Memory is just as much of an instrument as anything else in music.
ALAN PALOMOBut it’s not anything like what we envisioned it to be. It’s almost like there’s too much choice.
More Alan Palomo Quotes
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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 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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The way you phrase it might change, but it will always continue to happen, and there’s something really charming and calming about that.
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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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You can’t always just put color filters in 80s aerobic videos or take stuff from public-access and look at it in this very ironic, self-conscious way. That only takes you so far.
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But I can’t ignore that there are things that inspire me, and I love celebrating those.
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Like the idea that every night might be the night before the world ends.
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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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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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Is my music indicative of a caffeine-surged green liquid? Probably not.
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When you completely extract yourself from anything familiar.
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The Internet really does create this dimension around the music that’s always in relation to what else is happening at the moment.
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I don’t mind that I’ve created an identity around what I do.
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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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