to be working on some music on my own.
Rostam BatmanglijI wanted to make an album where every song is kind of interacting - where you can't tell what's the string arrangement and what's the song. I guess that came out of going to college, majoring in music, studying classical music, and even as a kid, being really drawn to classical music.
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