I think music is like little films, and it's nice to listen to music and really escape.
Hope Sandoval
The most amazing live shows that I've ever seen were Rain Parade shows.
I like Beach House a lot.
I think there'll always be things that kids get into that they grow out of when they start living real life.
I've always loved music. I grew up with older brothers and sisters who were into music, played The Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Aretha Franklin.
I think we all grow up with idols and things like that.
Festivals are quite difficult to me.
I was born there and I grew up in East L.A., not Hollywood.
With some electronica acts, you see them live, but you're not really sure what they're doing.
Obviously nobody likes it when you walk offstage, including your band.
I think people don't give young women enough credit, really.
The biggest problem for people who get really, really nervous when they perform live is that you think everybody's looking at you.
The larger the band gets, the more people from the label get involved.
I'm lucky, I'm very, very lucky. I work with some of the most amazing artists.
When I go to a live show, I want to be moved. That's why you do it. And it's not very often that a band will move you live.
I mean, autographs are so funny. I don't think it's good to encourage that sort of thing. Why do people want to have an autograph? What does it do for you?
It's not so much that I don't enjoy playing live - that's one of the best parts of playing music - it's that it's nerve-racking with 300, 500 people watching.
We're really lucky because we have a portable studio, which enables us to work wherever we like. There is some extra work involved in setting everything up, but you can find a lot of magic and inspiration in being free to go somewhere completely different.
I've been writing about the same woman for years.
I used to just lose my temper and tell the audience to shut up.
Martello towers are great places to work in.
It seemed record companies wanted bands to be creative because they didn't know how to manufacture underground music. We could do our own thing and go at our own pace. But that changed when major labels started wanting bands that would sell 7 million records.
Generally we just play music when we feel like it.
When I started out playing live, it was different. I felt good about it. Nobody knew who I was. I just opened for so-and-so. Now, I'm playing to people who are coming out to see the band. There's too much attention on the band and me.
I spend a lot of time in London and I miss California. Of course, when I'm in California I miss London.
I've always loved playing music and I always will.
I love Morrissey!
I turned so many people on to The Smiths before they got huge.
I enjoy singing with a band playing behind me.
I've always thought that people got the impression that I was a tough sort of ruffian type.
We're always recording music, writing songs.
My sister loved country music. My mother loved Spanish music. And my dad was into big band music and jazz.
Usually what I do is I write my vocal melody over guitar parts and then I come up with lyrics.
We've always had big gaps between records.
Personally, I have a hard time playing live. A big part of it is because the lyrics are really private.
My family is still in Los Angeles. We listened to all sorts of music: Mexican music, oldies, soul, disco and rock & roll. I was surrounded by music.
I think Liv Tyler's a nice-looking girl. Seems sweet.
I think a lot of our songs are good.
Exene taught me how to bend my notes when I sing. That's her style. And I learned that from her.
I don't even like to sing in front of my own band members so it's easier for me if they send me the music and I record my vocals in my own studio.
It's a really strange thing to be doing, to go on stage and all of a sudden have bright lights and spotlights.
I love The Smiths!
I was a big fan of the Rain Parade, Green on Red, X, the Rolling Stones.
There's a lot of pressure to chitchat with the audience. But when they're in school, people don't want to get up in front of their classroom when they have to talk about themselves or a project.
Interviews are difficult.
I think one of the big mistakes people make is to have fame as one of their main goals. That is the biggest mistake when you're creating art.
Music soothes you, especially when you write, sing or play an instrument. It really can be a cure for everything.
It's just like anybody else - some people, most people don't wanna go to school. They just don't want to. It's... not fun. I was just somebody who got away with it.
I suppose we do live a pretty isolated life.
Performing live is difficult. But nobody's forcing us to do it.
