I guess I started writing poetry and stuff and then decided to set it to music. Johnny Flynn Read Quote
In my mind, there’s usually a fairly definitive kind of narrative when I write. But I don’t want to enforce that on other people. I think that’s why I like using metaphor so much. Johnny Flynn Read Quote
I take them both seriously – I don’t particularly want to be an ‘actor-musician.’ I want to play the great challenging parts, to be right for the part, rather than just, ‘Oh, he can play the fiddle.’ Johnny Flynn Read Quote
You might as well acknowledge what came before, because you can never do something wholly new. It’s not unoriginal to make your references clear. Johnny Flynn Read Quote
What’s quite nice about this whole folk movement is that it’s born out of genuine friendship. And nobody’s infringing on anybody’s space. Johnny Flynn Read Quote
If you’re trying to do something wholly new, it’s hard to fully trust it. But if you use forms that have come before, it lends your music weight and authority. It’s also a way to acknowledge that it’s not just you who’s feeling these things. The emotions are coming through you from a whole history. Johnny Flynn Read Quote
I did a lot of theater as a young actor in my early twenties, and my first few records really came from writing songs through the rehearsal processes. Johnny Flynn Read Quote
I just said, casually, ‘You know, I passed up on auditioning for Einstein.’ And my friend was like, ‘You idiot, you have to do it!’ She made me do it. I sent the tapes off assuming that somebody would say, ‘Ha ha, very funny.’ Johnny Flynn Read Quote
