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daniel-profeta · 2 years

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top 10 songs of all time?

Changes everyday, but in no particular order some of my more consistent favorites are:

The front bottoms - Twin Sized Mattress

Car Seat headrest - Kimochi Warui *so many options here, but to pick one from this band...*

Tool - Lateralus

The Mountain Goats - Best Ever Death Metal Band Out of Denton

Phoebe Bridgers - I Know the End

Elliott Smith - King's Crossing

AJJ - People II The Reckoning

At this point I started to think harder about the songs that have meant the most to me throughout my life and as I've gotten older. For example, I like a lot of Bright Eyes songs more than First day, but that song has had way more impact on me. I play it all the time, the lyrics are permanently imprinted in my mind, and to me it's one of the most beautiful and vulnerable love songs ever written. With that in mind more and more "important" songs started coming to mind.

8. Alex G - Forever 9. Bright Eyes - First Day of My Life 10. Johnny Hobo - New Mexico Song

Now I have ten, that was easy.

Except...

I remembered that one Demarco song that makes me cry everytime I hear it. Got to include that. How many times have I listened to the Glow pt 2 during the summer? How could I leave off something from Porcupine Tree, the band that I once considered my favorite band of all time? So I kept going, through names and bands that I collect like emotional trophies, not wanting to leave anything out. They all mean so much, it's honestly pathetic. I used to hyperfixate on things like Zelda and Star Wars, then I found this shit and my brain chemistry has been altered ever since.

11. Mac Demarco - Moonlight on the River 12. Mitski - Texas Reznikoff 13. The Microphones - I Want the Wind to Blow 14. Pigeon Pit - Nights like These 15. Radiohead - Exit Music 16. The Crane Wives - Never Love an Anchor

Funny how quickly a song can feel like home. That Crane Wives song technically shouldn't even be here, I only heard it for the first time a few weeks ago. Yet maybe listening to it 30 times since qualifies it for consideration. Phoebe Bridgers has a lyric in one of her songs about wishing she had written something instead of the original artist, but she can't cause they said it first. So instead she'll learn their song and sing until the feverish inspired feeling fades away in a voyeuristic catharsis.

I think about that line constantly. Also quickly want to mention here that I'm more of an album guy. I try to listen to full records to try an experience the full piece of art the creator made. So while no song off The Downward Spiral is on my list of favorite songs, that was and is one of the most impactful albums to me as a teenager.

17. Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere but not Here 18. XTC - Dear God 19. Wilco _ I am trying to break your heart 20. NIN - Burn 21. Lucy Dacus - Night Shift 22. Haley Heynderickx - Oom Sha La La 23. Swans - New Mind

Swans was hard, because there were a few songs that meant a lot to me. But ultimately there wasn't one more visceral or frankly more evil sounding than New Mind. Love the themes, love the singing style, love the backing yells, love the industrial outro, love the faint organ, love everything about that damn song.

The list kept getting longer, and for each song I was writing a paragraph to explain my choice lol. After the first like 15 I decided to stop doing that for the sake of your eyes and for risk of sounding redundant. But a major thing I love about some of these songs are how inspirational they are. Twin Sized Mattress, Denton Metal Band, Story of an Artist, they all paint a picture of the type of person I want to be. The type of art I will always support. The thing I hope to one day inspire in other people.

When you punish a person for dreaming their dream don't expect them to thank or forgive you. The best ever death metal band out of Denton, will in time both outpace and outlive you.

Those words could honestly save someone's life, it's crazy.

24. A Perfect Circle - Three Libras 25. Deftones - Rosemary 26. Frank Ocean - Ivy 27. November Suite - The Tower 28. Daniel Johnston - Story of an Artist 29. Sloppy Jane - Jesus and Your Living Room Floor 30. Big Thief - Not 31. Tyler the Creator - Boredom 32. Duster - The Landing 33. The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning 34. The Voidz - Human Sadness 35 - 108. System of a Down - (every song) 109. Death Grips - Beware

Okay, threw these and now dozens more names are crowding my brain, and this incredibly pretentious post must come to an end. Long story short, I only have one song left to share, but each of these song has a very personal connection to me. Certain ones (like that tool song) actually changed the way I look at the world and helped me through dark periods of my life.

Many of them inspire me, some of them are just beautiful in a broken and real sorta way, and all of them feel human. The art represents something bigger than itself and the ambition knows no bounds. These songs changed my world for the better, and if you read this you are now obligated to listen to all of them.

I could ramble about music till the end of time:)

finally 110. 100 Gecs - Money Machine

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nicollekidman · 2 years

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I love that you’re loving daisy Jones and the six because it is one of my favorite toxic straight people stories! Not sure if you’ve listened to the whole album yet and I know you don’t want to read the book but you should definitely look up the original lyrics for Regret Me from the book. They completely changed the song for the show (I’m sure they had their reasons and I know they’ve changed plot points too), but the original lyrics are top tier and they altered my brain chemistry in a serious way and made me feral when I first read them and I feel like you’d probably really like them

i'm absolutely loving the album, i've been listening to it basically all day! all respect to miss reid but you can tell she's not a songwriter, the lyrics make sense from a narrative standpoint but definitely don't actually emulate the type of music they're supposed to be mimicking... a lot of the show lyrics are kind of nonsense but in a way i like sakjdhfgvf and i know everyone is obsessed with the "i hope it ruins rock and roll" line but i think "you couldn't handle your liquor and you can't seem to handle the truth" already feels WAY more devastating and personal to the characters they've set up!! i totally get being attached to the original lyrics and missing bits of them, but for me as somebody who really doesn't at all enjoy the way tjr tends to write, but LOVES the sound of the music off aurora... i'm happy with what they've gone with. i'm cool with a little sillyness in the words if they end up sounding like actual songs, which i think they do!

#people making fun of the lyrics are so right but i think they sound like 70s pop wau #way more than tjr's wattpad songs #and i don't mean this in a mean way its just personal preference #djats #i love and support you all but you probably wont ever get the answers you keep looking for in regards to how i feel about her wiritng

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lucacangettathisass · 1 year

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@tybaltsjuliet tagged me to share four favourite albums!

Electra Heart by MARINA (at the time Marina And The Diamonds)

'Changed my brain chemistry' as the kids say these days. The combo of the There's Something Dangerous About The Boredom Of Teenage Girls vibes with pop really got me. I first listened to it during what was probably the high point (low point?) of my (then undiagnosed) depression. Teen Idle, Valley Of The Dolls, and Primadonna were on constant repeat, make of that what you will. Special mention to Bubblegum Bitch because of course. This album was/is undoubtedly my Joker and I truly do think it, in part, made me who I am today. Shout out to the time I wanted a heart beauty mark tattoo to match the Electra Heart heart beauty mark.

Born To Die by Lana Del Rey

If you were an afab teen when this came out you almost definitely listened to this album, doubly so if you were mentally ill, tripley (is that a word?) so if you were into old Hollywood, and quadraply (not sure if that's a word either) so if you proclaimed older men were your type. I was all four, so, naturally, Lana became my saviour. Off To The Races, Diet Mountain Dew, and National Anthem were songs I desperately wanted to live in, for better or worse, and I yearned to be as cool and apathetic and desired as the girls in the songs. Video Games didn't hit as hard for me at first, but i would grow to love that one, too, same with Summertime Sadness. And, perhaps predictably, Lolita wormed its way into my psyche almost immediately. The fact that this album and Electra Heart came into my life around the same time really did a number on me.

Cry Baby by Melanie Martinez

Yeah, yeah, we get it. You were deeply mentally ill as a teen and sought escapism via pop music with Problematic Themes.

Sue me. At the time, I hadn't heard anyone who sounded like Melanie, so I was intrigued and fell down the rabbit hole. Pity Party hit me the hardest as I found it difficult to socialise with my peers, and still do (thanks late diagnosed autism), so this one felt Deeply Personal. Tag, You’re It and Milk And Cookies are also favourites due to the storytelling and atmosphere. Carousel also deserves a special mention for the same reasons, but I feel the other two do it just a bit better.

Lemonade by Beyonce

Look, we all remember where we were when this dropped. I especially remember how bad I felt for her, hearing the pain Jay Z put her through (which is why I find it insane she took him back, but that's neither here nor there). Hold Up remains incredible, from the instruments to the video to the dress (I need it in my life), and the spoken word at the beginning, but if I had to choose a favourite track, it's probably Daddy Lessons. Afab persons with complicated relationships with their fathers rise up. Love Drought and Freedom are both tied for a very close second. And of course, Sorry deserves a mention purely for the level of anger in it. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall when Jay first heard this album.

Special mentions:

Traumazine by Megan Thee Stallion (Her, Scary ft. Rico Nasty, and Plan B)

Hot Pink by Doja Cat (Cyber Sex, Say So, and Like That)

Planet Her by Doja Cat (Woman, Get Into It (Yuh), and Kiss Me More ft. SZA)

CTRL by SZA (Supermodel, Drew Barrymore, Prom, The Weekend, and Normal Girl)

SOS by SZA (Kill Bill, F2F, and Gone Girl)

i'm tagging @blckbrdlove @romantichomicide95 and @lovereren

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pink-flame · 4 years

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For the Trope ask, 14 and 27 with Juke, then 19 and 72 with a ship of your choice

I’ll get to the second half of this soon. But for now part 2 of Bodyguard AU Juke!

Read part one here.

Bodyguard AU + Sick/Injured fic

Julie Molina was not sick.

Ok, maybe she had been dragging for days and her brain had gone slightly fuzzy and she was pretty sure she had a temperature.

But she wasn’t sick. She couldn’t be. Not when her first ever national tour started in less than a month and her second album had just been released. She had radio appearances and tv interviews and stage rehearsals and a million other things she had to do that week.

So she couldn’t be sick.

Unfortunately her body didn’t seem to get that memo.

“Hey, are you ok?”

Julie turned her head sluggishly toward Luke who was frowning over at her from the back of the car they were being driven towards her next interview in.

She shook her head then realized that was the opposite of what she meant to do. She stopped mid-shake and switched over to a nod.

“Yeah, I’m fine,” She told him, the slight croak to her voice doing little to help her credibility.

Luke’s frown deepened and his eyes narrowed as he examined her from across the car.

Alex turned to look back from the front seat.

“You are looking kind of like a ghost, Jules,” He observed. “You’re paler than me.”

“I said I’m fine,” Julie insisted even as she shivered involuntarily. “Can we just go over the schedule for today again?”

“Oh look at that,” Alex said, typing furiously on his phone. “It just cleared up.”

“Alex…” Julie whined.

“You should listen to him, Julie,” Luke broke in. “You’re not helping anyone by passing out on live tv.”

Julie crossed her arms and let out an indignant huff. She could feel her lips pursing like an annoyed toddler. She couldn’t help it. Being sick always reverted her back to her younger days and left her feeling pouty and clingy.

Not that she was sick.

Only her head was killing her and her nose was kind of stuffy and she was so tired.

“Maybe…” Her voice cracked and she studiously ignored the look Alex and Luke exchanged at the sound. “Maybe I could take one day off.”

“I’m glad you’ve seen reason,” Alex said. “Not that you had a choice but still.”

Julie sighed, deciding she didn’t have the energy to engage with her best friend at that moment. She sank back into the leather of the seat, closing her eyes and trying to ignore the throbbing in her head. She would just rest her eyes and by the time they got back to her place maybe she would feel up to doing some work remotely. She could tweak the lyrics for that Spotify exclusive she had promised for next week and maybe even call into a couple of radio shows she had been booked on. She would convince Alex that was a good idea. She just needed to rest for a few minutes first.

At least that had been the plan.

Instead she found herself being shaken awake to the sight of Luke’s face hovering over hers.

“Jules? We’re here.”

Had he ever used that nickname for her before? She didn’t think so. She decided to blame her apparent illness for the sudden fluttering in her chest at the sound of the word tumbling casually from her bodyguard’s lips.

