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
There's a relationship between music and spirituality and inspiration and to a certain extent improvisation that draws me in, because I don't totally understand it. I know that those relationships have been telling me, since I started making records, where to go. What to write down. M. Ward drawextentimprovisation 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
I do watch 'American Idol' sometimes. It's not really that pleasurable... I take that back. It is the epitome of a guilty pleasure. Sometimes there's some good singers on that show. M. Ward americanbackepitome Change image and share on social
When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good. M. Ward feltfinallygood Change image and share on social
