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I just pay attention to what's in my head. That's my number-one rule.

Andrew Bird

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Andrew Bird
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 11
Fiddler
Film Editor
Guitarist
Jazz Musician
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Singer-Songwriter
Chicago
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Andrew Wegman Bird
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Some of my earlier songs are kind of more about mental illness.
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I don't like super-descriptive modern fiction. I like, Here's what was happening in 1582 all over the planet. Then that gets my imagination going.
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I'm into lately being a little less precious about writing and being like, Okay, what if I just locked myself in my room, pretend that there's someone outside with a gun that's saying, 'Don't come out until you write something.'
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I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.
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I think life is a wondrous thing. I'm happy to try pretty hard.
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I guess I'm attracted to more archaic words because they can be imbued with more meaning, because their definition is elusive.
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What you see with your eyes when you're making music is going to have a profound effect on what you hear.
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I still play solo shows. And some of those shows are still some of the best, most gratifying shows.
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