There’s this really amazing quote from Jim Jarmusch about celebrating your theft that I think has become more and more prominent in music.
ALAN PALOMOYou 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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It’s cool but also a little creepy.
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There’s nothing better than having an experience now that’s the exact same thing.
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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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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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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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Let alone 15 minutes – to decide what you think about it.
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You should always choose your associations wisely because people create impressions around the music.
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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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I would’ve done when I was 16, like texting a really awkward “I like you” message to someone.
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it opens opportunities up for talented people along with people like Rebecca Black.
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I wanted it to feel like I was tapping into a thing, even if it wasn’t.
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It’s difficult because it forces you to really get creative.
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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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Is my music indicative of a caffeine-surged green liquid? Probably not.
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