Bryce Dessner

“To me, a song like 'Demons' or the title 'Trouble Will Find Me' are acknowledgments that you can't really plan for life, and you can't plan for trouble.”

“When I'm writing instrumental music, I try to find musical and non-musical inspirations.”

“If you learn classical guitar, you play Bach, and then John Dowland. He's the greatest. He's interesting for many, many reasons.”

“I don't labour over my lead guitar solos; they're better just caught in the moment.”

“It's not a hard sell to be asked to do something in Ireland.”

“I came from a classical background, and I was teaching and earning a living out of music at a certain level, so it's funny to make it as a rock star when we're 40 or whatever.”