“Alex,” She mumbled, still half out of it. “Maybe I can do a couple of my interviews on the phone…”

“Go to bed,” He interrupted. “Seriously. I’ve got this.”

Julie wanted to protest but her brain was moving a little too slow and Luke was already pulling her out of the car, those absurdly defined muscles being put to work, and she lost her train of thought.

“I can walk,” She grumbled as he led her into her building and over to the elevator, one arm wrapped firmly around her waist.

“I know,” He said in an annoyingly agreeable voice. “So can I and right now we’re walking together.”

Julie rolled her eyes but let herself be hustled into the elevator. Luke scanned his key card to authorize it to take them to the top floor.

“Who gave you a key to my building?” Julie asked as she leaned against the wall and let her tired eyes slide shut.

“That would be you,” Luke answered, his amusement clear even though she didn’t open her eyes to check his expression.

“What an idiot,” She mumbled.

Her head was now not only throbbing but had suddenly started to feel too heavy to keep upright.

She felt Luke lean against the wall next to her and gave into the urge to lean over and rest her head on his shoulder. Or she would have if he hadn’t been quite a bit taller than her. As it was her head landed awkwardly somewhere towards the middle of his arm.

She sighed and decided it was too much trouble to try again.

He didn’t comment on her behavior, only leaned a little closer to her so she had less of a stretch.

It felt like only a second later that she heard the familiar ding that let her know they had reached her floor.

“Come on,” Luke said, raising her gently off of his arm so he could wrap it around her waist again and steer her towards her front door. He swiped his key again and pushed the door open, half dragging her inside and straight to her bedroom. She briefly had the wherewithal to wonder if she had left anything embarrassing out in plain sight but quickly gave up as she sank onto the edge of her bed.

“Thanks,” She mumbled. “I’m good now.”

He ignored her statement which was clearly intended to dismiss him. He crouched down in front of her and reached up to place the back of his hand against her forehead. Julie shivered, unsure if it was her fever or his proximity that caused her reaction.

She decided the fuzzy feeling in her head was excuse enough to let herself examine his face up close. She hadn’t been this close to him since they were pressed up against each other while hiding in her closet. It wasn’t a good memory exactly, she remembered how scared she had been in the moment, how violated she had felt later when she let it sink in that someone had invaded her home. But she also remembered his hand clutched in hers, soft palms and calloused fingertips confirming her suspicion that he was a musician in his spare time. She remembered his eyes, impossibly big as they searched hers for signs of panic. She remembered his messy hair and how badly she had wanted to run her fingers through it even during a terrifying situation.

And she remembered how he had refused to leave her that night, insisting that he sleep on her couch, just in case. She had gotten up that night, telling herself she needed a glass of water but knowing deep down she just wanted a glimpse of his sleeping face.

It was a good face.

His lips quirked up slightly.

“Thanks,” He said as he dropped his hand from her forehead.

“For what?”

She scrunched up her face in confusion.

“You just said I had a good face.”

Julie would have reacted more to that if she had the energy. As it was all she could do was groan slightly at the knowledge that she managed to say something she didn’t mean to in front of him again.

“Don’t worry, I know you don’t know what you’re saying,” He assured her. “You’re burning up, Boss.”

“I think I’d better lie down,” She mumbled.

He nodded and stood.

“Do you have some...where can I get you something to sleep in?” He asked.

“You don’t have to,” She tried to dismiss but he just stared at her expectantly. “Middle drawer.”

He crossed the room quickly and opened the door in question, grabbing an old baggy shirt and a pair of sleep shorts, bringing them back to her quickly.

“Thanks,” She said again.

“I’ll just…” He jerked his thumb towards the doorway indicating he would leave the room so she could change.

She nodded and started pulling her top off without hesitation. His eyes widened and he spun to leave the room quickly. Ok, she knew there were perfectly good reasons why she should have made sure he was turned around before she did that but she couldn’t latch on to them at that moment. She just wanted to be horizontal as soon as humanly possible. She had just managed to change and slide under her comforter when she heard the door to her condo click shut.

She tried to ignore the sinking in her chest at the sound.

Of course there was no reason for him to stay. He was her bodyguard not her babysitter and certainly not her boyfriend. Sure, she could admit to herself that she had been nursing a little crush on him for months and there had been times she was sure he was flirting with her. But then she reminded herself that was just how he was, chemistry with literally everyone. It didn’t mean anything to him.

So it couldn’t mean anything to her.

Julie sighed and sank deeper into her pillow. She wasn’t sure if she actually slept or if she just drifted in and out of feverish confusion but the next thing she was fully aware of was Luke once again crouching in front of her.

She wasn’t sure if he was real or not and somehow in her fever addled mind that seemed like a good reason to reach out and touch his face.

His eyes softened affectionately when her fingers brushed his cheek and she wasn’t sure if that was evidence that he was real or a fantasy.

“Hey, Boss,” He said softly.

“Hey,” She whispered. “You came back.”

He smiled and held up a plastic bag.

“Of course. I got Tylenol and tissues and some soup I can make you later.”

She felt a surge of treacherous joy at his words even as she struggled to hold on to enough logic and propriety to let him off the hook.

“You don’t have to stay,” She told him, pulling her hand back to her side. “This isn’t part of your job description.”

He chuckled and she wanted to demand he tell her what was so funny but she was distracted by the way he reached out to run his hand over the top of her head.

“Go to sleep, Jules.”

Her brain seemed to take his words as a command, her eyes fluttering shut. Unfortunately only a few seconds passed before a shrill ringing was causing them to shoot open again.

“Don’t answer it,” Luke tried even as she was reaching for her phone which sat on her nightstand.

“Hello?” She muttered, holding it up to her ear weakly.

“Julie? Are you ok?”

She frowned as the familiar voice of her big brother washed over her.

“Reggie? How did you even know I was sick?” She asked.

“Alex called me,” He said as though it should be obvious. “Look, I’m getting in the car right now. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”

“What? No. That’s like a 6 hour drive,” She croaked out. “There’s no reason for you to come all the way from San Francisco.”

“The flu isn’t something to mess around with, Julie,” He insisted. “You shouldn’t be alone and Alex is working.”

Julie’s head was spinning and even the weight of her phone seemed to be too much for her in her current weakened state.

“I’m not alone,” She mumbled.

“What? Who’s there?” Reggie demanded.

“Just talk to Luke,” She instructed.

She just had time to hear Reggie ask semi-frantically who exactly Luke was before she was shoving the phone into her bodyguard’s hands. He looked slightly panicked but to his credit he took the phone and raised it to his ear.

Julie had intended to eavesdrop on their conversation but in the end she sank into a fitful slumber before she could hear a thing.

The next time she woke up she didn’t feel any better. If anything she felt even worse. Luke was there though. He brought her more pain medicine and walked her to the bathroom to make sure she didn’t fall. He made her soup and hot tea. And when she started to droop again he tucked her back into bed.

“Goodnight, Boss.”

He was still there when she woke up the next day.

She had a text message from Alex saying he had rescheduled her commitments for that day too and she still felt too miserable to fight him on it. Apparently Luke had gone back to his place at some point while she slept because he was wearing fresh clothes when she emerged from her room.

She felt slightly better by lunch, managing to sit up and join Luke on the couch to watch some tv. She discovered he loved the trashy reality shows that drove her crazy and she adored the cooking shows he called criminally boring. They both loved 90’s sitcoms though. At one point he grabbed her acoustic guitar and started playing her a song she had never heard before.

Dreaming like we’ll live forever

But living like it’s now or never

Julie managed a tired smirk.

“Is this your way of telling me I’m dying?” She asked teasingly.

“Not on my watch,” He said firmly before shooting her one of those troublesome grins she would always associate with him. “And that is part of my job description.”

Right. Because he was her employee. Only...surely employees didn’t just hang around for two days to keep their boss company while she was sick...did they?

The next day Julie was starting to feel more human. She insisted that Luke go home. It had taken some convincing but finally he had agreed, insisting that she call him if she needed anything.

Julie spent two more days recovering alone in her apartment, most of her symptoms having abated but a deep sense of exhaustion taking a little longer to leave her. She called Reggie back and ignored his pointed questions about why a bodyguard was so dedicated to her well-being when it wasn’t life threatening and was she sure there wasn’t something she wanted to tell him?

Brothers.

Alex wasn’t much better, texting her every five minutes not with work updates but asking if she had spoken to Luke. Of course she hadn’t. He was her bodyguard not her boyfriend and if some small part of her was disappointed that he hadn’t called to check on her she wasn’t about to say that out loud.

She was feeling back to herself and prepared to return to her hectic life the next day when she got one more message from Alex that had her nearly dropping her phone.

Just a heads up, I found out why lover boy hasn’t called. He caught your flu.

Julie felt a lot of things as she read Alex’s text.

She felt guilty.

She felt worried.

She felt an overwhelming urge to make sure he was ok.

She knew she could accomplish that by shooting off a quick text. If she really wanted to go the extra mile as a boss she could call. That would be normal. That would be appropriate.

But hadn’t they passed that a long time ago?

So that’s how she found herself outside of his apartment, knocking nervously on his door.

At first no one answered but just as she was debating knocking again the door swung open to reveal a pale Luke, his slightly sweaty face scrunching up adorably in confusion.

“Julie? What are you doing here?” He asked, his voice a familiar croak.

“You caught my flu,” She said simply as though that should explain everything.

He managed a smile even if it was slightly pained.

“So you what...came to apologize?”

“No, I…” She held up the bag she gripped in her hand. “I brought Tylenol and tissues and some soup I could make later. If you want.”

His eyebrows raised sluggishly in surprise.

“You’re going to take care of me?” He asked, that soft look back in his eyes.

“I can’t have you dying on me,” She shrugged with a small smile. “Who else would protect me from the over zealous tweens on tour?”

He chuckled before cutting himself off with a cough.

“That’s sweetly pragmatic of you,” He said. “How did you even know where I live?”

“Um, I had Alex pull your personal file,” She admitted.

“Wow, pretty sure that’s an HR violation,” He joked.

“Uh, yeah. Sorry about that. So...can I come in?” She asked only slightly nervously.

In the end she shouldn’t have worried.

He only grinned tiredly and stepped aside to let her pass.

“Come on in, Boss.”

And so she stepped over the threshold thinking about how if this was a song she was writing that would be a metaphor for the start of something.

But that was a song to write another day.

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tiesandtea · 3 years

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Simon Gilbert

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We interviewed Simon Gilbert, Suede’s drummer, whose book So Young: Suede 1991-1993 is a journal and photographic document of the band’s early years that will be published October 8th. So Young has foreword by journalist Stuart Maconie and a vibrant, lively text by Simon himself, documenting his move from Stratford-on-Avon, his hometown, to London, the audition with Suede, life in the van, the early success years and the many amusing things that come with it. It is one of those rare books that make an outsider feel like they were there, in the van. Or in absurd mansions in L.A. belonging to industry types. Or was it record producer(s)?…

The conversation extended to Coming Up, Suede’s third album that turned 25 this year and drumming. Simon’s witty, often, one-liners contrast with my more elaborate questions, proving an interesting insight into our way of writing/replying.

by Raquel Pinheiro

So Young: Suede 1991-1993

What made you want to realease So Young?

I was searching through my archives when researching for the insatiable ones movies and found lots of old negatives and my diaries. They had to be seen.

When and why did you start your Suede archives?

As you can see from the book, it stared from the very first audition day.

From the concept idea to publishing how long did it took you to put So Young together?

30 years … I’ve always wanted to make a book since I was first in a band.

What was your selection process for which items – diary entries, photos, etc.- would be part of the book?

I wanted to form a story visually with a few bits of info thrown in here and there, also most of the photos tie in with pages from the diaries.

Which methods, storage, preservation, maintenance, if at all, do you employ to keep the various materials in your archives in good shape?

