But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.
ALAN BISHOPI like traditional music. I listen to a lot of it. There is no particular reason to present these recordings.
More Alan Bishop Quotes
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If you’re somewhat resourceful and perceptive, you’re pretty much going to know what’s going on because human nature is human nature: they understand it, you understand it, and it works.
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I don’t speak anything very well. The longer that you travel, you find out that you really don’t even need to speak the language to get around and get things done, to live in those places.
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I love rearranging words and destroying language and the established forms of art and music/challenging the reasoning of others.
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There hasn’t been a true breakdown or effort to break Thai music into genres.
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Sound is inspiring and I can be quite obssessive with certain sounds.
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I hear things my own way and I present them.
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In terms of perceptions of the culture, most people don’t think about music.
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Old is unwanted. You don’t find Thais going to the thrift store. They want new clothes. They want the newest cell phone.
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If I knew the language enough to know it was a horrible love song with stupid lyrics.
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I like traditional music. I listen to a lot of it. There is no particular reason to present these recordings.
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The lyrics are not an important thing to me. In fact, it can be a distraction.
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Almost all the bars in Southeast Asia are lady bars. The listener and participants who interact and frequent the clubs are exclusively male who become actively involved with the ladies, not the music.
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My sense of humor keeps me from committing atrocities!
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They’re not into dicing and slicing everything up.
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From the expressive capabilities of the vocalizing or of the sound itself, which allows me to create my own meaning for it, which elevates it into a higher piece of work for me.
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