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

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

Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed.

- 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.

- 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 …

- 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 …

- M. Ward

I have a very strong belief in God.

- 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…

- M. Ward

The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world.

- M. Ward