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Well, yeah, I wanted to resist the urge to thicken everything up with instrumentation, because I just felt like I was in
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"Well, yeah, I wanted to resist the urge to thicken everything up with instrumentation, because I just felt like I was interested in seeing how the songs did on their own"

- Joanna Newsom

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This quote by Joanna Newsom talks to her creative process and her desire to keep her music as simple and raw as possible. She wished to resist the urge to add more instrumentation to her songs, as she felt that the songs might stand on their own. This speaks with her dedication to her craft and her desire to develop music that is sincere and real to her vision. She wanted to produce music that was stripped down and not overproduced, allowing the listener to connect with the music on a deeper level. This quote also speaks with her confidence in her own capabilities as a musician and her rely on her own creative procedure. She was willing to take a risk and trust her impulses, and in doing so, she produced music that was both effective and significant.

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Joanna Newsom This quote is written / told by Joanna Newsom somewhere between January 18, 1982 and today. She was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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