If I look at my own recordings, I think generally there is a focal point within the song and often it's the instrumental bridge or a guitar solo where we try to do something unexpected, something beautiful or weird, or beautiful because it is weird. And of course I fail half the time, but yes that is the goal, to create even a few seconds of bliss, or sadness. The electric guitar is a great instrument for doing this because it is capable of surprising you. There are so many different sounds available.
I am interested in politics but have stayed away from writing overtly political songs, or message songs, because I find it difficult to discuss polit… - Dean Wareham
I am interested in politics but have stayed away from writing overtly political songs, or message songs, because I find it difficult to discuss polit…
- Dean Wareham
I guess I could be singing about Superman, or about Zarathustra coming down from the mountain, but in my mind I was singing about Julian Assange. I w… - Dean Wareham
I guess I could be singing about Superman, or about Zarathustra coming down from the mountain, but in my mind I was singing about Julian Assange. I w…
We are drowning in a sea of Myspace, blather, and too much information. Music is everywhere and nowhere. The independent record store is the solution… - Dean Wareham
We are drowning in a sea of Myspace, blather, and too much information. Music is everywhere and nowhere. The independent record store is the solution…
It's not often I get to do a film that turns out good. Plus, there just aren't that many great directors out there. There are a thousand different de… - Dean Wareham
It's not often I get to do a film that turns out good. Plus, there just aren't that many great directors out there. There are a thousand different de…
I don't pretend to understand him, but I can enjoy him as a poet and comedian. I liked the idea of the eternal return. Sometimes I think that being o… - Dean Wareham
I don't pretend to understand him, but I can enjoy him as a poet and comedian. I liked the idea of the eternal return. Sometimes I think that being o…
If I look at my own recordings, I think generally there is a focal point within the song and often it's the instrumental bridge or a guitar solo wher… - Dean Wareham
If I look at my own recordings, I think generally there is a focal point within the song and often it's the instrumental bridge or a guitar solo wher…
Don't be a rock star. I've seen people around me have their lives destroyed by drugs. It just depends on what kind of person you are. Like, some peop… - Dean Wareham
Don't be a rock star. I've seen people around me have their lives destroyed by drugs. It just depends on what kind of person you are. Like, some peop…
One of the nice things about being in a band is that you depend on each other for ideas, so it's not all up to me to do everything myself. There's al… - Dean Wareham
One of the nice things about being in a band is that you depend on each other for ideas, so it's not all up to me to do everything myself. There's al…
It's hard to imagine the whole punk movement without The Velvet Underground. I toured with them when they did their reunion tour, and no one sounds l… - Dean Wareham
It's hard to imagine the whole punk movement without The Velvet Underground. I toured with them when they did their reunion tour, and no one sounds l…
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