Eric Bachmann Quotes

• My songs, well, they are sad, but in all of them the person singing them - me or whoever - is actually still trying and hasn't given up yet.

  Eric Bachmann

  Song, Singing, Trying

  "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

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• I don't really need to appeal to some stockbroker, and I always sort of root for the underdog. I probably consider all that when I'm writing, but it's not in the forefront of my brain.

  Eric Bachmann

  Writing, Roots, Brain

  "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

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• I think you just have to have some rapport with the song.

  Eric Bachmann

  Song, Thinking, Rapport

  "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

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• As a producer you can be more objective about the songs because you didn't write them.

  Eric Bachmann

  Song, Writing, Producers

  "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

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• I don't think anyone wants to do the same thing over and over again.

  Eric Bachmann

  Thinking, Boredom, Want

  "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

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• I think one of the best things you can do is write really sad songs that touch some semblance of... I guess 'hope' is the right word?

  Eric Bachmann

  Song, Writing, Thinking

  "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

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• It's hard to write any good song. It seems more rewarding, or maybe just easier, to write sad ones.

  Eric Bachmann

  Song, Writing, Easier

  "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

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• I don't like to think about stuff that's boring.

  Eric Bachmann

  Thinking, Stuff, Boring

  "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

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• In music, you learn a lot of things when you don't know what you're doing.

  Eric Bachmann

  Knows

  "Crooked Fingers". Interview with Alison Fields, pitchfork.com. March 1, 2002.

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