Any kind of anthemic song, for the most part, they're on the positive side of things. It's not hard to identify when a melody is just one degree too complicated or one degree too simple and where that line of pop memorability lies. Feist anthemiccomplicatedegree share on social
I remember doing my mosaics or being in my little hiding place behind the couch snooping. I'd get bored sometimes, of course, but I think that's good for a kid, because it forces you to be creative. Feist borecouchcreative Change image and share on social
On the videos for '1234' and 'My Moon My Man' I wanted to make the songs visible. And, really, what way can you make sound visible other than good old naive dancing? I was working with a choreographer, but I'm not a dancer. Any notion of elegance is impossible with me. Feist choreographerdancedancer share on social
I made the first Feist album in '98. So at that point, it was my nickname. It was as far as with my circle of friends, and just felt more accurate than two names. Feist accuratealbumcircle Change image and share on social
You never know what's going to play into what's worthy of getting encapsulated into a song. Feist encapsulateplaysong Change image and share on social
Commercialism isn't challenging creatively; it's only challenging in a stamina way. Feist challengecommercialismcreatively Change image and share on social
There's no mystery any more. So my instinct is to show very little, because there's much too much information about everyone, everywhere right now. Reality TV is an example of that. Feist informationinstinctmystery Change image and share on social
And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy. Feist dashjoymemorability Change image and share on social
The group-effort sound in recording of 'Sea Lion' is like, you really hear all the people in the room and hear them interlocking. There's a real freight-train energy of all these people at the same time playing. Feist effortenergyfreight share on social
Musically, I didn't relate to Berlin. There seemed to be a lot of machine music made there - I don't think I saw a stringed instrument in two years. Feist berlininstrumentlot Change image and share on social
