When you start getting into a full-band, democratic context the little things almost immediately get thrown out the window because you don’t think they’re important.
ADAM GRANDUCIELWhen you start getting into a full-band, democratic context the little things almost immediately get thrown out the window because you don’t think they’re important.
ADAM GRANDUCIELI think that’s why it feels like songs are really connected, and I like that. They’re all worked on kind of like a little family.
ADAM GRANDUCIELThey’re all a huge influence on me. For me, just following rock history and watching Darkness On the Edge of Town and realizing that’s it’s okay to be obsessed with a snare sound because Bruce Springsteen was obsessed with a snare sound.
ADAM GRANDUCIELYou’re not so focused on the minutiae. You’re focused on the overall feel, and that’s the stuff that I get from the demos.
ADAM GRANDUCIELI usually know the general emotion of a song, or the general feeling of it, and then I think I just get so excited by the act of recording. I love that process so much that I feel like if
ADAM GRANDUCIELWith a song, you can shove it in a dark closet and tell it you’ll be there when you’re ready.
ADAM GRANDUCIELWhen you’re in the moment and not over thinking the song is when things tend to really work.
ADAM GRANDUCIELI always work on the songs all together up until the very end. I never mix a song and think, “Okay, now that one’s done.”
ADAM GRANDUCIELNeil Young, who isn’t really evident when you listen to my music, is probably my favorite of the legends, besides Dylan.
ADAM GRANDUCIELTouring is a rough thing. You don’t have any time to look around or stop and think if what you’re doing is making you happy.
ADAM GRANDUCIELFirst impressions are always the most important.
ADAM GRANDUCIELI know when the time has come to throw it in the trash can. With a child you’ve got to go to therapy and put it in daycare and buy it birthday presents.
ADAM GRANDUCIELThe more you tour, the better the band gets, and you get caught up in a lot more things than just traveling. It becomes a way to survive.
ADAM GRANDUCIELI love when people will say, “Oh, my songs are my children.” I understand that, but I’m also not afraid to kill my kids.
ADAM GRANDUCIELIt’s rare in life to look at all the people around you and realize that they’re all invested in what you’re doing.
ADAM GRANDUCIEL