I would’ve done when I was 16, like texting a really awkward “I like you” message to someone.
ALAN PALOMOI think it’s more about trying to just focus exclusively on writing music and making that a viable, sustainable lifestyle.
More Alan Palomo Quotes
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Because anybody can find their fan base through the Internet.
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I have this eerie feeling that by the time I’m 33, reality will not exist in the same plane as it did before.
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But all you can do is ignore the annoying hum of the machine and focus on making art that makes you excited to be alive.
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When you completely extract yourself from anything familiar.
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And we use it to read album reviews and watch kitten videos… not to put those two things in the same light!
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So I wanted to create soundscapes that are evocative of places that only exist in your head – that’s where the fun, psychedelic stuff happens anyway.
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it opens opportunities up for talented people along with people like Rebecca Black.
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There’s something really fun and spooky about that teenage feeling of narcissism or indestructibility.
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There’s this really amazing quote from Jim Jarmusch about celebrating your theft that I think has become more and more prominent in music.
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“It’s not where you got it from, it’s where you take it.” To me, that’s just an integral part of why I even bother making music.
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I never willfully want to write the same record twice, which is probably why I jump from project to project.
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There’s no real template to follow these days for what a band should and shouldn’t be – bands are just becoming these weird little Internet avatars that you either follow or download or interact with in some removed way.
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I subscribe to the idea that personality is like a muscle.
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There’s a very distinct difference between a really wonderful DIY label and a soft drink company, or a car company, or a clothing brand, and you will always understand that difference.
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You should always choose your associations wisely because people create impressions around the music.
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