They’re not concerned with it. They don’t take their musical legacy seriously.
ALAN BISHOPLike 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.
More Alan Bishop Quotes
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Coming to them to listen only to the music is not what people do.
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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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I love what I do so I find ways to keep doing what I love. Music is certainly not all that interests me.
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Sound is inspiring and I can be quite obssessive with certain sounds.
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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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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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In terms of perceptions of the culture, most people don’t think about music.
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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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But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.
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I hear things my own way and I present them.
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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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From the expressive capabilities of the vocalizing or of the sound itself, which allows me to create my own meaning for it, which elevates it into a higher piece of work for me.
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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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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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There hasn’t been a true breakdown or effort to break Thai music into genres.
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