Boxes in an attic … one thing about getting the book out is that I don’t have to worry about the photos getting lost forever. It’s out there in a book!

Other than medium what differences existed between selecting material for The Insatiable Ones documentary and for So Young?

Video and photos … photos don’t translate well on a TV screen.

Do you prefer still or motion pictures and why?

I prefer photos … they capture a particular moment in time … as video does, but there’s a unique atmosphere with a photo.

So Young’s cover photo has a very Caravaggio and ballet feeling to it. Its chiaroscuro also contrasts with the images inside. Why did you choose it for the cover?

It was a striking shot and I wanted the book to be black and dark …it fitted perfectly.

How many of the photos on So Young were taken by you?

Probably about 3/4 my 3 school friends who were there with me at the beginning Iain, Kathy and Phillip took a load of us onstage, backstage, after the gig, etc., photos I couldn’t take myself.

So Young can be placed alongside books like Henry Rollins’ Get in The Van and Michael Azerrad’s Our Band Could Be Your Life, that not only chronicle and show the less glamorous, more mundane side of being in a band, but also totally immerse the reader so deep in it that we are there, feeling and going through the same things. Was your selection of materials meant to convey that “band being your(our) life” sensation?

Yes, exactly that. I was fascinated by photos of bands, not on the front cover of a magazine or on TV. The other bits of being in a band are far more interesting.

In the foreword, Stuart Maconie mentions the brevity of your diary entries which, as someone who keeps diaries, I immediately noticed. Do you prefer to tell and record a story and events with images?

I haven’t kept a diary since the end of 1993 … looking back on them they can be a bit cringeful … So, yes, I prefer images.

Contrasting with the diary entries brevity your text that accompanies So Young is lively, witty, detailed and a good description of the struggles of a coming of age, heading towards success, band. Do you think the text and images reveal too much into what it really is like being in a band, destroying the myth a bit?

I think the myth of being in a band is long gone … Reality is the new myth…

In So Young you write that when you first heard Never Mind The Bollocks by The Sex Pistols music was to be your “future dream”. How has the dream been so far?

Still dreaming … lose your dreams and you will lose your mind … like Jagger said.

Is there a reason why So Young only runs from 1991 to 1993?

Yes, I bought a video camera in 1993. It was so much easier filming everything rather than take a photo, wait 3 weeks to get it developed and find out it was blurred.

So Young has a limited deluxe numbered and signed edition already sold out. The non deluxe edition also seems to be heading the same way. How important is it for you to keep a close relationship with the fans?

So important. I love interacting with the fans and is so easy these days … I had to write replies by hand and post them out in 1993…

Playing Live Again & Coming Up

Before Suede’s concert at Qstock Festival in Oulu, Finland on 31.07.2021 you wrote on your social media “cant fucking wait dosnt come close!!!!!” and Mat [Osman, Suede’s bassist] on his “An honest-to-goodness rehearsal for an honest-to-goodness show. Finally”. How did it feel like going back to play live?

It was great. Heathrow was empty which was amazing. A bit strange to play for the first time after 2 years …., but great to get out again.

Coming Up was released 25 years ago. How does the record sound and seems to you now compared with by then?

I haven’t listened to it for a long time actually … love playing that album live … some great drumming.

Before the release of Coming Up fans and the press were wondering if Suede would be able to pull it off. What was your reaction when you first heard the new songs and realize the album was going in quite a different direction than Dog Man Star?

Far too long ago to remember.

Coming Up become a classic album. It even has its own Classical Albums documentary. Could you see the album becoming a classic by then?

I think so yes .. there was always something to me very special about that album.

Is it different to play Coming Up songs after Suede’s return? Is there a special approach to concerts in which a single album is played?

No … didn’t even need to listen to the songs before we first rehearsed … They’re lodged in my brain.

Which is your Coming Up era favourite song as a listener and which one do you prefer as a drummer?

The Chemistry Between Us.

Will the Coming Up shows consist only of the album or will B-sides be played as well?

Definitely some B-sides and some other stuff too.

Simon & Drumming

If you weren’t a drummer how would your version of “being the bloke singing at the front” be like?

Damned awful … I auditioned as a singer once, before I started drumming … It was awful!

In his book Stephen Morris says that all it takes to be a drummer is a flat surface and know how to count. Do you agree?

No.

Then, what makes a good drummer?

Being in the right band.

Topper Headon of the Clash is one of your role models. Who are the others?

He is, yes … fantastic drummer.

Charlie Watts is the other great …and Rat Scabies … superb.

She opens with drums so does Introducing the band. Your drumming gives the band a distinctive sound. How integral to Suede��s sound are the drums?

Well, what can I say … VERY!

Do you prefer songs that are driven by the drums or songs in which the drums are more in the background?

Bit of both actually … I love in your face stuff like She, Filmstar …, but ikewise, playing softer stuff is very satisfying too.

You’re not a songwriter. How much freedom and input do you have regarding drum parts?

If the songs needs it, I’ll change it.

Do you prefer blankets, towels or a pillow inside the bass drum?

Pillows.

Do you use gaffer tape when recording? If so, just on the snare drum or also on the toms? What about live?

Lots of the stuff … gaffer tape has been my friend both live and in the studio for 30 years.

What is the depth of your standard snare drum and why?

Just got a lovely 7-inch Bog wood snare from Repercussion Drums … sounds amazing. It is a 5000 year old Bog wood snare.

Standard, mallets, rods or brushes?

Standard. I hate mallets and rods are always breaking after one song. Brushes are the worst …no control.

How many drum kits have you owned? Of those, which is your favourite?

5 … my fave is my DW purple.

How long to you manage without playing? Do you play air drums?

7 years 2003 – 2010 … and never.

Can you still assemble and tune your drum kit?

Assemble, yes …tune no …have never been any good at that.

You dislike digital/electronic drum kits, but used one during the pandemic. Did you become more found of them?

Still hate them … unfortunately, they are a necessary evil.

When you first joined Suede you replaced a drum machine. Would it be fair to say you didn’t mind taking its job?

Fuck him!

Brett [Anderson, Suede’s singer] as described the new album as “nasty, brutish and short”. How does that translates drums wise?

Very nasty brutish and short.

When researching for the interview I come across the statement below on a forum: “If you’re in a band and you’re thinking about how to go about this, get every player to come up with their own track list & have a listening party. I’ve done this, not only is it great fun, it’s also massively insightful when it comes to finding out what actually is going on inside the drummer’s head!”. What actually is going on inside the drummer’s head?

Where’s my fucking lighter!

And what is going on inside the drummer as a documentarist head? How does Simon, the drummer, differs from Simon, the keen observer of his own band, bandmates, fans, himself, etc.?

There is no difference … I’m Simon here there and everywhere…

What would the 16 years old Simon who come to London think of current Simon? What advice would you give to your younger self?

Don’t smoke so much you fool!

#simon gilbert #suede #so young book

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Will Wood: the Normal Album Sentence Starters

lines taken from the 2020 album. edit as desired. tw: violence, disordered eating, gender dysphoria, mental illness, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, death

01. Suburbia Overture: Greetings from Mary Bell Township! / (Vampire) Culture / Love Me, Normally

“Trick or treat. Merry Christmas.”

“Howdy neighbor!”

“Thank you Jesus!”

“It don’t look like survival, but buy now or die.”

“You’re not alone.”

“The lights are on, but no one’s home.”

“Takes a village to fake a whole culture.”

“Home is where the heart is- You ain’t homeless, but you’re heartless.”

“It’s the safest on the market.”

“You still gotta watch where you park it.”

“Give me your half-life crisis.”

“I can tell that you know where paradise is.”

“Parasites don’t care what your blood type is.”

“A snowflake only matters in a blizzard.”

“Everyone knows that nobody knows that.”

“Well, word gets around on hit number stations.”

“Smile and wave, boys, kiss the cook, live laugh and love, please pass the pills.”

“It’s only culture. It’s only culture. It’s only culture.”

“Didn’t they want your blood?”

“Why apologize when you turn blue and cold?

“Hey, fuck your culture.”

“Do you know the difference between blazing trails and slash-and-burn?”

“Hey, you’re only mortal.”

02. 2econd 2ight 2eer (well, that was fun, goodbye)

“The devil made me do it, but I also kinda wanted to.”

“Forget bored stiff, I got rigor mortis.”

“My third eye’s open and I like what I see.”

“If you knew what I knew, if you saw what I see- ”

“But I got facts and I’m not afraid to use ‘em.”

“I’m getting better one forever at a time.”

“If sick is defined by what’s different, well then pull the plug out and let me die.”

”Who I am, I choose through all the things I do.”

“If it rhymes, it’s true, but I hate poetry.”

“Well that was fun, goodbye.”

03. Laplace’s Angel (Hurt People? Hurt People!)

“Have you ever died in a nightmare? Woke up surprised you hadn’t earned your fate?”

“Have you ever felt like Atlas, threw your back out on the axis, and collapsed and threw the planet away?”

“Nobody dies agnostic.”

“Nobody dies agnostic, but we still dial 9-1-1.”

“Am I really that bad?”

“Whatever you think of me, if you were in my shoes, you’d walk the same damn miles I do.”

“With my head up in the clouds, I can see so much ground.”

“From up here, you look like ants in a row.”

“It doesn’t take a killer to murder. It only takes the reason to kill.”

“The difference twixt fate and free will is whether you’re singing.”

“You wash your hands of where you’ve been until you flood the second floor. Neatly fold your skeletons, but still can’t shut the closet door.”

“The only ones in need of love are those who don’t receive enough.”

“You could break an angel’s fall, and ignore the Devil’s call.”

“It’s a small hell after all.”

“Man, no more than animal, is made of moral chemicals.”

“If you were in my shoes, you’d see I wear the same size as you.”

04. I / Me / Myself

“I’ve been feeling lightheaded since I lost enough weight to fit back in my skin.”

“Am I pretty now?”

“For some reason, I find myself lost in what you think of me.”

“I wish I could be a girl, and that way you’d wish I could be your girlfriend, boyfriend.”

“Am I pretty enough to lie to?”

“Just little old me in a big, big world.”

“I’ve been feeling lighthearted since I gained enough weight back to cover my bones.”

“You’ll be walking out early, but the show must go on.”

“No, I know that I’m wrong. But I love how you’re on my side when I cross that line.”

“It’s been a point of contention between myself and this body that they stuck me in.”

“The privilege of being born to be a man.”

”I am quantum physics; my witness brings me into existence.”

”Am I pretty enough to love back?”

“Am I pretty enough to fucking die?”

“I wish-”

“Don’t you think that there’s a chance that you could live without it?”

05. ...well, better than the alternative

“My daughter’s growing up. She’s gonna be a lot like me, but I don’t wanna be at all like me.”

“I don’t wanna be at all like me.”

“You’re telling me I’m holding up eleven fingers.”

“Stranger things than death can happen.”

“Everybody knows that nobody knows that.”

“Everybody’s in on everybody’s business.”

“This isn’t my first Christmas, I know mistletoe when I see it.”

“Baby, could you play along with me?”

“Baby, would that be alright with you?”

“When we find out what’s wrong with me, could you tell me how I’m right for you?”

“Could you tell me how I’m right for you?”

“Could you tell me if I’m still pretty?”

“If they could see the future back when times were simple...”

“If everyone’s sick, well then, nobody can catch it.”

“Everybody’s all up in my god damn business.”

“This isn’t my first kiss.”

“It’s better to be lost than loved, now, isn’t it?”

“Everybody’s all up in my motherfucking business!”

“This isn’t my first anything.”

“After all of that’s been done to me, could you tell me how, could you tell me how, could you tell me—”

“What’s so wrong about what’s wrong with me?”

“I’m just trying to do what’s right by you!”

