I suddenly thought about being backstage, and I think it shocks you to meet the people you shared your bedrooms with. And a lot of them either take themselves too seriously or don't know how to take themselves at all. But I wanted to be aware in a very sarcastic way that every song I've written has probably been written about 12-16 times before. And doing that makes it very hard for me to accept serious singer-songwriters in the world, the up-and-comers, the ones who are out there who let that define their every move, who live and die and breathe for it. It's a bit of a tragedy, I think.
I suddenly thought about being backstage, and I think it shocks you to meet the people you shared your bedrooms with. And a lot of them either take t… - Kevin Drew
I suddenly thought about being backstage, and I think it shocks you to meet the people you shared your bedrooms with. And a lot of them either take t…
- Kevin Drew
I didn't retire, I became irrelevant - there is a big difference. - Kevin Drew
I didn't retire, I became irrelevant - there is a big difference.
I had never really written songs for anyone before. With [Broken] Social Scene, you're writing songs for others and your passing them around and exch… - Kevin Drew
I had never really written songs for anyone before. With [Broken] Social Scene, you're writing songs for others and your passing them around and exch…
You're not going out there to make a living out of it by selling records. You want acclaim and you want to know people are listening. - Kevin Drew
You're not going out there to make a living out of it by selling records. You want acclaim and you want to know people are listening.
You know and I know that as soon as it's done, you have to get it out there. You want what's best for it. And especially in owning a label, which som… - Kevin Drew
You know and I know that as soon as it's done, you have to get it out there. You want what's best for it. And especially in owning a label, which som…
You should never leave something with a feeling of defeat. - Kevin Drew
You should never leave something with a feeling of defeat.
Being off the road is one of the greatest things ever. It's hard for me to be around my friends who are on the road. - Kevin Drew
Being off the road is one of the greatest things ever. It's hard for me to be around my friends who are on the road.
It's hard: you get older, you have a career, the normal frustrations that come with what you do when you wear your heart on your sleeve and you try r… - Kevin Drew
It's hard: you get older, you have a career, the normal frustrations that come with what you do when you wear your heart on your sleeve and you try r…
We do have to remain true to the idea of honesty within what you want to do. - Kevin Drew
We do have to remain true to the idea of honesty within what you want to do.
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