There’s this really amazing quote from Jim Jarmusch about celebrating your theft that I think has become more and more prominent in music.
ALAN PALOMOI never willfully want to write the same record twice, which is probably why I jump from project to project.
More Alan Palomo Quotes
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I don’t mind that I’ve created an identity around what I do.
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There’s nothing better than having an experience now that’s the exact same thing.
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Memory is just as much of an instrument as anything else in music.
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And sometimes you have to let it go limp and detach yourself from any associations.
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I subscribe to the idea that personality is like a muscle.
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I think the Internet has a way of coaching you into this state of mind where you think that every step you make needs to completely supersede the last.
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I remember a time when I would hear a band and then want to hear everything that sounded like it;
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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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Because anybody can find their fan base through the Internet.
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It’s cool but also a little creepy.
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I can’t pretend that I don’t subscribe to Internet music culture in that I discover new music and old music simultaneously.
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But it’s not anything like what we envisioned it to be. It’s almost like there’s too much choice.
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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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Is my music indicative of a caffeine-surged green liquid? Probably not.
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I think it’s more about trying to just focus exclusively on writing music and making that a viable, sustainable lifestyle.
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