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It's not set in stone. I like to keep it rolling and changing, and so I am like, Great, I get to remake my song.
Andrew Bird
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Andrew Bird
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: July 11
Fiddler
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Jazz Musician
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Andrew Wegman Bird
Andrew W. Bird
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The idea of writing songs because you're depressed and you need to communicate it somehow, that isn't really true for me.
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There is something comforting about going into a practice room, putting your sheet music on a stand and playing Bach over and over again.
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Guitars are kind of just, you know, sexy, especially old vintage ones.
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I think when I was pretty young I got really into the tone of my instrument and I remember just playing one note for an hour to just kind of feel the resonance of the violin.
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The music that I write is often not necessarily full of doom and gloom. You'll notice in most of the darkest songs, the music is actually pretty peaceful and lulling.
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You travel with the hope that something unexpected will happen. It has to do with enjoying being lost and figuring it out and the satisfaction. I always get a little disappointed when I know too well where I’m going, or when I’ve lived in a place so long that there’s no chance I could possibly get lost.
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When I'm onstage, I'm completely comfortable, and I feel very vital and alive.
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There's a lot of interesting words, nomenclatures, in science.
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