A Quote by Birdy

I've heard that Bon Iver liked my cover of 'Skinny Love.' — © Birdy
I've heard that Bon Iver liked my cover of 'Skinny Love.'

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I've never spoken to Bon Iver, but I would love to. I'm a huge fan!
I love Bon Iver. I would never put a negative connotation on that man's name!
I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs.
I listened to Kanye West and also dove deep into bands like Radiohead, Portishead, and Bon Iver.
That's what I like about Frank Ocean or Bon Iver - they try to capture a feeling in the most sincere way.
My plan was to release a tape, move to Arkansas, live on a farm, and make music like Bon Iver.
I feel like you could listen to any Bon Iver song and it would make you cry. They're all so heart-wrenching.
I really have to be in a specific headspace to even begin to illuminate an idea that would create another Bon Iver record, and I'm just not there.
I remember trying so hard to get into Bon Iver. I'd lie in bed listening with my eyes screwed up, like, 'This is just depressing me.'
When I get compared to artists like Jose Gonzalez or Bon Iver, I can't help but think, "I've been doing this since they were in third grade."
Honestly, before I settled on a name for the Bon Iver project in general, Chigliak was in the running for what I was going to name the band.
I don't want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, 'Here comes another Bon Iver album!' I just want it to be my bedroom-y thing. But that'll take a while to figure out.
I don't want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, "Here comes another Bon Iver album!" I just want it to be my bedroom-y thing. But that'll take a while to figure out.
I'm really honored that Bon Iver gives me a platform to do whatever I want, but there's only so much time you can spend digging through yourself before you become insular. I'm not in a hurry to go back to that temperature.
There's a large opportunity for Bon Iver to be a special thing, even from a business standpoint - just trying to do cooler things. Every band sells t-shirts and plays certain auditoriums, but I'm sick of being like everyone else, because I'm not.
Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to play music that I liked, and even when I was in cover bands when I was a teenager we only played cover tunes that we liked. That was the simple morality that I grew up with.
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