Ep50: Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) on giving yourself permission to be creative

Summary: <p>Visit the deluxe show notes page for this episode at <a href="http://penfriend.rocks/matthew" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://penfriend.rocks/matthew</a></p><br><p>Thanks for listening! Attention Engineer is a show where I seek to make the best use of my own valuable time and attention by having deep conversations with fellow artists about creativity, grit and determination. My aim is to consistently remind you - and remind myself - that creativity really is for everyone.</p><p>.</p><p>About my guest: Matthew Caws has been playing guitar, singing and writing songs in Nada Surf since 1994. He is one half of Minor Alps with Juliana Hatfield. He’s from New York City but currently lives in Cambridge, England. Find out more at <a href="http://nadasurf.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nadasurf.com</a>.</p><p>.</p><p>In this episode, we discuss how anxiety gets in the way of songwriting, the anomaly of artists being financially successful, what it’s like listening to the music you made a long time ago, how to keep writing interesting material when you’re happily married and ageing with your audience – when your existence is a mirror to their years gone by.</p><p>.</p><p>About your host: I'm Laura Kidd, a music producer and solo artist releasing music as Penfriend. Come and grab two free songs plus letters about art and music from <a href="http://penfriend.rocks/hello" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://penfriend.rocks/hello</a>.</p><p>.</p><p>My new album “Exotic Monsters” is out now: <a href="http://penfriend.rocks/exoticmonsters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://penfriend.rocks/exoticmonsters</a></p><p>Sponsor the podcast here: <a href="https://penfriend.rocks/sponsorship" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://penfriend.rocks/sponsorship</a></p><p>.</p><p>The Penfriend songs featured in this episode are:</p><p>.</p><p>Intro: Cancel Your Hopes</p><p>Background: Everything Looks Normal In The Sunshine</p><p>Outro: Seashaken</p><p>.</p><p>Have a fab day!</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>