"There's always a tension between wanting to write a really concise, instant gratification type song that gets under your skin the first time you hear it, and wanting to really stretch out. I think it's a healthy tension."

-- Andrew Bird

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“When you're playing music, say for instance, you're playing a part of the band and you're looking at your music, your horn is down into the stand. This way, it's”
“What is the meaning of life? Life has the meaning that you give it.”
“I have all but killed myself for Photography. My passion for it is greater than ever. It's forty years that I have fought its fight... I am not fighting to make a 'name' for myself. Maybe you have some feeling for what the fight is for. It's a world's fight... All that's born of spirit seems mad in these days of materialism run riot.”
“I think it's dangerous if your goal in life is to get the other guy, then you're not going to be doing a really quality job yourself”
“Ill tell you, Mr. Thomas, why some Christians are afraid of me. They're not sure that what they believe is really true. If they were sure, I wouldn't be a threat to them at all.”
“How can you build a relationship when you're just sending out beats? Most people will come in and play their beats, but I like to make mine on the spot.”
“It's completely inappropriate. It's not journalism. It's opinion.”
“Everybody's talking trash these days, so why not keep quiet?”

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