Santigold Quotes

We travel so much as touring musicians and artists that sometimes, when you hear a great song that you really think could be on your project, you go ahead and record it instead of try to write it.

At times, I will get in the studio and force myself to just write an entire front-to-back record, and 'Let Me Go' is one of these.

Right now we're in the process of writing new material for a new record.

I'm a synthesist. I'm always making music. And I make a lot of different kinds of music all the time. Some of it gets finished and some of it doesn't.

I've done a lot of albums and I kinda know when I'm onto something that was inspirational for me to record and create, and this was one of those projects where I really enjoyed making the album.

Either you write songs or you don't. And if you do write songs like I do, I think there's a natural desire to want to make records.

The whole idea of doing an album is overwhelming sometimes. But, I get inspired when I get inspired and that's when it flows easily.

What's cool about making music is when you create a record, it comes from somewhere.

For us, we make a song, and if we like it, it goes on a record.

You're always thinking about making new music.

I consider myself a songwriter... I guess the business end is my songs and the fun part is playing the guitar.

All day long you write little ideas on the piano and the guitar, but sometimes all you have to do is come in, set up the mic, press record and start the process.

We have this song called 'Radio,' and I wrote that song when we needed one more song for a record. So I went back into the other room and wrote it in 20 minutes.

Even when I'm making my own solo records, I'm collaborating with people. It keeps things interesting for me.

I just do what I do. I like to make music.

I write most of my own lyrics for my album and I am helping to produce some of the songs as well.

The act of song writing and recording became one and the same to me; because I essentially recorded everything I did from the day I began trying to write songs. I've always had a lot to say. I'd always written poems.

Directing at seven-and-a-half months pregnant was lots of fun.

I was trying to do the same thing that I always do which is make an interesting record.

Being on the road is a great habitat for creating new music because there's so many different experiences.

It's pretty amazing to write under any circumstances when someone gives you an assignment to write a song, even if it doesn't get accepted. I've written songs a couple of times, some for Disney, that haven't actually ended up in their films, but then you're left with a song forever.

I love being pregnant in general.

I get very deep into the writing and recording process.

Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting.

I write by myself and then deliver the song. Everybody knows, 'Leave Ester alone when she's in her zone.' Give me a studio and the tracks, and I'll call you when the doctor is done.