Michael Penn
I grew up in the '70s, and there was a romantic notion, at least that I had, that you could have a career making records without touring all that much.
I was never somebody who was a fan of synthesizers. When I was growing up, they were so overused in pop music, usually to imitate the sounds of real instruments, which always bothered me.
The nice thing about 'Girls' is, they don't want a typical sitcom score, with those transitional pieces and stings. It's more just finding little moments that need something to get you from one scene to the next. Then there are these opportunities for longer, more emotional pieces that I really love doing, where I can get into melody.
Knowing when it is over is the beginning of a new life and the end of an old one.Collection: Break Up
That's not easy to find in a corporate world, somebody who cares about music.Collection: Who Cares
What if I were Romeo in black jeans?Collection: Jeans