I like traditional music. I listen to a lot of it. There is no particular reason to present these recordings.
ALAN BISHOPLike most of the popular songs are today in the English language that I hear – then it would be much more of a turnoff then if it would allow me to interpret it.
More Alan Bishop Quotes
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In terms of perceptions of the culture, most people don’t think about music.
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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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The lyrics are not an important thing to me. In fact, it can be a distraction.
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Like most of the popular songs are today in the English language that I hear – then it would be much more of a turnoff then if it would allow me to interpret it.
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I hear things my own way and I present them.
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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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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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They’re not into dicing and slicing everything up.
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Sound is inspiring and I can be quite obssessive with certain sounds.
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They’re not concerned with it. They don’t take their musical legacy seriously.
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There hasn’t been a true breakdown or effort to break Thai music into genres.
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Coming to them to listen only to the music is not what people do.
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I’ve had to adjust to karaoke as a modern reality that obscures our hunt for what we’re truly after.
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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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But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.
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