06. Outliars and Hyppocrates: a fun fact about apples

“Did you know that the hole in the apple didn’t come from the outside in? It was eaten from the core and out to the skin, and that’s why you’ll never find the worm in it.”

“The disease is defined by its treatment.”

“You people make me sick.”

“Who’d want to be human anyway?”

“Why’d you come into this world or come out that way?”

“Isn’t it funny? Well, not "ha-ha" funny, but y’know, funny.”

“I doubt that you would even if you could change.”

“You think it makes you special, but it makes you strange.”

“The things that make you special are the things that make you strange.”

“I am the shadows cast aside by gallows, and you the red-hot sky.”

“And if you’re believers, then why would you grieve for the dead, instead of a devil that you never prayed for?”

“Too weird to love, too scared to die. Too alien to take you home.”

“Who’d want to belong to anyone?”

“I mean, what do people even do?”

“If you love me, let me let you go.”

“Five more minutes, please? You wouldn’t believe the dream I just had.”

07. Black Box Warrior - OKULTRA

“Bless the torpedoes!”

“For what? For what??”

“For what it’s worth, if it was going to kill you, boy, it would have by now.”

“There’s no more looking back, it’s looking up or looking down.”

“Wonder if Christ-Consciousness would charge a cancellation fee.”

“Auf wiedersehn! Au revoir!”

“Hello, welcome. Why don’t you take a seat? Get comfortable, relax, take a second if you need to.”

“Now, what’s bothering you?”

“Well, why don’t we start at the beginning?”

“Growing up, how was your relationship with the fundamentals of conscious existence?”

“Did you die before your day?”

“You got a better idea? It’s about the best we could come up with.”

“What, you think ideas spread because they’re good? No, they spread because people like them.”

“So here we are once again. Holding, as it were, a mirror up to your mirror.”

“I guess it’s just something people do!”

“You learn to be an animal instead.”

“I never did think you better than this.”

“It’s you who are the problem. Not the things you do, but something sick inside.”

“Boy, you really is defective.”

“Offer up your innocence, please ignore the side effects.”

“You’ve lost your mind and almost lost your life before, so you’ll be fine!”

“Why would you want to look back? I mean, it’s no good looking back. So try to look forward now.”

“For what it’s worth, if they were gonna get you boy, they would have by now.”

08. Marsha, Thankk You for the Dialectics, but I Need You to Leave.

“They could prescribe you any illness you’d like if you define the terms of your ailments.”

“A crow don’t know the smell of carbon monoxide.”

“How many years have you been on that couch?”

“Your draw a line in the sand where it ends and you begin, but the tide rolls in, so who knows?”

“A little identity never hurt nobody, but lately you’ve been focusing too much on yourself.”

“How many milligrams of you are still left in there?”

“Back in my day, we didn’t need no feel-good pills and no psychiatrists. We just drank ourselves to death. And god damn it, we liked it!”

“What’s a symptom, what’s a flaw, can it be both?”

“Well, I suppose that’s an answer.”

“Would you give up your humanity for just a touch of sanity?”

“They’ve discovered a cure for the symptoms of being alive. It’s a painless procedure with a low rate of failure, but very few patients survive.”

“And a little conformity never hurt nobody, but lately I’ve been worried that you’re losing yourself.”

“What’s my prognosis?”

“Disease is in the eye of the beholder.”

“Tell me ‘so it goes.’”

“Better safe than sorry, and we both know the danger.”

“So doctor, could you run another test?”

“If our harmonies don’t sync, we can change our voices.”

“Don’t heed no evil wills of moral nihilists.”

“Don’t you make me waste my breath.”

“GOD DAMN IT!”

“Does aspirin kill you with the pain?“

“You’re not your thoughts, you’re not your brain, you’re just the character you’ve made.”

“What seem like separate body parts come together to believe they’re you, and not just chemistry.”

“It’s not the way that you were raised, or what the advertisements say.”

“It’s not what you pay for, what you pray for, what you want, or what you say.”

“Something tells me that you need, forgive me now if I misspeak--”

“Something tells me you prefer to be sitting there flipping through those old issues of People.”

“Well, that’s our time. See you next week.”

09. Love, Me Normally

“In lipstick on the mirror are the lyrics to my obituary.”

“Crossing my eyes, dot my T’s.”

“I was delivered holding scissors.”

“I live deliberately, I’m a quitter.”

“I never agreed to participate in this game.”

“Won’t follow my dreams, cause they all got me waking up screaming.”

“I’d rather be normal. Yes, so normal.”

“I suggest that we keep this informal.”

“A normal human being wouldn’t need to pretend to be normal.”

“Well, I guess that’s the least that I owe ya.”

“C’mon, c’mon, and love me normally.”

“If I could live in third person, well, I don’t think life would be much worse than it is.”

“Is it courageous or escapist to leave the quarantine when you’re contagious?”

“It may just be a cold. And besides, I don’t wanna get old.”

“I drank myself to death to be the afterlife of the party.”

“When the afterparty came, I was rolling in my grave.”

“Now, this is the part of the song where I talk to my audience.”

“There’s something I want from you hepcats tonight.”

“I want you to look to your left. Look to your right. Your twelve o’clock, three o’clock, six o’clock, nine o’clock, rock around the clock tonight–”

“I want you to find those points of no return, those singularities, those burning rings of fire in the beautiful pupils and the beautiful eyes of the beautiful boy, girl, neither, both, or in-between that you brought with you tonight. And I want you to tell ’em how you really feel!”

“Jam that square peg in the round hole in their hearts!”

“You love them exactly the way that everybody else is.”

“I was nothing before, so I couldn’t have asked to be born. I’ll be nothing again, so what am I between now and then?”

“Is there nothing to fear? Cause shit’s getting weird.”

“So to God who made this man: you better have one hell of a plan.”

10. Memento Mori: the most important thing

“If you’re lucky you’ll be surrounded by the ones that you love, when the lights in your eyes fade and life flashes by.

“One day you’re going to die.”

“Heaven, hell, nirvana, nothing, no one knows how it ends.”

“Rest in peace— or pieces.”

“Read your horoscopes, your palms and tarot cards. But either way your destination ain’t very far.”

“You could drown, or choke, or burn, or be hit by a car.”

“What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but something will eventually.”

“One day you’ll look back at the life that you lead. No more future left to fear that you’ll have the past to regret.”

“But your worries will be over if you truly realize— one day you’re going to die!”

“Take it away, hands!”

“In the fabric of time and in the vastness of space, a billion amounts to nothing in infinity’s face.”

“Your life never mattered, so who cares if it's a waste?”

“Well, one day you’ll be not even a faint memory.”

“You’ll never know what it all means.”

“Just keep this in mind: that everything and everyone goes with the passage of time.”

“No need to fear, ’cause when it’s here, you won’t be alive.”

“Try not to think about it!”

“So if you only have one chance, you oughta try your best to live as you like.”

#rp memes #sentence starters #dialogue prompt #writing prompt #wwattw

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The Periodic Table of Elements and Whales.

I once remembered the entire periodic table of elements because of the “Periodic Table Song” song on YouTube posted by asapScience... if you know you know. In grade 11 my chemistry teacher (Mr. Blackmore) had an end-of the year competition where the student who could remember the most elements from the periodic table won a box of Timbits... safe to say I memorized the song and I won. Mr. Blackmore and Mrs. Hargrove were my two science teachers in high school and they are probably the two most influential teachers I have ever had, especially in respect to my academic path in life. Mrs. Hargrove wrote her own songs to help us remember the Kreb’s cycle – which is quite literally awful to learn about and memorize. I have always used acronyms, mnemonics, and acoustics to help me remember information. Both these teachers used these tools to help teach lessons. But of course, not everyone learns the same so maybe I have more aural learning style. Musical learning style, also known as the aural (auditory-musical-rhythmic), is one of Howard Gardner's eight types of intelligence defined in his theory of Multiple Intelligences. Songs are a great way to make words and facts stick in people's brains. Songs can be extremely catchy, and I’m sure you’ve asked yourself how you can remember every word to the That’s So Raven theme song (or whatever your favourite TV show was as a kid), but you can’t remember half the details we learned about in first year physics even though we were tested on them. Songs can be catchy and make us remember the lyrics long after the performance is over.

Capture from the visuals used in asapScience’s Periodic Table Song, available here on YouTube.

Tilden's 4th principle of interpretation states that “the chief aim of interpretation is not instruction, but provocation”. It can be difficult to spread a message about a boring topic, or something the majority of society seems not to care about. More, maybe the content itself isn’t uninteresting, but you just really want to get a key point across. Provocation is an approach use to invoke certain emotions or reactions, and can capture your audience’s attention. Music plays a larger role in nature interpretation other than just providing a catchy sequence of words for us to remember. It promotes a response because it – on some basic human level – connects to our emotions. We can’t touch or hear sounds like we can a tree or a rock – but we can feel it. The emotions tied to music are what make it a powerful tool. Don’t believe me? The whales basically saved themselves by singing.

In the mid-20th century, whalers were causing whale populations to dwindle – killing more than 50,000 a year. But in the 1960’s, underwater equipment recorded a sound that had never been heard before – whale songs. These songs changed and had distinguishable themes and emotions that changed over time. Robert Payne, one of the early scientists who helped share this discovery said; "These sounds are, with no exception that I can think of, the most evocative, most beautiful sounds made by any animal on Earth,". Any repeating sound is technically part of a composed song. Crickets and birds use songs, but the songs sung by whales are arguably the most complex and emotional songs sung by any animal on earth.

"Do you make cat food out of composer-poets? I think that's a crime." - Robert Payne, biologist/cetologist

Robert Payne gave one of the whale recordings to Judy Collins. I know her best from the famously North American song “This Land is Your Land” (which in and of itself is a perfect example of how music can capture the essence and history of a place and era all at once – but that’s a blog post for another time. This song takes me right back to bonfire at my cottage and nights at summer camp). "It was very emotional," she says. "Angst for being a human being on a planet where they also live. Guilt for doing what we do to them. And that they're so smart and they have been here so long, and they certainly might have some insights about what we could do to live a better way.” In the following decade, she included a song called "Farewell to Tarwathie" on her 1970 album Whales and Nightingales. This song is an adaptation of a traditional whale song and it actually features whales singing throughout the song! The record was a hit and introduced millions of people to the songs sung by humpback whales. In the same year she released her album, Capitol Records released Payne's recording of humpback whale songs, which is still the best-selling natural sounds album to date. Songs like Judy Collins’ "Farewell to Tarwathie", and the songs sung by the whales themselves, show that there is both music in nature and nature in music. And the best part – the campaign using the whale songs worked so well that only 5 countries still hunt whales today.

"It certainly was a huge factor in convincing us that the whales were an intelligent species here on planet Earth and actually made music, made art, created an aesthetic." - Former Greenpeace director Rex Weyler

Sources:

Beck, L., Cable, T., & Knudson, D. (2018). Interpreting cultural and natural heritage for a better world. Sagamore-Venture Publishing.

