I mean, you still can't jump offstage and go read a book. But I'm getting better at it. It is something you can manage. You can still give everything you have to the audience onstage, and have something for yourself. Andrew Bird audiencebookgive share on social
What's cool about indie rock is that one band can do effectively the same thing as another band, and one band nails it, and the other one doesn't. I like that elusiveness. Andrew Bird bandcooleffectively Change image and share on social
I create little challenges for myself, like, 'Okay, whatever you do in this song, you've got to somehow work in Greek Cypriots,' or something like that. Andrew Bird challengecreatecypriot Change image and share on social
In school I was painfully shy. But as soon as I had to get up in front of the class and give a book report, it was alarming - I'd suddenly be very articulate. Andrew Bird alarmarticulatebook Change image and share on social
Every time I get up in the morning, melodies occur to me and I start trying to shape lyrics to melodies. Andrew Bird lyricmelodymorning Change image and share on social
Usually bands with violins - it's this little, poorly amplified looking kind of futile on stage, and that's not the way that my music is put together. Andrew Bird amplifybandfutile Change image and share on social
The fact that I wasn't expected to read music at all and was absorbing everything by ear... it had a huge affect on the kind of musician that I became. Andrew Bird absorbaffectear Change image and share on social
Well, my main instrument is violin, but I think of myself as a songwriter who happens to play violin. Andrew Bird instrumentmainplay Change image and share on social
There's a lot of interesting words, nomenclatures, in science. Andrew Bird interestlotnomenclature Change image and share on social
The way I work, I'm not a confessional singer-songwriter. Andrew Bird confessionalsingersongwriter Change image and share on social
