If I'm writing... even a piece of a song... I write it down. If it still resonates six months down the line, a year, even five, those are the ones you put in your bag and you take to the studio. You come to realize, the ones that don't make it, they were only meant to live for that moment in your notebook or on the 4-track-and plenty of songs never get any farther than the 4-track.
One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel - you smell a certain smell in the room and it takes you back to you… - M. Ward
One of the great things about music is that it has the capability of time travel - you smell a certain smell in the room and it takes you back to you…
- M. Ward
When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas. Eventually, that process of using my voi… - M. Ward
When I started writing, I used the singing side of the production as a vehicle for melody and lyrical ideas. Eventually, that process of using my voi…
Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed. - M. Ward
Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed.
The songwriting style, to me, is superior. There was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song is. You get joy in listening to these … - M. Ward
The songwriting style, to me, is superior. There was a certain amount of joy in it, no matter how sad the song is. You get joy in listening to these …
I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make. - M. Ward
I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make.
I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometim… - M. Ward
I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometim…
I have a very strong belief in God. - M. Ward
I have a very strong belief in God.
The way that I'm working now is basically the way I've been working since I was a kid: Find the greatest artist in whatever you do, and rip them off … - M. Ward
The way that I'm working now is basically the way I've been working since I was a kid: Find the greatest artist in whatever you do, and rip them off …
The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world. - M. Ward
The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world.
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