Bernard Sumner Quotes

Larry only ever wrote one song, and he wrote that with Tony Kaye, I think it was, from Yes.

I've been working with Thundercat forever.

Well, Sean Paul we've always wanted to work with.

And I had such a great working experience with Paul during the 'RAM' album.

Artie is a singer, and I'm a writer and player and a singer. We didn't work together on a creative level and prepare the songs. I did that.

It takes a lot of people hours to make music because they focus so much on one thing. I just do it, and I make something you can just vibe to.

The first record we put out on Fueled by Ramon, 'The Papercut Chronicles,' we had no idea what the term 'producer' meant. It was just us writing songs, and we are trying to go back to that - singing in a room and vibing off each other.

A friend and I started a band together. I am kind of learning how to play instruments. We write stuff over Skype or e-mail. I send one part and he writes another.

Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project.

I like collaboration because, first of all, I'm good at writing lyrics. I don't know how to make beats. I don't play instruments. I'm not a good singer. So even when you see a solo album of mine, it's still a collaboration.

I really had a great time working with 'Modest Mouse,' just because of the people. I loved writing songs with Isaac Brock, and Jeremiah Green is probably my favorite musician that I've worked with.

I started trying to do my own music at home, and I was like, 'You know what, I can play the guitar, sort of. And I can do these things, sort of. And I can make these crazy noises on my computer, sort of. But I need a ridiculously good drummer. I need someone to help me with string arrangements.'

I think that what I'm interested with is the creative side of music-making, rather than all the travelling.

For me making music is part social, part interaction, part collaboration.

Songs are not on a conveyor belt. I'm not chopping them up and putting them out.

I really like the thing I did with Martina McBride. I had that song sitting around for a long time.

For 'Dynamite,' Max and Luke went to dinner and left me with a melody, and then I put it together.

I love collaborating because I come from the world of being in bands.

I was in Barcelona working with Shakira, and it was an amazing experience. She's a great artist, and I learned a lot while working with her.

I can work with all these different kinds of artists and still be able to come up with huge records. Not just cool records, but game-changing records.

We've been having a great time writing for other artists in and amongst making our Bastille albums and mixtapes.

People will reach out because they know I'm trying to put my best forward when it comes to subject matter and creation of song.

If I ever do meet John Mayer and we end up in the studio, hopefully he'll bring the guitar, and I'll make a beat to it or something.

My approach to making music has always been making ideas and developing them. Sometimes I develop them all the way by myself. The other part of development is I will work with my friends who are just some of the best producers in the world, give them an idea.

The way Beyonce works, the song is a jigsaw piece and then she will piece various elements.