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
art thinking people
People who create art would be fools to assume they know exactly what people are going to think of it.
thinking sometimes mask
I think sometimes songwriting becomes diluted when you have lots of components to mask a lack of core.
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.
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.
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.
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.
beach art thinking
We feel more and more intensely about the music we make. It's unexpected, and not always what you would think of in Beach House. It's all art in the end. We aren't making records because we have to; it's because it's what we want to express.
beautiful fun thinking
For me, it's really day to day. I don't really plan ahead and I like to be excited about what I'm wearing. Being on the road all the time, it's various articles of clothing that keep me inspired and feeling good. A fun or beautiful thing to wear can change your day. I think spontaneity and not adhering to any narrow styles keep me happy.
thinking humans persons
In general, I think I'm a very private person. But I also love human beings.
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.
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.
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.