Grant-Lee Phillips
There's nothing more painful than something that's superficially upbeat but you can kind of tell behind it that there's a cynicism, or even a bitterness.Collection: Bitterness
I played with the same band for years and years and theres a beauty to having one solid core that you keep exploring. On the other hand, its nice to throw yourself in different situations where you find out things about your own resources.Collection: Nice
Being an actor is a much more structured life than being a musician.Collection: Musician
I don't know how other bands play the same songs every night.Collection: Song
I think a lot of songwriters would agree that it's often easier to find inspiration in misery.Collection: Inspiration
I'm always keen to head to where the greatest gravitation pull is tugging me.Collection: Tugging
I've made a few albums in such an autonomous way; it often has been exhausting. It's almost difficult to enjoy the process when you take on so much.Collection: Albums
It's not an insult to have a past and to have some accountability to it.Collection: Past