American - Musician | January 28, 1980 -
I do find that I tend to write about big questions. Why are we here? What are we doing? How do we relate to each other?
Brian Fallon
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I must've been about 7 or 8 when I realized I wanted to perform in some way.
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I sure wish I'd written 'One' by U2.
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Everyone should see 'A Nightmare Before Christmas,' hear 'London Calling,' and read 'Great Expectations.'
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When you finish a record, I look at it like a photograph. It's already taken. You got it the way you wanted it to be. You edit it, make sure the light and contrast are right, then you just put it away, and that's your photograph. Then you don't really think about it anymore.
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A lot of people get writer's block, and I think you just have to show up for work, sit down, and be like, 'I'm here.' You have to stay confident and positive that you're going to write something.
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When you label something a singer-songwriter record, you cover many genres.
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If you're just making a record to pay the bills, that's not a great idea because chances are it might not come out that good.
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When 'American Slang' came out, everyone was like, 'This is the next big band in the world, and this is blah blah blah Bruce Springsteen Junior and blah blah blah,' and I was just like, 'I don't know what that means. I don't know. We'll see.'
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Too many bands record an album and feel, 'Well, this is okay,' but after a time, they grow to not like it.
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You just have to know your story from the beginning. You have to know what you're going for and be honest with people about that. Don't sit there and say you're gonna be a DIY punk band for your whole life and then move on to arenas; you can't do that because then people don't trust you anymore.
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I would love to learn how to paint motorcycles and stuff like that. I really, really am fascinated by that.
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