I guess I'm a really analytical person, but when I'm writing, all that stuff goes behind a screen. Analysis and taking things apart is really important and really interesting, but it's the direct opposite of creating something, which has to do with taking things and putting them together and hoping to make something unique that's more than the sum of its parts. And you can't do that with analysis, you can only take things into smaller and smaller pieces.
Everybody has had the experience of something they love - whether it's a pop song or a painting or a movie - feeling so perfect to them that it's alm… - Will Sheff
Everybody has had the experience of something they love - whether it's a pop song or a painting or a movie - feeling so perfect to them that it's alm…
- Will Sheff
You have to pretend that you're not bothered by your record leaked early. So that's the tack that I'm taking. It's like if you're working in a store … - Will Sheff
You have to pretend that you're not bothered by your record leaked early. So that's the tack that I'm taking. It's like if you're working in a store …
I guess I'm a really analytical person, but when I'm writing, all that stuff goes behind a screen. Analysis and taking things apart is really importa… - Will Sheff
I guess I'm a really analytical person, but when I'm writing, all that stuff goes behind a screen. Analysis and taking things apart is really importa…
I was always one of these people who is irrationally moved by stupid pop songs. - Will Sheff
I was always one of these people who is irrationally moved by stupid pop songs.
I have complicated feelings about nostalgia. I think that sometimes it can be dangerous. It can airbrush the truth, or fictionalize the truth, which … - Will Sheff
I have complicated feelings about nostalgia. I think that sometimes it can be dangerous. It can airbrush the truth, or fictionalize the truth, which …
Collaboration is such a thrill when you're working with someone you really respect. When it's just one person working alone you get a singular view o… - Will Sheff
Collaboration is such a thrill when you're working with someone you really respect. When it's just one person working alone you get a singular view o…
There's something really special about childhood. When you're a kid, you're at your most creative, and you're very plugged into your imagination and … - Will Sheff
There's something really special about childhood. When you're a kid, you're at your most creative, and you're very plugged into your imagination and …
I always think it's far more admirable to confuse people than it is to reassure them. - Will Sheff
I always think it's far more admirable to confuse people than it is to reassure them.
When you're a songwriter, people wonder about your personal life and the meanings behind the songs, and that can feel pretty invasive, so you become … - Will Sheff
When you're a songwriter, people wonder about your personal life and the meanings behind the songs, and that can feel pretty invasive, so you become …
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