M. Ward
M. Ward
Matthew Stephen "M" Wardis a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Portland, Oregon. Ward's solo work is mixture of folk and blues-inspired Americana analog recordings, releasing eight albums since 1999, primarily through independent label Merge Records. In addition to his solo work, he is a member of pop duo She & Him and folk-rock supergroup Monsters of Folk, as well as participating in the recording, producing, and playing with multiple other artists...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth4 October 1973
CountryUnited States of America
The best live recordings capture elements of surprise onstage.
It's a hard thing to explain, but the more I arrange for strings, the more I realize the possibilities.
I don't really watch TV series because I don't want to get hooked on them and have them suck up all my time.
I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.
Certain things you have to stumble on to. They can't be preprogrammed.
My philosophy for producing a record is for everyone involved, including myself, to get out of the way of the song, and at the same time, listen to it as closely as you can, and listen to where the song wants to go.
The South of France is one of my favorite places in the world.
My grandparents are from Mexico, so I grew up with great Mexican food.
It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
I've never used the word jamming. It's a matter of finding a great song and learning the chords, then slightly altering the vocal melody, and matching a classic chord progression with another chord progression.
I've worked with just as many talented women as I have talented men, and I feel fortunate enough to have that great balance.
I'm somebody who gets a lot of inspiration from dreams.
I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make.
There's at least one fist bump every interview.