Victoria Legrand
Victoria Legrand
Victoria Garance Alixe Legrandis a French-born American musician, best known as the vocalist and keyboardist for the dream pop band Beach House...
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth28 May 1981
interesting trying want
If a psychiatrist would analyze [the lyrics], I'm sure they'd come up with something interesting. I really don't try to twist them. I don't want to slash things.
art thinking people
People who create art would be fools to assume they know exactly what people are going to think of it.
play sound unruly
Sound is a very unruly thing, and you have to really respect that it's going to differ every time you play.
stupid believe mean
I truly believe that if you think something's stupid, that might mean it's actually good.
thinking sometimes mask
I think sometimes songwriting becomes diluted when you have lots of components to mask a lack of core.
struggle sound brilliant
It's always a struggle to make things sound more or less brilliant.
perspective identity world
When something goes into the world, you immediately begin to develop another perspective on yourself, another identity.
crazy thinking quality
I think the Yamaha has a giant quality. When you combine the Yamaha with other organs, you get this crazy rectangular sound. It's kind of flat and thick.
makeup piano said
There's something to be said for being classically trained on piano, but not having your whole makeup be tied to one instrument.
thinking sweat hot
But I love the hot sweat. I think overheating onstage is invigorating. It's better than being comfortable. I think being comfortable is the death of a show.
depressing forever lasts
As you get older you realise that nothing lasts forever. It's not depressing, but it does make moments more intense.
powerful crazy thinking
I don't think my vocals demand effects. I like reverb to a certain extent, but I don't want to hide my voice. I like stripped-down vocals, but I also like crazy, powerful, doubled vocals like in dance or electronic music.
people listening magazines
Sometimes people talk about music, whether blogs or magazines, in a strange way where it doesn't seem like they're actually listening to it.
strong thinking voice
I think the voice is an underrated instrument these days and it's easy to make up for lack of ability with effects. I think sometimes people are more wowed with effects than core craftsmanship. Strong voices are not as common as they used to be.