183 Quotes by Andrew Bird

Well, my main instrument is violin, but I think of myself as a songwriter who happens to play violin.

You're trying to get the lyrics and melody to coexist. And sometimes you're trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.

A good espresso to me is a little bit salty; you just become used to a good taste. Anytime I go into a new place and they don't clean their machine properly or the water temperature isn't right, it tastes awful.

You can't keep putting bodies against it. It's becoming too quick and complex. You have to automate the process and have standard policies.

I don't want technology to take me so far that I don't have to use my brain anymore. It's like GPS taking over and losing your internal compass. It's always got to be tactile, still organic.

It only takes a little change to make a SAN not work. The problems aren't noticed until the next failure happens.

Since I first picked up the violin, I've been very interested in tone and texture: I would have very visceral reactions to the texture of a snare drum or a pedal steel guitar or a violin.

The problem is, when you're working with orchestras, you only get the orchestra for about two hours before the performance to pull it all together, and that doesn't sound like a real collaboration.

My head is full of shifting patterns and polyrhythmic stuff; but I want to use all acoustic instruments and create this kind of tapestry of interlocking lulling parts.