M. Ward Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I got this Christmas gift with the entire Beatles catalog. I had fun trying to duplicate what I was hearing on these records, only using the instruments I had at hand - an acoustic guitar, and that's all. It was endlessly amusing to me to try to imitate John Lennon and Paul McCartney's harmonies using the guitar.”

“When you work on a record for three years, it's a great sense of relief when it is finally out in the world. It just feels good.”

“Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed.”

“I always prefer other people's interpretations over my own, so I'm not very quick to make explicit what exactly a song or record is about.”

“I believe in working with songs that have personal value for me.”

“I have a very strong belief in God.”

“I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.”

“I love the sound of Elmore James, the sound early guitarists like him got just by using minimal means.”

“I've worked with just as many talented women as I have talented men, and I feel fortunate enough to have that great balance.”

“It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.”