But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.
ALAN BISHOPComing to them to listen only to the music is not what people do.
More Alan Bishop Quotes
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They’re not into dicing and slicing everything up.
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My sense of humor keeps me from committing atrocities!
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I’m not satisfied with the state of humanity.
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They’re not concerned with it. They don’t take their musical legacy seriously.
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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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If I knew the language enough to know it was a horrible love song with stupid lyrics.
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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 love rearranging words and destroying language and the established forms of art and music/challenging the reasoning of others.
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Everyone’s a singer now, thanks to karaoke, for better and for much worse.
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Almost all the bars in Southeast Asia are lady bars. The listener and participants who interact and frequent the clubs are exclusively male who become actively involved with the ladies, not the music.
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I like traditional music. I listen to a lot of it. There is no particular reason to present these recordings.
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If I must live on the same planet as Mr and Mrs out of touch, I will do whatever I can to jolt their zombie-ass skulls from the upside-down veal market they hang from.
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In terms of perceptions of the culture, most people don’t think about music.
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Sound is inspiring and I can be quite obssessive with certain sounds.
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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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