There's always this talk of the industry of music and about selling records and whatever, but that ignores probably the majority of music that isn't about trying to sell itself, that isn't about being connected to any industry. There's a huge amount of music where someone just happened to have a tape recorder and turned it on or hit the red button while they were in the back of church or recording something in their front room.
Everybody's looking for some kind of authenticity in music. Or some kind of truism, you know, "This is true!" And the thing about gospel music is, th… - Jason Pierce
Everybody's looking for some kind of authenticity in music. Or some kind of truism, you know, "This is true!" And the thing about gospel music is, th…
- Jason Pierce
There's always this talk of the industry of music and about selling records and whatever, but that ignores probably the majority of music that isn't … - Jason Pierce
There's always this talk of the industry of music and about selling records and whatever, but that ignores probably the majority of music that isn't …
Sometimes it's easier to make decisions when you know that you've tried things that are so wrong, you know, "OK, I don't go that way with it. I don't… - Jason Pierce
Sometimes it's easier to make decisions when you know that you've tried things that are so wrong, you know, "OK, I don't go that way with it. I don't…
I just think there's an awful part of rock-'n-roll music where people kind of pretend they're young all their lives, you know? And they kind of live … - Jason Pierce
I just think there's an awful part of rock-'n-roll music where people kind of pretend they're young all their lives, you know? And they kind of live …
I used to listen to so much doo-wop, and I've talked a lot about gospel music, but I realised a lot of that language came from doo-wop music. You kno… - Jason Pierce
I used to listen to so much doo-wop, and I've talked a lot about gospel music, but I realised a lot of that language came from doo-wop music. You kno…
My songs get to a stage where they resist any further change, you know? And that's kind of where they are, short of re-recording or starting again. T… - Jason Pierce
My songs get to a stage where they resist any further change, you know? And that's kind of where they are, short of re-recording or starting again. T…
When it's a pop song, I don't really want to do pop songs, but they exist and sort of come out by accident. - Jason Pierce
When it's a pop song, I don't really want to do pop songs, but they exist and sort of come out by accident.
I think it's essential to make new music now, and to try and make epic records now, and not rely on what happened in the past. - Jason Pierce
I think it's essential to make new music now, and to try and make epic records now, and not rely on what happened in the past.
Making a record's a real fight for me. I'm constantly fighting with this thing inside of me that says I should be sitting in a room with Matthew Ship… - Jason Pierce
Making a record's a real fight for me. I'm constantly fighting with this thing inside of me that says I should be sitting in a room with Matthew Ship…
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