Is my music indicative of a caffeine-surged green liquid? Probably not.
ALAN PALOMOBut I can’t ignore that there are things that inspire me, and I love celebrating those.
More Alan Palomo Quotes
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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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“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 find it so funny that for the first time in history, people have access to this great equalizer in the Internet, which grants everyone the same knowledge base.
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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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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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There’s nothing better than having an experience now that’s the exact same thing.
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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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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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You start reverting back to that state of mind where you’re having conversations with yourself, and that’s where the weirdest and most honest ideas come from.
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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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Memory is just as much of an instrument as anything else in music.
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I would’ve done when I was 16, like texting a really awkward “I like you” message to someone.
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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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