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Ironically, I like working with people.

Hamilton Leithauser

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Hamilton Leithauser
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: April 15
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James Hamilton Leithauser
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I think I got interested in singing without being too over-the-top. I was more calmly singing the words - which I thought had really come a long way. I thought they were worth singing clearly.
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When I got to L.A. I woke up and I was losing my voice because of the dry air. It was like, Oh my god, this is going to be Joe's Pub all over again.
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My friends just kept joking about all the horrible physical side effects [of Prednisone ]. I can only imagine that something that works that well has got to be bad for you.
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You're always trying to find new stuff and new inspiration. If you don't really push and you don't try something that feels exciting, then it's not worth doing.
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The first ones I played were in New York at Joe's Pub I played four shows, but I did something like 30 interviews and a couple radio shows in the mornings and completely blew out my voice. It kind of sucked.
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I was staying at my friend's house and he told me about the drug Prednisone. It took me 14 years to discover it. And there are a lot of times that would have helped me out over the years. I can't believe I'd never even heard of it, though.
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When you're in your twenties you always think that 30 is a long ways off, and maybe you'll have things in line when you hit that number - maybe own a house or be married.
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The great thing is that when you hire string players you always get really great players. I don't know why that is.
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When you spend your whole life traveling it does get really tedious and exhausting.
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I'm really not into the idea of just faking songs with a synthesizer. That just isn't the music I'm making at all.
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I never want to travel while I'm on vacation anymore. The only vacations I want to take now are ones where I just go and sit somewhere.
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When I finally got to 30, I'll admit that there was a little anxiety, but at the same time I actually really liked it.
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Everyone in Seattle is a total pussy when it comes to snow. The whole city shut down, the place looked like an apocalyptic movie.
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I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write the drums are kind of an afterthought. And who knows, maybe that will get boring, but right now that's the most interesting way for me.
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