Music has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn't come out the same if we're not really excited about it. Brandon Boyd exciteideamelodic Change image and share on social
I learned from a very young age that if I pursued the things that truly excited me, that they would reward in more important ways, like happiness. Brandon Boyd ageexcitehappiness Change image and share on social
Surf is something I have been obsessed with since I was a child. Brandon Boyd childobsesssurf Change image and share on social
Very rarely is there any confusion as to when a painting or a song is finished. You just know when it's done. Brandon Boyd confusionfinishpaint Change image and share on social
Music draws from almost the identical place as art does, which really is that intangible - it's like you're pulling from the ether. I don't know where it comes from. Brandon Boyd artdrawether Change image and share on social
I always looked up to my grandfather. He wore Italian zip-up CAT boots, and he had a moustache which he waxed into a twirl - now that is worth looking up to. Brandon Boyd bootcatgrandfather Change image and share on social
What's interesting is a lot of the older music when we start performing it, it acts a lot like muscle memory. It's kind of like riding a bike. For me as a singer, I just had to remember like what part of my face I sang that into. Brandon Boyd actbikeface share on social
It's great to want to be part of something, but it's a different thing completely to believe wholly in some type of movement, and to give everything for that something. Brandon Boyd completelygivegreat Change image and share on social
Music is a lot more like solving an intricate puzzle with moments of pure, random creative bliss... whereas painting is much more purely random creative bliss with moments of problem solving. Brandon Boyd blisscreativeintricate Change image and share on social
I've actually thought very little about solo work up until just very recently. Most of it is because in my band, Incubus, it is very much a collaborative effort. I do what I do in the band, and everyone plays their respective parts, but in the end, we are sort of a democratic process. Brandon Boyd bandcollaborativedemocratic share on social
