“My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the frame...” — Andrew Bird Quote

My favorite literature to read is fairly dry history. I like the framework, and my imagination can do the rest.

I've done my share of busking, and it's fun until it isn't. There are musicians in the subways that will make you cry, they're so good.

My mom had this romantic notion of her children playing classical music. The idea is you learn it when you're still learning language. It's using the same part of the brain.

Honestly, I didn't have the patience for biology or history in an academic sense, but I always liked the kind of big questions.

I've always found that whatever you say about indie rock, it is the most inclusive genre or title for anything. It doesn't pin you down too much, like other labels would. It's just newer, it has less baggage. I'm happy to be in that category.

When I was a teenager, I had pimples - oh, God, every time someone looked at my face I thought they were looking at my pimples. I put mud on my face to dry them out, and it worked.

Makeup looks better if your skin is not dry. And sometimes, if my skin peels, then it's all just bad. Basically, take care of your skin to make your makeup look nice.

My skin issues started with dry flaky skin as a child. It was a sucker punch to my confidence.

When I do my own hair, I love Oribe Texture spray and Redken dry shampoo whenever I'm in a rush. It gives it texture and makes it look clean!

I always worried that the creative well would dry up. I was sure that if I wrote a book a year, I would eventually run out of ideas. Actually, the opposite has been true for me. The more I write, the more ideas come to me and it gets easier.