Listening to music for me is like homework. Music will give me enjoyment, but as soon as it's giving me that enjoyment, I want to analyse it, and then it becomes work. Why does it sound like that? How?... then I dissect it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Playing and listening to music gives you a sense of fulfilment because you have to put everything in you at its disposal.
I don't know why, it's the same reason why you like some music and you don't like others. There's something about it that you like. Ultimately I don't find it's in my best interests to try and analyze it, since it's fundamentally emotional.
Some of us get a feeling when we hear music and we feel music, and you want to figure out how to continue to feel that.
A lot of our music came out of a lot of weird psychology and weird emotions. When you play the whole body of work, you get tossed all over the place. It's not easy listening. It's not even comfortable to listen to.
When I analyse the music, I can get really extreme.
Music deals with time and timing. It's so magical, but when you get into it, every little sound and every little space between the sounds, it's critical, so critical. And if it's not there, it not only feels wrong, but it ruins things.
The moment you start to talk about playing music, you destroy music. It cannot be talked about. It can only be played, enjoyed and listened to.
It's wonderful when music is intellectually stimulating. But ultimately it has to be a visceral experience.
If you listen to a lot of music, it gradually seeps into your consciousness or your unconsciousness and comes out in your music.
The way I work on music is that I go into my studio, and I start playing music, and I see what happens, and... I never think about it.