I feel much more physically connected to my voice, and I like the physicality of the voice, and how the voice can physically occupy a song.
Will OldhamI have a mantra that kind of explains my feelings on this subject, which is, "The past is the present is the future." When you're recording something, you're making something that will exist in the future.
Will OldhamIt's definitely important to be open enough to seize an opportunity when the opportunity is there.
Will OldhamI think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie.
Will OldhamI was really looking forward to doing the thing that I do - I basically appear just at the beginning and at the end of the 'The Glory of the World' play - but when I got to opening night, I started to get really sad that that was the last time I was going to see the play as a spectator without actually being in it.
Will OldhamTo sing with other people and for other people, that's when you can really learn something about your voice. You can only learn so much if you create your own boundaries all the time. But then, other people can really teach you something. You know, if you're trying to sing with them, or if someone brings a style.
Will Oldham