Hooykaas, A. (2021). Unit 7: Nature Interpretation Through Music. In Lecture Notes. University of Guelph. https://courselink.uoguelph.ca/d2l/le/content/666945/viewContent/2593375/View

May, M. (2014). Recordings That Made Waves: The Songs That Saved The Whales. National Public Radio. https://www.npr.org/2014/12/26/373303726/recordings-that-made-waves-the-songs-that-saved-the-whales

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INTERVIEW - MICKO WESTMORELAND ON 'VELVET GOLDMINE' AND LIFE WITH THE MELLOTRONICS

Micko Westmoreland first came to the public's attention as the enigmatic Jack Fairey in the star-studded glam rock fake biopic 'Velvet Goldmine', and since then has done everything from making electronica as The Bowling Green to the sharp edged new wave of his current project Micko & The Mellotronics. With that band on the verge of releasing their second single, a double A-side with the timely 'Noisy Neighbours 'and 'You Killed My Father' (featuring the late Neil Innes), he spoke to Gigsoup to tell all... Starting at the beginning, you got your first break appearing in the film ‘Velvet Goldmine’… Quite a baptism of fire! Yep, I was fresh out of film school with little acting experience. So I did a ton of research, suspended all activities other than glam rock ones; late mornings, blurry eyeliner, became a kind of ‘Our Lady of the Flowers’, to quote Jean Genet. I did appear on set however with well prepared sleeve notes. Ziggy/Hunky and early Roxy had been teenage territory. Toni Colette really helped me during filming, showing me where and how to move and stand in frame etc. which I really wasn’t aware of and she was such a wonderful person to hang out with. Ewan McGregor was enormous in the 90s but treated you like a complete equal. I’ve acted the fiction of being a sensational rock star, my embalmed alter ego is now moth balled and hermetically sealed for posterity. What do you make of the film’s recent re-appraisal – it was panned at the time but now it’s considered a cult classic A lot of the film heavyweights liked it at the time and have consistently sung its praises over the last 20 years, which has contributed to its legacy, plus Todd Haynes is now seen as a 24-carat auteur. 1998 wasn’t ready for a kaleidoscopic pansexual odyssey. Velvet Goldmine truly tapped into a teenage hormonal feeling, so the audience is responsible for its longevity I think, people have grown old with it and new fans have discovered it. You had quite a lot of success making electronic music as The Bowling Green but then switched tack to making more song-based stuff. What’s the story there? The music I was making was becoming increasingly filmic, so I moved into movie sound tracks for a while and did two film scores and a few documentaries with my brother; acclaimed director Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice, Colette). One of them, Echo Park L.A., won best drama at Sundance in 2006! I was becoming more attuned to a literary narrative and was listening to Dylan’s Time out of Mind and Beck’s Sea Change at the time – couple that with improvements in technology that weren’t so reliant on sampler and keyboard. I started playing much more guitar again, my first love and now my primary instrument for writing. You made a couple of albums under your own name but then formed Micko & The Mellotronics – your first ‘band’ project. What was the thinking behind that move? I was very much used to working on my own. I made a couple of solo albums, one which Terry Edwards (P.J. Harvey/Holy Holy) released on his Sartorial label called ‘Wax & Wayne’, and ‘Yours Etc Abc’, on my own Landline records imprint, which I believe was the main unconscious projection into putting a live act together. The person doing PR for it asked, ‘Who’s in the band?’ When I realized I didn’t have one, it made sense to look for folk to start pushing sounds around. How would you sum up the band to someone you hadn’t heard you before? Can you name us a few bands that have influenced its sound? We get compared to the Buzzcocks quite a lot, I’ll take that. I’ve loved Magazine since teenage, Television too. I also dig Serge Gainsbourg majorly and bands like The Silver Apples. I’m really into Iso Tomita, the 70’s electronic musician and of course Mr. Eno too. People have commented that the double A side, soon to be released, is like early Genesis but I think it’s much closer to The Rutles. Patrick from R.O.C. said there was violence to the sound. I do pride the writing on an intricacy and eccentricity but without getting prog about it. Talk us through the Mellotronics members and their individual flavours... Nick Mackay a friend referred me to. He was playing in a two-piece called ‘Barricades’, and was clearly a very good drummer, real flare as a player/performer and had the magic ingredient for any band – he was a thoroughly decent chap you could spend a ton of time with. Jon Klein is our very own rock star hiding in plain sight. He has a CV better than the rest of us put together: Banshees, Sinead O’Connor to name a few and of course his own band Specimen. I lent Jon my amp when we were on the same bill. I gave him a copy of my previous album and he contacted me the next day, which I considered a big thumbs up. He’s very quick, obscenely talented and has revolutionized day-to-day working practice. In short a turbo charged V12 engine has been carefully placed inside a Hillman imp, with fresh brake pads added. Vicky Carroll the bassist also came through personal referral, Haydn Hades who does stand up. At the time she was playing in a band the ‘Owls of Now’, a very bright lady indeed. She really got what the band was about and had great style. The dynamic of now the band get on and its chemistry is essential to longevity. Having a woman on board was important to us, so we really lucked out by finding such a smart cookie in Vicky. So far, you’ve shared ‘The Finger’, your first single, and now two new tracks, which will (eventually) be released as a 7” single. Talk us through ‘Noisy Neighbors’ and ’You Killed My Father’. Noisy Neighbours came about from my experience with dealing with serial complainers whilst living in a housing co-op. We shot the video with filmmaker Ashley Jones (www.thechaoesengineers.com) in the next door location the inhabitants of the song were occupying, so we had to be quiet. Of course some complaints are genuine but most were more telling of the complainant than complainee. There are control issues, which come about as a result of trying to micromanage your environment beyond your own four walls. I wanted to make a witty statement about that without being over critical or condemning. Raising a single eyebrow over that type of behavior. ‘You Killed My Father’, the double A side was inspired by Neil Innes R.I.P. (Monty Python, Bonzo Dog, The Rutles). So of course I was thrilled when he agreed to play on it. I was introduced to him through an artist friend Harry Pye. We inadvertly created a supergroup together called the Spammed and meet up once a year to record for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Last session Tony Visconti produced a cover of Bolan’s ‘Get it on’, for us. It comprises, Rat Scabies (The Damned), Horace Panter (The Specials), Neil when he was with us and actor/comedian Kevin Eldon on vocs, I play guitar. The song relates to my childhood, growing up in Leeds and has a Shakespearean quality. I checked the prose with an expert to make sure I hadn’t over egged the pudding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5iswf8GG6o You seem to be able to attract some interesting names to collaborate with - Horace Panter of The Specials and the late Neil Innes recently, but also members of The Blockheads, Madness, Stranglers and Goldfrapp in the past. Who would be top of your collaborative wish list? I’d love to do something with Eno again. We became friendly during the mid nineties. I was tutored by him, whilst working on an art show called ‘Self Storage’ with Laurie Anderson but never made it into the studio. A wild card like Wendy Carlos, famed for the soundtrack of ‘A Clockwork Orange’ would be great too. Likewise, your videos have featured some interesting names from British comedy… What do they bring to the party? Anyone else you’d like to get on board if you had free reign? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDr7nkOQN9Q All the comedy connections came from Kevin Eldon initially, a super bright and truly wonderful guy. He introduced me to Paul Putner at a Specials gig. Paul’s a brilliant bloke and really likes the band. He found the remarkable Suzy Kane for us. All three have taken excellent roles. Suzy had a lot of input in Noisy Neighbours, suggesting wardrobe and even shots to Ashley as we were making it; we really have had tremendous fun with our contributors. Obviously, Chris Morris would be fantastic but I’m a little afraid to knock. We hear the debut M&TM album is close to completion – what have you got in store for us? A psychedelic mish mash of fable, sound collage and idea. With the new single, 3 of the songs are now out there. On a musical front Horace Panter out of The Specials has guested on a couple of tracks for us and of course we have one of Neil Innes’ last performances too. I’ve written a song about Imelda Marcos, she seemed like a person who was way ahead of her time, a modern template for a highly manipulative battle-axe. I have an author friend in his 60s who’s an eminent psychologist, (Georg Eifert - Anxiety Happens) so I wrote a song called ‘The Fear’, with a lot of his theories in mind. There’s also one too called ‘Sick and Tired’, it’s not about what I’m eed up about, but like Noisy Neighbours it’s a comment about complaint. When writing I try to look at what gets talked about by everyday people and base some of the songs around those themes. Earwig on phone conversations on buses, pick up discarded bits of paper, when you get into the habit you’ll be amazed what you find. So I get on the 38 and set my brain to record. There’s also a fair amount about growing up on the record too, which I hope all can relate to. I think you have to start with a good idea, that’s on any level otherwise you’re unlikely to get far. From my art college days I got into the habit of noting things down, if you don’t it often escapes you. It’s difficult to marry a multitude of ingredients and let’s face it the world is full of plenty, pair it down and make it resonate. Anyone who tells you otherwise is telling porkies. To make something that stands the test of time is more difficult still. But I’m not afraid of the work and I enjoy ‘the doing’, for me that’s what it’s all about. I believe that as individuals we have a natural tendency to evolve, if we choose to see it that way and trust, it’ll ‘self fulfill’. If you’ll allow yourself to tap into that expansion creatively, you’ll always find inspiration. Micko & The Mellotronics release 'Noisy Neighbours / You Killed My Father' on Landline Records on April 17 with the 7" single schedule to hit the shops on June 27. Read the full article

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cinnaminsvga · 5 years

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50 Questions Tag 🍃

tagged by the lovely @dreamystuffers!! (ily rach you’re a star)

this shit is long so everything is under the cut!!

1.What takes up too much of your time?

usually studying for my classes and going to work. during the summer, i also take some classes and work more shifts, but those are usually the only months when i can actually focus on my hobbies (i.e. reading and writing!!)

2. What makes your day better?

talking to my friends, writing weird shit, watching youtube videos, or having a good meal

3. Whats the best thing to happen to you today?

wow, this is genuinely such a hard question... i guess i wrote a bit of fox rain and one of the jokes i wrote made me chuckle a bit

4. What fictional place would you like to go to?

maybe hpu?? but minus all the shit jk rowling added after the series ended

5. are you good at giving advice?

depends on what type of advice, i suppose??

6. Do you have a mental illness?

haha

7. have you ever experience sleep paralysis?

yep!! they stopped happening by the time i turned 16 though

8. What musician inspired you the most?

bangtan all the way!!

9. Have you ever fallen in love?

not the eros type of love... definitely every other version of love, though

10. What your dream date?

just hanging out at home (because i’m lazy and if anyone can stand hanging out with me for more than 3 hours at a time while i’m in my natural habitat, then i’ll know you’re the one hasjdhjashd)

11. What do others notice about you?

my fucking annoying ass laugh hsajdhjash

12.Whats an annoying habit you have?

being too critical about myself

13. Do you still talk to your first love?

nope i’d rather die thanks!!

14. How many exes do you have?

technically two i guess

15. How many songs are in your playlist?

idk i use spotify and just play those random ass playlists that are already premade lol

16. What instruments can you play?

piano, but i’m pretty sure i’ve forgotten how to sightread at this point

17. What do you have the most pictures of?

bangtan and memes

18. Where would you like to go before you die?

anywhere in scandinavia!!

19. Whats your Zodiac?

leo sun / sag moon / libra rising

20. Do you relate to it?

i dont know enough about astrology to definitively say... but i sort of relate to being a leo?? definitely not the confidence thing, but in other aspects??

21. What is happiness to you?

i hope i can find out soon

22. are you going through anything right now?

haha

23. Whats the worst decision you ever made?

moving away from home and studying in a foreign country

24. Whats your favourite store?

uniqlo maybe?? i don’t really shop that often??

25. Whats your opinion on abortion?

i’m probably pro-choice but i really don’t like thinking about it because it makes me sad hsajdhajshd

26. Do you keep a bucket list?

nope

27. Do you have a favourite album?

maybe love yourself tear?

28. What do you want for your birthday?

money to pay rent having a nice dinner with friends!!

29. What are most people’s first impressions of you?

probably shy?? sometimes “smart” if we’re in an academic situation where i’m forced to use my brain lol

30. What age do you seem according to most people?

20-23?? i’m at this weird phase where my face looks really nondescript when it comes to age hjasdhjashd like?? am i old?? am i young?? who the fuck knows!!

31. Where do you keep your phone while you’re sleeping?

beside my pillow

32. What word to you say the most?

oh man this changes weekly... recently, it’s been “worm” and “yeth” but i can bet my ass that this will change by may

33. Whats the oldest age you would date?

maybe like... 25-26 rn?? i’ll probably be more okay with larger age gaps when i become more mature

34. Whats the youngest age you would date?

18?? i’d probs prefer people my age though, but 18 isn’t that far off

35. What job/career do most people say would suit you?

probably something research based

36. Whats your favourite music genre?

pop, alternative, classical... sometimes rock?

