Of course, no lyrics are ever unintentional, but I think bands like Wolf Parade and the Arcade Fire have a tendency to touch on big themes without really following through on them or tying them in to a particular logic.
Big, evocative words get thrown around, and people can sing along to passionately as if the lyrics just materialized out of the ether, largely becaus… - Dan Bejar
Big, evocative words get thrown around, and people can sing along to passionately as if the lyrics just materialized out of the ether, largely becaus…
- Dan Bejar
I was born in 1972, which means that in "rock" terms I have no business addressing "the kids" unless it's to shoo them out of my garden. - Dan Bejar
I was born in 1972, which means that in "rock" terms I have no business addressing "the kids" unless it's to shoo them out of my garden.
Once you feel like you can safely quit a melody, you are free to explore more important things. - Dan Bejar
Once you feel like you can safely quit a melody, you are free to explore more important things.
I always start with the lyrics, because starting with the music means the words will be bad. - Dan Bejar
I always start with the lyrics, because starting with the music means the words will be bad.
Generally, if you could picture a bunch of rock and roll momentum behind a song and it was particularly melodious, maybe the Pornographers would do i… - Dan Bejar
Generally, if you could picture a bunch of rock and roll momentum behind a song and it was particularly melodious, maybe the Pornographers would do i…
People say I write specifically about nothing in particular. I don't know about the latter part, but I think the first part is really important in co… - Dan Bejar
People say I write specifically about nothing in particular. I don't know about the latter part, but I think the first part is really important in co…
The more I abandon ideas of myself as a musician, the better a singer I become. - Dan Bejar
The more I abandon ideas of myself as a musician, the better a singer I become.
I don't banter with the audience, cause I don't have anything to say to them, and I'm not feeling any sense of ease or camaraderie when I'm on stage. - Dan Bejar
I don't banter with the audience, cause I don't have anything to say to them, and I'm not feeling any sense of ease or camaraderie when I'm on stage.
I'm not really sure that I have the same definition of things as other people. Like, when people talk about being "engaged" with the audience, I'm no… - Dan Bejar
I'm not really sure that I have the same definition of things as other people. Like, when people talk about being "engaged" with the audience, I'm no…
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