Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Andrew Hollander

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a writer Andrew Hollander.
Last updated on November 7, 2024.
Andrew Hollander

Andrew Hollander is a film composer, songwriter, and producer. Born in West Orange, New Jersey, he gravitated toward music at the age of 13. After playing piano and drums in high school bands, Hollander was mentored by the late Yusef Lateef, who nabbed him to play piano on 3 of his albums with the likes of Kamal Sabir, Rene McLean Jr., and Avery Sharpe. He moved to New York City where he worked with filmmaker Adrienne Shelly and musicians, including singer David Johansen, a member of glam rock band the New York Dolls and drummer, Charley Drayton, who has collaborated with Bob Dylan and Fiona Apple.

You're creating music to pull people into a world, whether it be a visual medium where music is just one element, or a purely musical medium. Either way, you're trying to transport people and to create a connection. I've always felt that the best films and the best albums can be the best company. If people feel a little bit less alone because of something I had a hand in creating than I feel like I'm contributing to the world in a positive way.
As a kid, I was always listening to music. I would just go in to my room and put on an album, read the lyrics, and just spend hours and hours in there. Plus, my sister Laurie played piano (in fact she taught me my first few notes) so music was always around one way or another.
I didn't decide to start to playing piano until I was almost 13 years old when my friends and I thought it would be fun to start a band. None of us actually played any instruments so the band never quite got off the ground, BUT it made me go home and ask my parents for piano lessons. That was really the beginning for me. Once I started, it was all I wanted to do.
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