The nice thing about being a band that nobody knows about is that you can do whatever you want, you know? Without catching hell for it. That's sort o…

- Jonathan Meiburg

When you make a record, you probably are not going to hit exactly what you were aiming for. You also have to let go at a certain point, and just trus…

- Jonathan Meiburg

The only problem with Shearwater as a name for a band is that people sort of think that it's this amalgamated word like Pushmonkey or something. Does…

- Jonathan Meiburg

It's a very different feeling just sitting around the side, playing piano, and dancing around as opposed to standing in front and singing.

- Jonathan Meiburg

I still get stage fright every time. I also feel very, very sleepy about a minute before we go on. Like I feel like I'm going to fall asleep. I can't…

- Jonathan Meiburg

Being like stranded without a label in the middle of tour was very strange. On the other hand it made us move instantly. I mean, I didn't wallow. I w…

- Jonathan Meiburg

I felt like the last record was a real step forward for us. I was very pleased to see some people saying the same things - that it was a real departu…

- Jonathan Meiburg

The thing is that honestly we haven't had an audience. And we have a chance to have an audience now. Which is great because I think we've sort of evo…

- Jonathan Meiburg

I don't consider myself a very religious person in any.

- Jonathan Meiburg