“In person, Bird is usually soft-spoken and ruminative. Although he can be wryly funny, he allows that he’s “a pretty classic introvert.” During lunch, he mentions that James — at whose New York apartment Bird is currently crashing — gave him some advice about dealing with demanding people on tour: “‘Just remember the windshield wipers,’” says Bird, quoting James and waving his middle fingers back and forth. “Know when to say, ‘Fuck everybody.’” Then, as if realizing he could never pull off that kind of behavior, Bird chuckles and adds, “I guess that’s not my style.”
