Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Read full biography of Andrew Bird →
The first notes I still play when I start a sound check are classical. Those are my roots.
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... →
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... →
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... →
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... →
My mom had this romantic notion of her children playing classical music. The idea is you learn it when you're still learning language. It's... →
I don't write poetry and then strum some chords and then fit the words on top of the chords.
I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're so... →
Honestly, I didn't have the patience for biology or history in an academic sense, but I always liked the kind of big questions.
What you see with your eyes when you're making music is going to have a profound effect on what you hear.
I am, in some sense, a writer. Even though I kinda downplay the word thing, I do enjoy writing sometimes.
I still kind of believe this absurd line that if you have to write it down, it's not worth remembering.
I think I'm still a little too intense for my own good sometimes.
Andrew Wegman Bird (born July 11, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.