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I love exploring music.
Mark Foster
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When I'm writing songs, my favourite thing to do is to try and rabbit-trail and go places I've never gone to before. Just like exploring a new terrain or a new country or something.
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The jingles saved my life. When I got hired to do that, I was on top. I finally was making a living doing what I loved. Before that, it was so bleak; it got so dark in L.A. I was 25, been living there for seven years trying to make it, and getting really close to getting signed with different bands and as a solo artist only to have my hopes dashed.
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I wrote 'Torches' before experiencing touring as a band. I really had no idea what they would sound like live, and that was something we had to figure out along the way.
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During 'Torches,' I was more concerned with communicating the spirit of the song than the actual lyrics.
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I'm really into the recycling of art. That one piece of art inspires another piece of art, which inspires another piece of art. I really like that idea.
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I was always extremely independent growing up.
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I write in character a lot.
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I started out with piano when I was little. That, for songwriting, is my favorite instrument.
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I play guitar, bass, drums, piano, and pretty much any sort of stringed instrument - besides violin or cello.
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Every single song on 'Torches' was a little self-contained pop song, so there wasn't any fat on the songs; there wasn't a lot to cut.
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'Torches' flowed together with interesting intros and outros. It was all very natural.
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