37. If you could live in any country in the world, where would it be?

japan!! please... i love it there and i’d love to go back

38. What is your current favourite song?

lovedrunk by epik high

39. How long have you had this blog for?

two years and counting!!

40. What are you excited for?

releasing fox rain!! visiting my family sometime next month!!

41. Are you a better talker or listener?

talker??

42. What is the last productive thing you did?

i packed my shit because i’m moving soon

43. What do you want for Christmas?

to be happy for once lol

44. What Class do you get the best grades in?

chemistry?? but the thing is, i take like 6 classes of chemistry and some of the courses are really tough and i don’t get as good grades in them... but in others, i really excel!! but consistently, i’d say my english lit grades are pretty decent

45. On a scale of 1-10, how are you feeling right now?

3... maybe 4 when i’ll eat later lol

46. What can you see yourself doing in ten years?

working and hopefully not struggling to survive

47. When did you get your first heartbreak?

last summer

48. What age do you want to get married?

haha that’s a good one

49. What career did you want to have as a child?

a writer. always.

50. what do you crave right now?

filipino style spaghetti or sinigang

tagging: @jincherie @yminie @gimmesumsuga @junqkook @guksheart @gukyi and anyone else who wants to do this!!

#tag game #lol anyway...

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kmikaelsonimagines · 7 years

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Is There Somewhere: A Kol Mikaelson Imagine

Request from Anon: Ik this isn't on the album but can you the do the song is there somewhere? With like the reader being the girl on the side while kol and Davina are dating ? Xxx

So, I know I said my general requests are closed at the moment and that I’m only taking requests for Badlands, but with this I made my only exception because it is a Halsey song (which I happen to adore, and couldn’t resist writing). Also, dear anon, when you refer to girl on the side, I’m assuming that you meant like Kol was having an affair (not that I condone cheating in anyway), so I’m sorry if I got that wrong. Anyway, I hope this is okay for you, enjoy x

Want to hear the song? Find a link to it just below:

Is There Somewhere

You were dancing in your tube socks in our hotel room Flashing those eyes like highway signs

There used to be a time in Kol Mikaelson’s life when he knew what he wanted. Whether it be blood, revenge, a woman, he always knew what it was and how to get it.

Up until now. Up until the point where he was torn between two different women. Those being Davina, his loving girlfriend who had resurrected him for the second time, and Y/N, who was, well, she was something else.

He visited her when he could, meeting up with her in the same dingy motel room just outside of New Orleans. It was these times that he cherished, times that he spent with her. Just her.

He’d watch as she’d get so drunk, she’d just about remember her own name. She’d lose all her inhibitions then, and Kol envied how free she must have felt. How she had no ties, nothing to hold her down. It would cause him to smile as she danced to the sound of silence, her eyes lighting up as she looked at him before pulling him up so he could join her.

Two bodies. Two souls. Together.

Light one up and hand it over, rest your head upon my shoulder I just wanna feel your lips against my skin

Of course, Y/N knew what Kol was. She’d known from the moment she met him. But she wasn’t the type to shy away from danger, especially when it surrounded a perfect gentleman like him.

She knew about Davina too, and when their relationship had started, she’d told Kol that she didn’t care; she didn’t mind being the girl on the side. And she didn’t. At least, she thought she didn’t.

His head was against her shoulder as they sat on the balcony; it wasn’t an unusual place to find them, it was just their spot, a place where they could really appreciate each other’s company. He passed her a cigarette, a habit he had scolded at first, but now knew better.

It gave her time to think about maybe she wasn’t okay with it all. Maybe she wanted more with him. Maybe she wanted what Davina had; his adoring words, his lips on her skin, his entire being.

She wanted him.

White sheets, bright lights, crooked teeth, and the night life You told me this is right where it begins

“We could be something, you know?”, she said to him one night. They were lying in bed together, her having been close to passing out from her state of intoxication. It wasn’t the first time she had suggested something like this, nor would it be the last.

Kol blamed the alcohol, finding it both hard to believe that someone like her could want someone like him, and refusing to acknowledge his own feelings. If he acknowledged them, he’d have to make a choice.

He’d have to face up to his crimes. He’d become an expert at that throughout his one thousand years.

But he let her continue, under the impression that she wouldn’t remember in the morning.

“I’m serious, Kol. This could be the beginning of some epic story. One of those ones they tell on people’s wedding days. And- and it’ll be funny looking back on it because no doubt Klaus will put his own little spin on it and Elijah will scold him and I’ll start blushing and you’ll, you’ll kiss me and, and-”

He kissed her to stop her breaking his heart anymore than she already did.

But your lips hang heavy underneath me And I promised myself I wouldn't let you complete me

Whenever Kol kissed her, Y/N felt dizzy. She felt as if, in that moment, they were the only two in the world. There wasn’t the stress of his family, there was no Davina. It was just them.

The two of them against the world. She refrained from telling him so, knowing that it had been said to him before by a different girl. No, by his girlfriend.

That wasn’t her.

The more she reminded herself of that, the more his kisses felt false. She knew they weren’t, she knew he meant them, but that was the way things were. She knew that back home, he returned to a life where she didn’t exist, where Davina was his everything.

So, she promised herself she wouldn’t fall in love with him.

I'm trying not to let it show, that I don't want to let this go Is there somewhere you can meet me?

It was on a separate weekend that Kol realised just how much he depended on Y/N. She’d called, something she only did when there was an emergency, for the idea of being found out was just too complicated even to think about, telling him that she couldn’t make it.

She needed time to think things through, apparently.

When he hung up, the Original felt his heart sink and his mind wander. He’d almost pleaded with her, almost begged her to find time to meet him. It was the first time he’d shown any sense of desperation around her, and then he knew that he didn’t want to let her go.

But he didn’t want to let Davina go either.

And then, of course, Y/N had shown up in New Orleans.

'Cause I clutched your arms like stairway railings And you clutched my brain and eased my ailing

She saw him across the room as he walked in the door, holding hands with the brunette she could only assume was Davina. She felt a sense of smug satisfaction as he spotted her, his eyes widening in shock.

Downing the shot in front of her, she began to march towards him, staggering slightly in her inebriated state. It had been a bold decision, she knew that, but she needed him to know.

She needed him to know how she really felt. How she’d broken her promise to herself. All because of him.

When she was inches from him, Davina having been sent to buy drinks for the two, she stumbled forward, grabbing his arms for support.

“Please, not here”, he whispered to her, his breath caressing her skin.

His words made everything come into focus.

You're writing lines about me; romantic poetry Your girl's got red in her cheeks, 'cause we're something she can't see

Davina came over when she saw her boyfriend talking to this strange drunken woman, curiosity brimming.

“Who’s this?”

Kol froze, not quite sure what to do. It was a situation he had never imagined, the two meeting. He had to admit that he was scared, knowing that Y/N had the power to ruin everything in a few words. He saw Davina’s eyes flit back and forth between the two of them, not seeing the obvious chemistry that was there.

“I’m no-one. I thought you’re lovely boyfriend here was someone I knew. Sorry.”

She turned to him.

“Sorry.”

With a sigh of relief and pain in his heart, Kol matched Y/N’s own half-smile before she left.

And I try to refrain but you're stuck in my brain And all I do is cry and complain because second's not the same

When she returned home, Y/N collapsed onto her bed, tears staining her cheeks. No matter how hard she tried, she was unable to get Kol Mikaelson out of her head. He was the first thing she thought of when she woke up, the last thing she saw when she fell asleep.

Even then he was in her dreams, haunting her.

It was the first time she had really missed him. The first time she had wanted him. The first time she had wanted to claim that he was hers. The rage she’d felt looking at him alongside Davina was unimaginable.

She hated that a fling, a stupid affair, had turned into this.

So this was what it was to be heartbroken.

I'm sorry but I fell in love tonight I didn't mean to fall in love tonight

Kol couldn’t focus on his date with Davina. All he could think of was Y/N, all he could see was her face when she realised what she was doing, all he could hear was her voice as it broke slightly when she apologised.

Apologised for what? For being there when she wasn’t supposed to? For almost ruining it all?

For- he couldn’t believe he was letting himself think this, she was just supposed to be a fling after all- for being in love with him?

He didn’t sleep that night. He lay there, staring at the ceiling, watching the image of her swim before his eyes. He hadn’t meant for any of this to happen. But it had, and he couldn’t change it.

So he got in his car and drove.

You're looking like you fell in love tonight Could we pretend that we're in love?

Y/N hadn’t expected a knock at the door. She didn’t get guests, nor was she in the mood for them. But whoever it was, was obviously not giving up.

Looking out the window, she saw a car she recognised. Kol. She let herself think, only for a moment, that he was here to tell her that he’d ended things with Davina. She knew that that was only a fantasy.

He was probably there to break things off. For good.

She looked through the peep hole of her door, aiming to get a glimpse of him before she never saw him again. He had a look about him that suggested that he wasn’t angry. It was a look that screamed urgency, anxiety, nerves.

It told her that maybe her fantasy wasn’t such a fantasy after all. So, she opened the door, and saw that she was right. And even if she wasn’t, surely it wouldn’t hurt to pretend?

“Hey.”

A small half-smile appeared on his face, matching the loving look in his eyes.

“Hey.”

Masterlist

#the vampire diaries #tvd #tvd imagines #tvd imagine #the originals #to #the originals imagines #the originals imagine #Kol mikaelson #kol mikaelson imagines #kol mikaelson imagine #kol mikaelson x reader #Nathaniel Buzolic #nate buzolic #nate buzz

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rockrevoltmagazine · 3 years

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IBOTW: LENNE

Introducing LENNE, the new project with Jim Taylor, Morgan Rose, and Lenny Cerzosie Jr.

NEW SINGLE “Letting You Down” OUT NOW via IMAGEN RECORDS can be downloaded/streamed at

https://songwhip.com/lenne/letting-you-down

Back in the early 2000’s, Leonard Cerzosie Jr. started a band with his brother called The Infinite Staircase that did very well as an independent band. the band worked with artists like Earl Slick from David Bowie’s band, Candlebox, Sevendust, and even Zakk Wylde. In 2009, they scored a slot on tour with Black Label Society, Sevendust, and Dope that sealed a lot of friendships they still have to this day.

“In 2010, the love of my life passed away suddenly. Pill overdose. It was a devastating time. She was only 27. Morgan Rose and I wrote and recorded the EP, No Amends that was a dedication to my love” says Leonard Cerzosie Jr.

He continues, “Over the years, I’ve had my hand in multiple projects. I formed “Le Projet” around 2013 that featured members of Candlebox, Sevendust, and The Infinite Staircase. I also joined the Baltimore band “The Mayan Factor” a few years ago and have toured with them in Mexico City and the states. During all this, my mother was diagnosed with ALS. One day- after performing a friend insisted on introducing me to someone. He was confident we needed to meet. That was the day I met Jim Taylor. We did get along immediately and have since been composing all sorts of music together.”

“When my mother passed away, Morgan got very involved with what was going on with me and my dad. He invited us out to his place in Atlanta multiple times. We started recording songs with Corey Lowery that would ultimately become “LeNNe”. We spent much time digging deep for the right lyrics and tones. There were multiple artists involved over the course of a few years, but the official line up is me and Jim led by Morgan” he adds.

“Lenne is one of the most real artists I’ve ever come across. He wears his heart on sleeve, and expresses vulnerability that hits you in the heart. I love how he tells a story. These songs are an emotional roller coaster into the mind of a tortured soul” says Morgan Rose.

“We are very excited to have Lenne on the Imagen Records roster. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the music” says Bob Winegard, President of Imagen Records.

“Letting You Down” is the first single to be released. The song features Leonard Cerzosie Jr., Morgan Rose, Jim Taylor, and Corey Lowery.

