Hip hop was definitely, far and away, the primary influence for at least 10 years of my life. From about 7 or 8 on till about 15 or 16, that's all I listened to. Alex Ebert hiphopinfluence Change image and share on social
I've always been around musicians and always been the songwriter who doesn't end up playing the music. Alex Ebert endhavemusic Change image and share on social
From about 5 years old on, I was very contemplative and started to become constantly filled with nostalgia for the present moment and the feeling that it's always fleeting. Alex Ebert constantlycontemplativefelt Change image and share on social
The album is a thing that you can hang out with between shows. I think that it's really nice to give people something they can enjoy in a private situation or walking around, just as the soundtrack of their lives. Alex Ebert albumenjoygive share on social
To be lost is as legitimate a part of your process as being found. Alex Ebert findlegitimatelose Change image and share on social
I took a lot of long summer road trips with my dad, and the mix of music we listened to on the road skipped around from classical to Western to new age to hyper-cinematic. Alex Ebert agecinematicclassical Change image and share on social
I think Edward Sharpe's music is counter-cultural music in the strangest sense where you have a time now where love, optimism, hope and community are uncool and not part of the mainstream culture. Alex Ebert communitycountercultural Change image and share on social
Popular music usually has a chorus that needs to repeat, and people need to remember the song. That's sort of the major guideline when you're writing a song. Alex Ebert chorusguidelinemajor Change image and share on social
For the better part of my life, I was always trying to manufacture somehow what I would consider 'living.' Because I grew up sort of upper-middle class and I didn't relate so much to that as a life, and I wanted to really find 'living.' Alex Ebert classfindgrow share on social