Because anybody can find their fan base through the Internet.
ALAN PALOMOBecause anybody can find their fan base through the Internet.
ALAN PALOMOLike the idea that every night might be the night before the world ends.
ALAN PALOMOThere’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.
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 PALOMOIt’s difficult because it forces you to really get creative.
ALAN PALOMOI don’t mind that I’ve created an identity around what I do.
ALAN PALOMOit opens opportunities up for talented people along with people like Rebecca Black.
ALAN PALOMOYou should always choose your associations wisely because people create impressions around the music.
ALAN PALOMOI think it’s more about trying to just focus exclusively on writing music and making that a viable, sustainable lifestyle.
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 makes you more choosy and also more receptive to absorb anything for 15 seconds.
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 PALOMOWe really are living in the era that all this sci-fi literature and cinema was centered around.
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.
ALAN PALOMOBut I can’t ignore that there are things that inspire me, and I love celebrating those.
ALAN PALOMOThere’s something really fun and spooky about that teenage feeling of narcissism or indestructibility.
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