I was writing music when we finished the last Walkmen record, Heaven, and a few of these songs may have even been started before Heaven was done. With The Walkmen we all wrote a lot of stuff alone, but then we'd start collaborating with each other.
I really don't feel as connected to Heaven as I do to the ones where I was there from start to finish. And on this record I was there for every momen… - Hamilton Leithauser
I really don't feel as connected to Heaven as I do to the ones where I was there from start to finish. And on this record I was there for every momen…
- Hamilton Leithauser
I feel really personally connected to all of the songs, so stepping back is really hard. - Hamilton Leithauser
I feel really personally connected to all of the songs, so stepping back is really hard.
You're always trying to find new stuff and new inspiration. If you don't really push and you don't try something that feels exciting, then it's not w… - Hamilton Leithauser
You're always trying to find new stuff and new inspiration. If you don't really push and you don't try something that feels exciting, then it's not w…
When we got to the step when we'd normally start collaborating, we started having these talks about how it was not worth getting together. Getting to… - Hamilton Leithauser
When we got to the step when we'd normally start collaborating, we started having these talks about how it was not worth getting together. Getting to…
You look back and see pictures of yourself, or hear an old song, and you know where that came from or why you were working on that - but you don't wa… - Hamilton Leithauser
You look back and see pictures of yourself, or hear an old song, and you know where that came from or why you were working on that - but you don't wa…
The funny thing is that the studio that we recorded in was the same studio that Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole used to warm up their… - Hamilton Leithauser
The funny thing is that the studio that we recorded in was the same studio that Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole used to warm up their…
Everyone in Seattle is a total pussy when it comes to snow. The whole city shut down, the place looked like an apocalyptic movie. - Hamilton Leithauser
Everyone in Seattle is a total pussy when it comes to snow. The whole city shut down, the place looked like an apocalyptic movie.
I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write; the drums are kind of an afterthough… - Hamilton Leithauser
I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write; the drums are kind of an afterthough…
The first ones I played were in New York at Joe's Pub; I played four shows, but I did something like 30 interviews and a couple radio shows in the mo… - Hamilton Leithauser
The first ones I played were in New York at Joe's Pub; I played four shows, but I did something like 30 interviews and a couple radio shows in the mo…
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