It took me some time to join the various streams of making music that was technically good and making music that made me feel good.
I wanted to make an album where every song is kind of interacting - where you can't tell what's the string arrangement and what's the song. I guess t… - Rostam Batmanglij
I wanted to make an album where every song is kind of interacting - where you can't tell what's the string arrangement and what's the song. I guess t…
- Rostam Batmanglij
As far as the lyrics go, I think I was negotiating a moment in my life where I didn't feel happy. I think I had some existential frustration and I wa… - Rostam Batmanglij
As far as the lyrics go, I think I was negotiating a moment in my life where I didn't feel happy. I think I had some existential frustration and I wa…
I did take guitar lessons as a teenager, though, and I started to teach myself how to play everything I could play on the guitar on piano, so I had a… - Rostam Batmanglij
I did take guitar lessons as a teenager, though, and I started to teach myself how to play everything I could play on the guitar on piano, so I had a…
I guess I have some kind of a visceral connection with drums. I'm looking to create music that people can react to viscerally, and people will respon… - Rostam Batmanglij
I guess I have some kind of a visceral connection with drums. I'm looking to create music that people can react to viscerally, and people will respon…
We thought there was also something that was humorous but at the same time powerful and deep about naming the album, 'Modern Vampires Of The City'. - Rostam Batmanglij
We thought there was also something that was humorous but at the same time powerful and deep about naming the album, 'Modern Vampires Of The City'.
Obviously it always takes longer to finish an album than you think it will. That's always going to be the case. Everything takes longer than you thin… - Rostam Batmanglij
Obviously it always takes longer to finish an album than you think it will. That's always going to be the case. Everything takes longer than you thin…
There's a line in the Arthur Russell documentary where his partner talks about how Arthur is really interested in process. He never felt like anythin… - Rostam Batmanglij
There's a line in the Arthur Russell documentary where his partner talks about how Arthur is really interested in process. He never felt like anythin…
I like the idea that a song can be about a romantic relationship, but it can also about a relationship to your career, or a relationship to your city… - Rostam Batmanglij
I like the idea that a song can be about a romantic relationship, but it can also about a relationship to your career, or a relationship to your city…
I think summer, at least as I've experienced it, can be joyous but it can also be tough emotionally. Physically, it can be hot to the point of being … - Rostam Batmanglij
I think summer, at least as I've experienced it, can be joyous but it can also be tough emotionally. Physically, it can be hot to the point of being …
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