183 Quotes by Andrew Bird

I write a lot more when I’m happy, because you’re hopeful, you’re motivated.

I’ve always found that whatever you say about indie rock, it is the most inclusive genre or title for anything. It doesn’t pin you down too much, like other labels would. It’s just newer, it has less baggage.

The earth almost looks like it’s packed down and dense from so many feet treading over it.

What’s cool about indie rock is that one band can do effectively the same thing as another band, and one band nails it, and the other one doesn’t. I like that elusiveness.

I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it’s not worth remembering.

I’ve always felt that dark lyrics with dark music is pretty useless. Maybe that’s a strong statement – not useless, but for me, it’s just boring.

There’s songs that could either be taken as a conversation between two people, like “The Privateers,” or “Why,” from a much earlier record. Or “Glass Figurine.” That’s my version of a relationship song.

Pretty much any given day, barring some major distraction, I get melodies coming to me. Lyrics don’t come quite as easily. So I’ve been inventing little projects and challenges to sort of kick my ass with the lyrics.

I really believe there’s more honesty in one live show than there may be in my whole output.