American - Composer | April 23, 1976 -
Me, who's educated classically, I went toward rock music 'cause it was sort of a natural evolution from where I was playing with my brother. But I was always drawn back into classical music.
Bryce Dessner
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When I'm writing instrumental music, I try to find musical and non-musical inspirations.
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We always say that National songs have to have a heart, that we don't make cold songs.
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If you learn classical guitar, you play Bach, and then John Dowland. He's the greatest. He's interesting for many, many reasons.
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There is much more immediate access to creative music through online communities and blogs which have touched all corners of the music world including contemporary classical.
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With 'Boxer,' we made the kind of music we wanted to make and didn't really worry about what the expectation was.
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You don't come to our shows if you want to look cool.
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I can't just play in a rock band. The National is a great, exciting band to play in. We improvise a lot onstage, and it's very intense, but after a while, I crave other kinds of experiences.
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Musicians are hungry for new music.
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A lot of people ask how I ended up doing classical music given that I'm in a rock band. The truth is that it's the other way around. I was trained as a classical musician and then started playing in a rock band later.
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Obviously, any living musician born after 1960 has been touched by rock and roll. It's the music of our time, and it's 'in the air,' as Steve Reich would say. My experience of it is just really direct because I'm actually playing in a collaborative band.
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I like to think of myself as a musical scavenger.
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