If I’m kind of sad or depressed, it doesn’t necessarily help me to write a song about exactly what I’m depressed about. Julia Holter Read Quote
I really write at home on my own, and the demos themselves are very similar to the final recordings in a lots of ways. Julia Holter Read Quote
Saying that something is accessible gives it this implication that people need something, and thinking that we know what people need or want is really unpleasant. I don’t like to think that way, like, predicting what it is that the people want. Julia Holter Read Quote
I don’t write thinking directly about what I’m feeling, usually. I just let myself write whatever comes out without it necessarily being directly a translation of what I’m aware that I’m feeling, you know? Julia Holter Read Quote
I don’t fit into a group very well socially. And that might be reflected in my music. Julia Holter Read Quote
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. Julia Holter Read Quote
For me, the poetic decisions tend to be calculated, and the musical decisions inspired by the poetic decisions are free. Julia Holter Read Quote
