I feel really personally connected to all of the songs, so stepping back is really hard.

- Hamilton Leithauser

I really don't feel as connected to Heaven as I do to the ones where I was there from start to finish. And on this record I was there for every momen…

- Hamilton Leithauser

You're always trying to find new stuff and new inspiration. If you don't really push and you don't try something that feels exciting, then it's not w…

- Hamilton Leithauser

Everyone in Seattle is a total pussy when it comes to snow. The whole city shut down, the place looked like an apocalyptic movie.

- Hamilton Leithauser

The funny thing is that the studio that we recorded in was the same studio that Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole used to warm up their…

- Hamilton Leithauser

When we got to the step when we'd normally start collaborating, we started having these talks about how it was not worth getting together. Getting to…

- Hamilton Leithauser

I used to put the vocals on top and piece it together. Now I start with the vocals and the string parts I write; the drums are kind of an afterthough…

- Hamilton Leithauser

You look back and see pictures of yourself, or hear an old song, and you know where that came from or why you were working on that - but you don't wa…

- Hamilton Leithauser

The first ones I played were in New York at Joe's Pub; I played four shows, but I did something like 30 interviews and a couple radio shows in the mo…

- Hamilton Leithauser