I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means. M. Ward earlyelmoreguitarist Change image and share on social
One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel - you smell a certain smell in the room and it takes you back to your childhood. I feel like music is able to do that, and it happens to me all the time. M. Ward backcapabilitychildhood share on social
When I first started making music, it was learning other people's songs and putting them onto four-track. Like Beatles songs and stuff. When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas. M. Ward beatlesidealearn share on social
Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed. M. Ward preprogramstumblething Change image and share on social
The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world. M. Ward favoritefranceplace Change image and share on social
I believe in working with songs that have personal value for me. M. Ward personalsongwork Change image and share on social
The best live recordings capture elements of surprise onstage. M. Ward captureelementlive Change image and share on social
I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what exactly a song or record is about. M. Ward explicitinterpretationmake Change image and share on social
I definitely don't see myself as much of a singer, because my upbringing is really based around the guitar, learning chord progressions and that sort of thing. So the singing aspect of what I do has been a secondary adventure. M. Ward adventureaspectbase share on social
I wouldn't want to cover a Hank Williams song in a country-western way. It doesn't occur to me instinctually to re-create productions. I'm interested in re-creating songs. Putting different clothes on them. M. Ward clothecountrycover share on social
