In promotional mode, every day is a series of decisions. You can easily fill up your day with checklist stuff. Adam Schlesinger checklistdaydecision Change image and share on social
Andy Chase and I were keyboard players originally, and we became guitarists later. But it's fun for us to focus more on the keyboard stuff sometimes. Adam Schlesinger andychasefocus Change image and share on social
In the '80s, they were using an awful lot of technology but hadn't really figured out how it worked yet... You had these really great, simple pop songs turned into these gigantic overproductions. Adam Schlesinger 80sawfulfigure Change image and share on social
The Cleveland Cavaliers are forced to play in something called the 'Quicken Loans Arena.' This is a terrible name for a sports venue. Adam Schlesinger arenacallcavalier Change image and share on social
I generally prefer to come in to the studio with a fully written song and then work on the arrangement with the band. Sometimes even the arrangements are pretty much already worked out in my head, but other times we experiment. Adam Schlesinger arrangementbandexperiment share on social
The Ting Tings have been a huge hit in my family. I have two young daughters, and both of them love that record, so I pretty much have to listen to that ten times a day. Adam Schlesinger daughterdayfamily Change image and share on social
I think with musicals, it's much more part of the script. They don't want songs that would stop the show; they need songs that keep the plot moving. Adam Schlesinger movemusicalpart Change image and share on social
When you're writing for a show, you're writing part of the script. You have to tell the story. Adam Schlesinger partscriptshow Change image and share on social
Making your own records is really satisfying in the sense that you more or less get to do what you want. It may not sell or whatever, but on an artistic level, the only people that you really have to fight with are the people in your own band. Adam Schlesinger artisticbandfight share on social
I normally write on acoustic guitar, although piano is the instrument that I actually studied. Occasionally, I'll write on the piano or sometimes with no instrument at all. Adam Schlesinger acousticguitarinstrument Change image and share on social
