A biography for Julia Holterhasn’t been written yet.
“I do develop characters for songs, and I think of everything as storytelling, in a way. But I don't plan out what they're going to sound like. I just sing over what I've done.”
“You can have an Internet presence, but it doesn't mean anyone has any idea who you are or what you look like. Which is great.”
“When I'm depressed is when I'm not interested in writing anything, whereas some people, I think, are spurred to creativity through their personal experiences and through depression. And for me, it's a very low place, and it's not fruitful.”
“To me, the process of art is very much a process of translation, of borrowing.”
“In L.A., you can play forever, and no one around the world will hear you.”
“I usually work in a room which is totally cluttered with my mess, and there's stuff everywhere, and it's kind of chaotic because I am a very messy person. I could totally write in a pristine environment, but it would mean I would have to be at someone else's house.”
“Most records are usually not united by one specific story, but that seems to be something that I like and that I find easy to do.”
“I think what's interesting in L.A. is that there's a lot of variety because L.A. is very spread out. I think there is a lot I don't know about, to be completely honest. It's a very mysterious town.”
“I often find that I like the vibe of not having technology around me.”
“I don't like to talk too much about my music; I like people to just experience it and not worry what I have to say.”
“There's definitely been a focus on the literary aspects of my music, and I always get a little cringey because I don't feel like I'm particularly literary. There's a sort of academic label that's put on me that seems inaccurate.”
“One thing that's really important to me in my music is mystery.”
“I try to ignore people's opinions about my music - you don't want to hold yourself back because of that stuff.”
“I like talking about my music.”
“It's hard for me to get shows in the U.S. It's that simple. I don't know what that means. I think it means there's not as much support here for my music?”
“I played cello on my early recordings, but that doesn't mean I'm a cellist, you know?”
“I was in school for four years writing music to please my teachers. That was not music I liked. And when I make music that isn't for something I want to make, and it's to please other people, it's - the outcome is really bad.”
“I see myself as a songwriter and a poet.”
“For me, the poetic decisions tend to be calculated, and the musical decisions inspired by the poetic decisions are free.”
“If you've ever seen paparazzi go after a celebrity, it's really freaky.”