teamvampireweekend: On writing songs: “I like plenty of lyrics. I started with this painting in th
teamvampireweekend: On writing songs: “I like plenty of lyrics. I started with this painting in the Tate Modern called ‘Endless Rhythm’. I was thinking how the process of making of a song represents frustration and roadblocks. Living life can feel infinite. Life can feel infinite and language by its very nature is limited. It can’t fully express what it’s like to be alive. So there’s already a limiting theme and then writing a song lyric is even more limiting. You’re trying to fit into three minutes. You’re trying to make it rhyme. You’re trying to make it fit rhythmically. I think that can be a frustrating thing when you’re writing a song but I don’t actually feel that way. It’s more of a metaphor.” On his album, The Names: “I’ve never worked this hard all my life. I played every note. I sang every note. I produced it. I thought about this record for five years but it’s basically all I worked on for about a year and a half. I definitely don’t view it as a side project or anything like that. But I don’t mind other people referring to it like that. I understand. I get it.” (via DIY) -- source link