One-Man Band

Studio 360 | Jan 11, 2011

Lots of us wonder if the distractions of the modern world compromise our creativity. Songwriter Andrew Bird put that theory to the test, holing up in a barn in western Illinois near the Mississippi River. In his isolation, Bird marveled at the innovation that flowed into his music. But even a one-man-band gets lonely, as he told producer Jonathan Menjivar.

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