89 Quotes by Julia Holter

I played cello on my early recordings, but that doesn't mean I'm a cellist, you know?

I don't know how well I work in traditions. I don't know if it's just the way I listened to music growing up and never having my foot in one particular world, and just wanting to do my own thing.

I say most of my music is very trial-and-error.

It's nice to work with people who know how to mic drums right and how to record properly. But there's something to be said for doing it yourself.

I don't consider myself supremely talented, but I really like to try things and sift through it and see what mess I made.

I grew up watching 'Gigi.' My grandmother had it, and I watched it there.

I think of each record as different and not having very much in common with what went before or what comes next.

I don't think all music that is considered 'avant-garde' is bad, but it's definitely elitist. I hope my music is not that.

I think my music is experimental, playful, challenging, focused, fun. I don't want it to be thought of as trying to appeal to a certain type of person or being very cerebral.