Why did you pick your band name?

Lenny: It kind of picked itself. We had various musicians record with us. The only constants were me, Jim, and Morgan. So, a name for the project never seemed that urgent until Imagen was interested. We were writing very personal stuff & had no gimmick. Just naked. So, Morgan felt we should just call it “Lenny”. Plain and simple. We decided to change the spelling to differentiate from other artists like Lenny Kravitz, among other reasons.

Anything you would like to share, from new merch to upcoming shows/tours or songs/albums?

Lenny: “Letting You Down” is just one of 5 singles we’re going to release over the next few months. Hopefully, we’ll release a full album after that. If a touring opportunity comes up this year, we’ll definitely jump on it.

How do you describe your music to people?

Jimmy: Big melodious heavy hooks with an ambient soundscape.

How do you handle mistakes during a performance?

Jimmy: Adapt depending on the situation but DON’T STOP altogether!

Lenny: Pretend it didn’t happen. Laugh about it later. Learn from it for next time.

Do you get nervous before a performance or a competition? What advice would you give to beginners who are nervous?

Jimmy: ALWAYS!!! Take a step back, breathe, then give it hell!!

Lenny: Nervous every single time. Best advice is to be prepared. Practice. Know your material so well you can play it without thinking. It’ll give you confidence on stage.

What type of recording process did you use? Who produced your recording?

Jimmy: We started recording these in Corey Lowery’s studio in Georgia, then headed to Jose Urquiza in Illinois for additional overdubs and vocals.

Lenny: The songs themselves didn’t have much pre-production. We did most of the writing “in studio” and recorded as we went. Morgan is credited as producer. His brain is a wild place.

How often and for how long do you practice? What do you practice – exercises, new tunes, hard tunes, etc.?

Jimmy: It depends but it’s generally a couple hours a day and I tend to switch it up between keys, mando, or guitar. I have books I’ve used over the years with music theory and scales. I’ve also been developing odd patterns and repetitious exercises for practicing. A HUGE one for me is playing alongside Youtube playlists or our own mp3s and finding something different each time. Lenny: My practice habits depend on if I’m in home mode or show mode. If there are shows lined up, I strictly practice the material I’ll be performing. In downtime, I like fingerpicking classical acoustic stuff or running modes on the electric. Jim and I always say you should touch your instrument at least once a day. Pun intended.

How does music affect you and the world around you?

Jimmy: Simply put,I cannot live without it.

Lenny: It’s been such an important part of my life for so long. I can’t even imagine not having it to escape to.

How did you form?

Lenny: Introduced by a friend. Invited to Atlanta by another friend. Studio chemistry with a new friend. It was a few years of this particular group just getting together every so often to record music. It became a thing. There was a natural vibe. Sometimes a bit dark but always honest.

Which instruments do you play?

Jimmy: I do my best at keys, mandolin and guitar and typically weird stringed instruments haha

Lenny: I’m just a guitar player. I’m only a singer in the rock world. lol

Where do you usually gather songwriting inspiration? What is your usual songwriting process?

Jimmy: We jam from the gut and then take the pieces that fit for a particular song we jam out and Len constructs his vocals around that. The riffs that we cut away we throw to something else! Morgan has this way of not only his insanely brilliant drum patterns but these hooks and melodies that grab ya! It’s wonderful!

Lenny: Inspiration for songs typically come from life events. It can start as a lyric or a chord or riff. We usually hit the studio with some idea or maybe a set of lyrics. Everyone does it differently but with this particular project the songs are molded as they’re recorded.

Who are your favorite musicians? Groups? CD’s?

Jimmy: Metallica, The Chieftains, movie composers like Henry Mancini, Ennio Morricone, Max Steiner, Junkie XL, Dire Straits, Floyd, In Flames

Lenny: Sabbath, GnR, Floyd, Tool, Alice in Chains, Pantera, BLS.. I really dig Blues Saraceno & Richie Kotzen, too. My guilty pleasure is Sarah Brightman. Ha!

Connect with Lenne (click icons):

IBOTW: LENNE was originally published on RockRevolt Mag

#Corey Lowery #Jim Taylor #Lenne #Leonard Cerzosie Jr.#Morgan Rose #RockRevolt Magazine

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snowstorm808 · 4 years

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My Holo Love Review

Roughly four months into quarantine, and I think I have settled back into my K-dramathon life quite well. I have watched quite a number already, although my current streak doesn’t match my previous streaks yet. I still have more dramas on my list, but I’m not in a hurry as I have a lot of time in my hands now. I also am following currently airing dramas practically everyday of the week!

This time, I watched My Holo Love on an impulse because I could not wait for the new episodes of Men are Men. I also read some good feed backs which I thought was good enough to give it a try. It was quite regretful the drama only had twelve episodes, but then it was just fine as the plot seemed to have been fit for exactly a dozen episodes only. I’ve been seeing this on Netflix but was avoiding it deliberately. For one, the title seemed cheesy and I have been refraining from AI themed dramas since all of them are like a spin off of Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend) to me, which I was never fond of. What set this drama apart, is the use of a hologram instead of a robot, and the fascinating glass technology. My professor in Media and Information Literacy happened to discuss this topic a bit during our classes, so it really piqued my interest to see it in a drama. I was also impressed that everything somehow made sense and was logical enough for me to go along with the whole series.

A Sweet Distraction

My Holo Love was a sweet distraction from reality albeit rather brief. It also left a moral lesson which people of all ages can reflect upon especially for those who have been too enthralled with gadgets and technology. The tech war between Gio Lab and Magic Mirror felt real enough to create suspense. It reminded me a bit of the ongoing race between countries to advance to the 5G and 6G, if it is really in the works. Also the recent murder of Fahim Saleh came to mind despite that one not being because of a tech war. I just suddenly thought of these things as I watched this drama. I really liked it when the drama showed the effect of the Holo glasses when it became available for public consumption. The drastic change in attitudes and how it ruined human relationships was realistic, and I personally believe current technologies have done similar damages already.

The characters were personally relatable especially Han So Yeon, though I do not have face blindness. I have similar inhibitions as her because all I can remember was getting burned from people. I guess I still have a lot to learn and I should try harder too. I like her character a lot because she was sensible and not the irritating damsel in distress type. Her character felt human with all her inhibitions about relationships due to fear of getting hurt, and she never exaggerated things. I believe both the character and actress, Ko Sung Hee, should be credited for this. All of that was really relatable for me including her innocence. I do not understand why people love to sexualize everything. They think girls with this character are just being pretentious...can’t there be an innocent soul who does not think of sex and being pretentious all the time?

Ko Nan Do was another character who had distanced his self from human relationships tp the point of becoming a pessimist. He was so sure emotions like love was just an algorithm. I am not sure if I really bought it that he thought that way, because I always saw Holo as an alter ego whom he refused to acknowledge. Nan Do always tried too hard to convince his self that he did not need love nor that he deserved it even though his noona Ko Yoo Jin took care of him a lot. Well, he is one stubborn character so it was not much of a surprise.

Simple and Sweet Chemistry

Strangely, I can’t seem to stop thinking about Kang Woo sunbae and So Yeon. They also had a sweet chemistry with a more realistic couple feel than a drama couple feel. They seemed like a couple I would see in the streets, going home from work or out on a date after a day’s work. I felt that vibe from them and it was obvious they could have ended up together if they both had more courage to express how they felt.

Of course, Nan Do and So Yeon looked really nice together too. Their chemistry was on point and was not overpowering at all. I love the balance they had in terms of visuals and their characters. They were afraid to get hurt thus it took them quite the courage to stop denying how they felt for each other. I love their sweet moments because it gave me that warm and fuzzy feeling I always look for in romance dramas. It was clear they only had eyes for each other. And the plot on being childhood friends felt natural. I have been tired of the attraction from childhood ploy because it has become overused, but My Holo Love incorporated it early on to the story so it did not feel like a “surprise plot twist”.

Lastly, Ko Yoo Jin and Chansung! It was quite obvious these two had a thing for each other before Nan Do and So Yeon even realized their feelings. I always spazzed whenever I saw them together. Chansung had that reliable sangnamja feel which added to his chemistry with Choi Yeo Jin. I was so happy they got married in the last episode. It was the happily ever after I secretly wanted.

Official Sound Tracks!

I do not mention osts lately because they do not make much impression lately. Most of them are just there to assist a scene without becoming significant enough to notice. I’m still racking my brain but i believe it is safe enough to declare the osts in this drama is by far ma favorite for the past year or so. And I mean this for the whole ost playlist. Every song really set the mood well for every scene including the jazz songs they used for the early episodes. The warm and somber moods complemented well with the songs and the wardrobe colors the cast wore. It really set the mood for the episodes which carried me along so well. It was unexpectedly good. The production team did a stunning job for this drama.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1VVLJmwl5DPDmAurVLLtlm?si=lEI2QV5ySt6tNfHYyGVZUA

Thankfully, My Holo Love was not an overrated show like the rest of dramas I turned away from. It provided warmth and comfort, like a movie you would want to watch on a rainy night when you just want to stay home and be by yourself, wrapped in a blanket, with snacks and a cup of hot chocolate.

#My Holo Love #netflix #yoon hyun min #ko sung hee #choi yeo jin #hwang chansung #kdrama #men are men

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imagine-your-party-hosts · 7 years

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Lovely Little Lonely, Ch. 1

Pairing: Zen x MC

Word Count: 1,357

Summary: A collection of drabbles inspired by The Maine’s latest album, detailing Zen and MC’s relationship throughout their high school days and to their present in the RFA.

Track List: 1. [Don’t Come Down]

⎡ Here’s to now, and to nothing else; in a crowd, all by yourself. ⎦

The sound of a revving engine exploded down the street. Not that it was from your car, of course. Your car was currently pulled over onto the side of the road, steam puffing up from the front and antifreeze pooling down at your feet.

Today had not been a good day to younger you. It was one of those days implemented into your brain - one of those days you would look back on on days that were rough and think, "Well, at least it's not that bad." You were in high school and worked two jobs - the subway was not always forgiving of your late night shifts, so what money you had saved up you'd spent on a low riding blazer that sounded like it would fall apart when it went over any obstacle too large.

So, just like you.

You were not an expert on cars, though you were certain that this one was on its last pathetic leg. You'd spent more money on antifreeze in the past week then you had on gas your entire life, and here all that antifreeze was, pouring out the bottom of your car and leaving you smelling your car burning from the inside out. You were on the side of the road, kneeling down to inspect the bottom of the car though knowing there was nothing you could do about it aside from cry. You'd already put all the antifreeze you could in it - bottles upon bottles took up more of the car then you did.

"Need any help?" There was more revving of an engine that made you sway and fall onto your bottom into the antifreeze. It was too loud for your ears after all you'd been through today, and you still had to get to your other job in an hour, though they turned off their vehicle after you'd fallen and went to go help you.

You turned away from your pitiful excuse of a car and to the figure who was putting the stand down for his motorcycle, and you hesitated, attempting to get yourself up from the gravel before they could see you sniffling in your dirty clothes. You recognized them - they were in your chemistry class. Well, they supposedly were - they didn't exactly come to class often enough for you to be entirely sure if they were skipping chemistry that much or just skipping another class to occasionally hang out in chemistry.

"H-Hyun," you began, and he hesitated, turning back to you. He seemed surprised for a moment that you knew his name before he brightened up, nodding his head.

"[Name], right? Geeze, what're you doing all the way out here?" he asked, going towards you. You took several steps away from your car - mostly because you were not sure if you could trust it to not explode - before you motioned to the liquid still spilling out.

"He... he exploded," you said simply, because you had no idea how else to explain it. The car hated you. That was an option.

"He?" Hyun asked instead.

"His name is Big Fat Liar, because that's what he is," you responded. You were not making a joke and instead seemed extremely irritated, though he laughed, shrugging his shoulders.

