Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" We get accused of inauthenticity because we play the instruments we play. "
Winston Marshall
Instruments
Play
Get
Related Quotes:
" We called ourselves Mumford & Sons because we liked the idea of an old-fashioned, family-owned store. "
Winston Marshall
Old-Fashioned
Because
Idea
" Elton John is an absolute lad. He's a hero. "
Winston Marshall
Lad
Hero
He
" Some people like the same thing forever, but I don't know. We kind of, like, listen to loads of different stuff, and our attention spans aren't good enough. So there was a bit of frustration when you're, like, having to play the same thing all the time because we play all, like, loads of different instruments. "
Winston Marshall
Time
People
Know
" Banjos, dobros, and acoustic guitars are not our first instruments. "
Winston Marshall
Our
Acoustic
Instruments
" You're always thinking about making new music. "
Winston Marshall
Always
New
Thinking
" 'Babel' is a continuation of a project; it's not like now we are more theatrical. We've grown up, seen places, been places, and that is shown in this album. "
Winston Marshall
Like
Places
Up
" Banjos are used in Celtic, English folk music and obviously American music. But not that much in pop music. But it's more versatile than people realise it to be. It's a beautiful instrument, very rhythmic and melodic. You can do anything with it. "
Winston Marshall
American
People
You
" I regret a couple of wardrobe decisions. "
Winston Marshall
Regret
Decisions
Wardrobe
" I became obsessed with Simian Mobile Disco's music and poorly attempted to make my own techno music. "
Winston Marshall
Music
Disco
Own
" You write in songs what you're too scared to write in real life, and then you sing the songs to loads of people instead of telling it to the person you should be telling it to... Songs are a great way of dealing with those issues but kind of a coward's way as well. "
Winston Marshall
Way
You
Real Life
" Banjos are funny instruments. They can get pretty irritating. "
Winston Marshall
Pretty
Irritating
Get
" We're all big fans of bluegrass. "
Winston Marshall
Bluegrass
Fans
Big
" We're not all Christian, so we can't be a Christian band. "
Winston Marshall
Band
Christian
" I think we're all guilty of it as British citizens: if something gets big, we go, 'Ugh.' "
Winston Marshall
Guilty
Think
I Think
" Irish people never think we're Irish. Americans think we're European or French. "
Winston Marshall
People
Think
Never
" I've seen the Stones play for three hours, and the crowd knew every song. It's what you want in a headline slot at a festival. "
Winston Marshall
Want
Crowd
Play
" Things got big quickly for us, and playing arenas... it's like - and every band will tell you this - you don't see any of the town. "
Winston Marshall
Tell
Will
You
" I want to bring UCB to England. We don't have anything like it. "
Winston Marshall
Bring
Want
Like
" One of the things we say in this band is if it's not fun, it's not worth doing. "
Winston Marshall
Doing
Say
Fun
" When we first started touring, we were going to these towns we'd never otherwise go to, never otherwise see, and that's sort of why we like being in a band. But we started playing these bigger rooms and not even seeing the towns. "
Winston Marshall
Band
Why
Seeing
" My dream is to tour for 50 years. "
Winston Marshall
Years
Tour
Dream
" England's just very cynical. Like I am. Like we all are. "
Winston Marshall
Am
England
I Am
" The New Lost City Ramblers are a very good comparison, actually. They really took the music seriously, and we take the music very seriously. But we don't take ourselves seriously at all. "
Winston Marshall
New
Seriously
Music
" Once you're out there in front of people, I don't think there's any choice than to just give it your all. "
Winston Marshall
People
Just
Choice
" We formed the band because we wanted to tour. That was our common interest. "
Winston Marshall
Because
Tour
Interest
" We don't want to be part of some Tidal 'streaming revolution,' nor do we want to be Taylor Swift and be anti-it. "
Winston Marshall
Want
Streaming
Some
" We play the instruments we love. "
Winston Marshall
Love
Instruments
Play
" We were copying lots of bands, like Avett Brothers and Old Crow Medicine Show. "
Winston Marshall
Brothers
Show
Old
" Technically, I suppose I was following all the right behavior patterns of a trustafarian. "
Winston Marshall
Behavior
Patterns
Right
" It's always great to see grey hairs in a crowd; people who are older have been to a lot more gigs than the kids; they've seen everything, so seeing them in the crowd means we've earned their applause. "
Winston Marshall
Seeing
People
Grey