Michael Gira Quotes About Songs

Quotes about: Songs

• I'm more interested in pulling out strands of joy from both myself and the audience. I'm not saying the music or songs are "light," just that when they're performed with the correct commitment it's a source of real pleasure, for me anyway.

  Michael Gira

  Song, Real, Commitment

  Interview with Michael Idov, pitchfork.com. May 22, 2005.

• Many of the songs were written as a way of paying tribute to specific people, but in the end the songs took on a life of their own and I didn't worry about accuracy or biographical truth, so it's not a problem.

  Michael Gira

  Song, People, Worry

  Interview with Michael Idov, pitchfork.com. May 22, 2005.

• I got involved, for the most part, in the actual song construction, lyrics even. I didn't want to write the lyrics, but if there was a howler in there, I definitely pointed it out. Just trying to bring it up to a higher level. Of course, after a couple records, people get fed up with that. That's fine.

  Michael Gira

  Song, Couple, Writing

  Source: pitchfork.com

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