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I don't think I could make a good film, but I could definitely score a good film.
I had it calcified inside me that that was the ultimate state of composing. Being Brian Wilson. Being simultaneously a genius and sort of lost at sea - not really knowing what you're doing but reaching for the stars.
I have a hard time making a linear-idea song, because that's not the way my thoughts work.
I just like cliches. I like tvtropes.com. It's pretty much my bible.
I knew my whole life that I had to make ends meet or I would be ashamed of myself. I had a lot of pressure from my parents. So that's where my vision comes from. It's not to be a great artist, it's always to be like, 'Dad, look, I didn't let you down.'
I like explication of ideas, even if I'm wrong or even if it's a struggle or if it's a work in progress.
I love Ableton's vocoder and Operator for basic side subs and general low-end.
I love seeing Tim Hecker perform because the experience truly shakes me.
I love the idea that you develop a relationship over time that yields new projects and more creative freedom and trust.
I love thinking of music of this way to access some kind of illogical realm filled with all kinds of aberrations and weird stuff. It's not implicit in music to have a story, so it creates this incredible potential for vague stories.
I loved Alva Noto's 'Xerrox, Vol. 3' a lot. It might be my favorite of his records. I must admit, I was bummed to see him say he was surprised by how emotional the record came out, as if he was ashamed. But there's something perfect about that.
I need my 'art work' or 'entertainment work' or whatever to have empathy for or connection to the way I experience the world as a person.
I need weird breakages to happen for music to feel true to life, and I think that also applies to good film scores.
I realize that I've had Ian Van Dahl: 'Castles in the Sky,' the Ibiza jam, periodically stuck in my head for years, like years of my life. Every now and then 'Castles in the Sky' will just happen. Maybe that's some sort of indication that it's actually my favorite song of all time.
I really don't care if anyone thinks I'm special or not, I just want to be able to live my life without thinking about money all the time, or where I'm going to get it.
I really love Glasgow. It reminds me of Boston in parts.
I saw Double Leopards play at my school and realized there were other ways to approach noisy music that weren't necessarily aggressive. That became a very important concept for me as a musician. I don't think I would have been that interested in creating and performing my own music if it wasn't for this group.
I think I'm a person that's very pessimistic about, like I'm not a luddite but I don't think we need to crack the code of technology and bring forth a future techno utopia.
I think nostalgia used purely for the sake of emotional reminiscing is extremely boring.
I was a failed grunge kid who was too nerdy to totally get down with rock.
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