Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Scottish singer Roddy Woomble.
Last updated on November 22, 2024.
Roddy Woomble is a Scottish singer, songwriter and writer. He is the lead vocalist of indie rock band Idlewild, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums. Celebrated for his poetic lyrics and warm, baritone voice, In 2006, Woomble released his folk-influenced debut solo album, My Secret Is My Silence, and has since released four subsequent studio albums: The Impossible Song & Other Songs (2011), Listen to Keep (2013), The Deluder (2017) and Lo! Soul (2021). In 2020 Woomble released the 'Everyday Sun' EP which featured largely spoken word pieces over minimal, ambient backing. He followed this sound and direction into 2021's 'Lo Soul' which he recorded at home during the pandemic.
I suppose if a band is like a gang, it is a moment in time.
I'm quite happy for my voice to be pushed up, whereas in the past I wanted it buried with the guitars, or part of the band, not like I was thinking of myself as 'the singer'.
I've made a living out of music since I was 19, which is something I'm really happy about.
I like patterns in words. I'm not really interested in meaning.
If you want meaning, you read poetry or a novel or something, you don't read song lyrics. You're supposed to listen to them with music.
I never trust songwriters who talk about what their song is about.
I've made solo records and that's all been a learning experience. I've just got better at singing and more comfortable with who I am and my voice.
Pretty much every artist in Scotland - musician, writer, poet, actor - they're all part of a thing called the National Collective.