Like the idea that every night might be the night before the world ends.
ALAN PALOMOLike the idea that every night might be the night before the world ends.
ALAN PALOMOBecause anybody can find their fan base through the Internet.
ALAN PALOMOIt’s difficult because it forces you to really get creative.
ALAN PALOMOThere’s this really amazing quote from Jim Jarmusch about celebrating your theft that I think has become more and more prominent in music.
ALAN PALOMOIt makes you more choosy and also more receptive to absorb anything for 15 seconds.
ALAN PALOMOI would’ve done when I was 16, like texting a really awkward “I like you” message to someone.
ALAN PALOMOI 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.
ALAN PALOMOit opens opportunities up for talented people along with people like Rebecca Black.
ALAN PALOMOIt’s cool but also a little creepy.
ALAN PALOMOI 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.
ALAN PALOMOLet alone 15 minutes – to decide what you think about it.
ALAN PALOMOBut it’s not anything like what we envisioned it to be. It’s almost like there’s too much choice.
ALAN PALOMOThere’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.
ALAN PALOMOSo I wanted to create soundscapes that are evocative of places that only exist in your head – that’s where the fun, psychedelic stuff happens anyway.
ALAN PALOMOI don’t mind that I’ve created an identity around what I do.
ALAN PALOMOAnd sometimes you have to let it go limp and detach yourself from any associations.
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