Hope Sandoval

“Usually what I do is I write my vocal melody over guitar parts and then I come up with lyrics.”

“I was a big fan of the Rain Parade, Green on Red, X, the Rolling Stones.”

“We're really lucky because we have a portable studio, which enables us to work wherever we like. There is some extra work involved in setting everything up, but you can find a lot of magic and inspiration in being free to go somewhere completely different.”

“Interviews are difficult.”

“There's a lot of pressure to chitchat with the audience. But when they're in school, people don't want to get up in front of their classroom when they have to talk about themselves or a project.”

“It's just like anybody else - some people, most people don't wanna go to school. They just don't want to. It's... not fun. I was just somebody who got away with it.”

“I don't even like to sing in front of my own band members so it's easier for me if they send me the music and I record my vocals in my own studio.”

“The larger the band gets, the more people from the label get involved.”

“I like Beach House a lot.”

“The most amazing live shows that I've ever seen were Rain Parade shows.”

“It seemed record companies wanted bands to be creative because they didn't know how to manufacture underground music. We could do our own thing and go at our own pace. But that changed when major labels started wanting bands that would sell 7 million records.”

“When I started out playing live, it was different. I felt good about it. Nobody knew who I was. I just opened for so-and-so. Now, I'm playing to people who are coming out to see the band. There's too much attention on the band and me.”

“When I go to a live show, I want to be moved. That's why you do it. And it's not very often that a band will move you live.”

“I used to just lose my temper and tell the audience to shut up.”

“I think music is like little films, and it's nice to listen to music and really escape.”

“It's not so much that I don't enjoy playing live - that's one of the best parts of playing music - it's that it's nerve-racking with 300, 500 people watching.”

“Personally, I have a hard time playing live. A big part of it is because the lyrics are really private.”

“We're always recording music, writing songs.”

“The best live shows I've ever been to were Green on Red live shows. Amazing live band.”

“With some electronica acts, you see them live, but you're not really sure what they're doing.”