About this episode
Andrew Bird discusses the creation of his album 'The Mysterious Production of Eggs' and his current symphonic tour.
Copping its title from a magic mail-order catalog from the 1920's, The Mysterious Production of Eggs sounds so confident in both its whimsical grandeuer and its pensive, quiet moments, one would have no idea that it took renowned violinist and songwriter Andrew Bird many top-to-bottom rewrites, over nearly half a decade, to complete. Today, he walks us through overcoming those initial struggles, when exactly his trademark whistle became part of his musical DNA, and how the current symphonic tour he's on is strategically sequenced much like a vinyl record. A whopping 3LP anniversary edition of Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs -- with live cuts, alternate takes, a 50+ page book and more -- is available now from your local record store or AndrewBird.net .
People in this episode
Host: Jim Hanke
Guest: Andrew Bird
Topics covered
- music creation
- songwriting
- violinist
- album anniversary
- live performance
Keywords
- Andrew Bird
- The Mysterious Production of Eggs
- album
- songwriting
- violin
- live performance
- music
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AndrewBird.net
Books & works: The Mysterious Production of Eggs
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