It's not always possible to play a song exactly as it is on the album. That's also something that I really don't want to do because I like to have versions that also adapt to the band, so that is always a big challenge to see how we can transform those songs so it feels natural.
TrentemøllerEven if I have a quite strong melody, there are so many possibilities and so many directions that you can take the music.
TrentemøllerIt's very easy to overproduce stuff and you can forget those first spontaneous ideas are often the best ideas.
TrentemøllerIf I was writing a song one night, I would leave the studio and come back the next day, and if I could remember the same melody on the same song, it was definitely something worth working more on. If I couldn't remember it, maybe there was a purpose about that.
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