There's a certain type of indie fan who would balk at the prospect of there being value in pop music, but I think that's foolish. They're not really listening.
From Autre Ne Veut
I wanted to make a record that worked against the hypnagogic paradigm, for sure.
There's a constant anxiety that comes from having an innate sense of self, yet existing within a homogenised, aspirational culture.
There's a real existential anxiety at having to exist not just in a generalised social framework, but a capitalist social framework.
My mom is the type of mom who wonders why I haven't used my psychology degree to become a successful clinical psychologist.
There were no good bands in my town. You know, there's like this magic town where every kid started a band in high school, and half of them were good and have careers based on relationships built at that time? That wasn't what my life was like at all.
I did a lot of choral music in high school, and that was kind of my primary, stable outlet for music because I didn't feel comfortable being a soloist. It was a cool, safe space for me musically.
Music, even if I ended up doing something different or do end up doing something different in the long run, it's just something that is life blood. If I'm not participating in some way, I feel like I'm wasting my time.
In high school, I decided I wanted to learn guitar, so I picked it up and starting teaching myself some basic chords and started playing with friends. Guitar inherently lends itself to be guitar music, especially when you're not good at guitar.
In the '90s, it was cool to just like R&B. But I liked Nirvana and stuff, too.
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