142 Quotes by Feist

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    But that constant adjustment and adaptation to your new environment, all the variables are the same. There's always a promoter, there's always a rider, there's always a shower, and there's always a stage.

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    I haven't been living anywhere because I've been on tour for the past two years.

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    I just went to Europe, spent a year traveling, and then I came home with a finished album and said, "Hey everyone I'm back!" I gave everyone their lighters from Luxembourg, gave them the postcards from Italy and Rome, then said, "Hey look, I made a record, too" and played it for them. The general reaction was shock, because it was so different from what they've known me to do.

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    I was grateful to be away from all that familiarity, to have a chance to do something anonymously.

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    I guess there are a lot of people out there that think they're supposed to define themselves in isolation, but that's not necessarily the case.

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    For me, the best part is people who watch the movie and tell me it inspired them to collaborate with their friend who's a photographer or filmmaker.

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    I really love watching the 70s live performance TV series "The Midnight Special" and "The Old Grey Whistle Test". Those are the best performances you've ever seen, and they sound incredible.

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    I've never been drawn to concert DVDs because they take away the part of the equation that's most important to seeing a live show: getting jostled around and feeling the energy in the room. I definitely didn't want to make one of those.

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    There are certain parts of chords that resolve things and tie a bow, and others that keep things open and unanswered.

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