"I didn't know you had a car. What do you even need one for, at this age?"

"What do you need a motorcycle for?" you retorted, shaking your head. A car seemed much more expected of a teenager than a motorcycle of all things. You could drive around in the winter, if Big Fat Liar managed to last that long.

Hyun paused, before he shrugged his shoulders, though he stayed smiling. "Just something to help me clear my head, I guess. It helps me feel free, with where I am right now."

You couldn't help the scoff that came out, looking to the antifreeze at your feet and rolling your eyes. "I don't have this to help me feel free. Just to get from job to school to job. It has me trapped, if nothing else."

"That's sad," Hyun remarked, watching as you kicked at Big Fat Liar's front bumper and give a cry as it cracked and hung down to the ground. "Maybe you could try riding on my motorcycle? It could help, who knows-"

"No offense, Hyun Ryu!" you were suddenly yelling, kicking at the bumper again the full half cracked and fell to the road, "But I have to be to my next job in an hour and I don't have time for any joy rides!"

He paused and you two were left in silence for a moment, cars whizzing past you and honking at your steaming car on the side of the road, before he nodded his head. "Yeah, of course, sorry. I'll leave you alone now," he offered, going back to his motorcycle. You didn't respond as he pushed the kickstand up, staring down at your stupid car with its stupid antifreeze soaking into your stupid shoes and its stupid bumper in the gravel.

"... Hey, Hyun, I'm sorry! Where are we going? Can I get a ride?"You abandoned your car there on the side of the road, going to Hyun. He glanced up to you with a laugh, asking you what about your job, and in response you called in and told them you quit.

⎡ To the lows and every high, the hellos and the goodbyes, in this moment I could die with you. Never felt like this before, dizzy, drunk, and beautiful; in this moment, I let go with you. ⎦

You woke up to the dinging of a chat room opening.

It had been five years since you'd left Big Fat Liar and quit your first ever job; a year since you'd spent your first ever night with Hyun Ryu. It was just one single night, spent with cigarettes and wearing his leather jacket and trying on bright red lipstick that Hyun said would look nice on you, though it had been the first crack in your facade. You could not go your whole life being the goodie little two-shoes you'd been acting like, and, besides, you were in your last year of high school - why exactly were you so stressed over money and cars? That was adult you's problem, you had decided that night, and spent the rest of your high school career acing your entry exams and then preceding to do things you would enjoy instead of what your jobs liked you to do. You did not see Hyun Ryu for the rest of the year, aside from the occasional time he would come to chemistry class.

The next time you saw him, he would be known as Zen, and you and Zen would spend much more nights together than the one you'd spent with Hyun Ryu. Zen did not recognize you, though you did not blame him - you had changed plenty since high school personality wise. And what were the chances that this person from Zen's high school days would be the random one chosen to join the RFA messenger? Seven knew, though only because the little demon had found out what high school you'd gone to.

"Good morning!!" That was what was typed in the messenger, and you couldn't believe the notification that had woken you up was for that. You roused yourself up from the bed that was not in your own apartment, going to brush your teeth and wash your face to respond to the emails for the day.

"Zen and [Name], you're both in the chat together! What a COINCIDENCE??!!" That was what you'd seen when you went back to check your phone, and you made a small note at the back of your head to kick Seven's bumper off as well when you met him at the party.

"Oh wow it must be Seven!! Good morning Zen," you typed back, dropping your phone with a sigh, going to your laptop instead, opening up your emails. You scrolled through, answering what you needed to for the guests, before you happened upon one name and paused. You recognized them from high school as well - thinking back on it, perhaps they'd been in that same chemistry class that you were not sure if Hyun was even in?

After a moment, you began to type, thinking of leather and metal and the antifreeze that had stained your shoes. "Hello, I'm not sure if you remember me..."

⎡ And when you’re next to me and the music’s loud, singing ‘Hey Nineteen’ somewhere in the crowd. We’re up so high, they can’t touch us now; we are thousands of feet from the ground. Yeah, we’re never going down... ⎦

If you enjoyed this, please consider buying me a coffee or any kind of review!!❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎

#mystic messenger #mystic messenger fic #mystic messenger imagines #mystic messenger drabbles #are drabbles still a thing? idk man i just wanna relive my quizilla days #mystic messenger songfic #the maine #lovely little lonely #hyun ryu #zen #don't come down #hey remember when i asked you guys if you wanted this or a yoosung creative writing pt 2 and i completely ignored you guys?#yeah me neither #don't worry i am still gonna write a pt 2 to that this was just easier and shorter to write #my writing

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tslyricx · 5 years

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2. BLANK SPACE.

(Spoiler Alert: this is going to be a long-ass analysis, so grab your popcorn and join me in this crazy ride)

In an interview with Global News, Swift stated that she wrote this song from the perspective of a character she created based on claims made about her by the media. The character combines the various portrayals of her dating persona – being overly attached, dating just for publicity etc.

In “Blank Space,” this new persona has spotted a bad boy and although she knows he is trouble and that the relationship is doomed, she pursues him. This persona the media created seems to equally enjoy the over-the-top fantasy that comes from the first stages of love and the messy crash when her clingy, jealous, abusive side comes out. The music video for 1989’s second single was released on November 10th, 2014.

Taylor starts with a solid, direct flirt: “Nice to meet you, where you’ve been?” No hesitation here. “Where you been?“ may be her paraphrasing of the classic Prince Charming role-play — "Where have you been all my life?” — but she is not really the type to sit around lofts, or castles, waiting for guys to appear. It may just set up a rhyme with the next line.

An antithesis is created between the next two lines: “Magic, madness, heaven, sin” Taylor predicts that the relationship is bound to be an exciting one, and due to the chemistry between them the sparks will feel like magic. However, she knows the boy is trouble and as a result it is completely reckless and mad of her to pursue him. But, she will regardless. This boy also seems as though he is a blessing sent from heaven. Coming out of a series of serious, rough and emotionally draining relationships Taylor needs something casual, carefree and fun. This is exactly what a fling with this boy has to offer. The pair of antithesis – “magic” and “madness” along with “heaven” and “sin” – emphasizes the temperamental nature of this character. She is saying a relationship with her promises to be crazy -fluctuating between wonderful and horrible.

Taylor saw how good this guy looked and couldn’t keep her eyes off his face. However, she explains in the next lyric that this little crush may only be temporary: “Saw you there, and thought Oh my God, look at that face” This could also be a reference to how famous some of her boyfriends have been in the past few years. All of them are very attractive with faces that have been publicized around the world.

The next line mocks the public’s perception that Taylor knowingly enters unstable relationships, or ruins a relationship simply to get a song out of it: “You look like my next mistake”

Then, she decides to compare love to a game: “Love’s a game, wanna play?” There could be cheaters, losers, and winners, but none of it is very serious or important. When she asks him if he “[wants to] play,” she is offering him a chance to be on her long list of ex-lovers.

In the second verse, she focuses on materialistic things in these lines emphasizing how there is nothing true, deep or genuine about the relationship. It is purely for show and based on appearances. The man is clearly dapper, rich and successful. She can tell just by his attire exactly what type of person he is: “New money, suit and tie I can read you like a magazine” The use of the word “magazine” is also deliberate. It seems ridiculous for Swift to judge this individual based on his money and attire – and she is thus calling out the media who judge her when they don’t really know her true substance. Furthermore, Taylor is clearly well-off enough to not need to date a guy for his money. In these lines she ridicules the media that believes she dates guy to gain things from them. She specifically stresses that he is “new money”, meaning he recently came into his fortune (most likely on his own) and therefore does not have all the experience with this lifestyle that someone who is “old money” (wealth going back generations) has. There’s also an undertone that although Taylor can read him “like a magazine,” she isn’t so easy to read at all.

Taylor is one of the most “famous stars” in music, and with this popularity comes press coverage: “Ain’t funny? Rumors fly And I know you heard about me” She is often the face of ridiculous rumors. With this much media attention, there’s a pretty good chance that the boy she’s interested in has heard some rumors.

Taylor’s revealing her main theme here — dating can be great, it can be terrible, it can be anything. Not getting in too deep too quickly may be a good default move: “So hey let’s be friends” Actually, she makes it clear that she doesn’t expect this relationship to go anywhere good, but she’s interested in pursuing it anyway just to find out: “I’m dying how this one ends” In a tongue-in-cheek way, she suggests that she views her own relationships the way other people consume celebrity relationships, hoping each week to read about a terrible breakup or downfall. She isn’t going to be at all surprised when the relationship ends up being a total disaster; she might even be disappointed if it weren’t. Taylor is also playing up the reports that she dates just to break up and write hit songs about it. While mostly satirical, this line does reference a real shift in Taylor’s idea of love in this album. In an interview with Rolling Stone she is quoted to have said: “I think the way I used to approach relationships was very idealistic. I used to go into this thinking, ‘Maybe this is the one—we’ll get married and have a family, this could be forever.’ Whereas now I go in thinking, ‘How long do we have on the clock—before something comes along and puts a wrench in it, or your publicist calls and says this isn’t a good idea?’”

What’s more, Taylor wants to go on an adventure with her boy for the weekend. The fact that they can so quickly be whisked away indicates the whimsical, fast-paced nature of the relationship and also the lack of its solidity: “Grab your passport and my hand I can make the bad guys good for a weekend” This could also allude to the shortness in metaphorical time of her past boyfriends. She once again, alludes to the idea that she cannot resist bad boys but will make them behave when they’re with her.

Then, Taylor presents only two options: the couple can end up getting married and spend forever together, or, more likely, they can have a heated fling followed by a volatile break-up: “So it’s gonna be forever Or it’s gonna go down in flames” The caricature Taylor uses in this song has no middle ground, and she gets into this relationship with the expectation that it’s destined to be short-lived. It’ll be passionate and heated for a short while, but eventually it’ll combust from its own energy.

It is said that Taylor compares a high from using drugs to the pleasant part of a relationship: it’s nice while it lasts, but it will eventually fade: “You can tell me when it’s over If the high was worth the pain”

MONDEGREEN alert! Many people mishear “list of ex-lovers” as “Starbucks lovers.” Adding to the confusion, Swift said she wrote Blank Space while in a Starbucks: “Got a long list of ex-lovers” In the Blank Space music video, Taylor said that the heartbreak-crazed Taylor is a character she played that was meant to be the media’s portrayal of her. Mentioning her list of exes is something that “character” would do.

Swift has had a rather extensive list of ex-boyfriends but she has space for one more mistake. This is a brilliantly sarcastic line, mocking the media that constantly reports on Swift’s ex-boyfriends and obsessively investigates who all her songs are written about: “They’ll tell you I’m insane But I’ve got a blank space, baby And I’ll write your name” Obviously, it could also refer to her ex-boyfriends, or times when relationships don’t end amicably. Taylor’s boyfriend would start to comment, misjudge, and make disparaging remarks about her, which could lead to potential lovers avoiding Taylor because of what they’ve heard. This line is also alluding to her media portrayal. She’s a “blank space” because they think she has nothing in her brain. And she’s being sarcastic by saying that she’ll write him into her “blank space”. The blank space may also be on her heart and she’s ready to carve his name on it. Even though she’s had a lot of lovers, she still has room for more. Also, note that in the middle of this line, a clicking noise can be heard. This sound is meant to imitate that of a pen clicking. It gives the listener an image of Taylor actually writing out her new interest’s name.

The third verse highlights the fun, carefree nature of the relationship: “Cherry lips, crystal skies I can show you incredible things Stolen kisses, pretty lies You’re the King, baby I’m your Queen” Taylor in her signature red lips and a beautiful clear sky makes for a perfect day for an adventure. The idea of a King and Queen is brought into play, to indicate the fairytale, storybook nature of the wonderful first stages of the relationship. Underlying message: Taylor mocks the media’s view of her as a silly, vapid girl who is nothing but her pretty face. Words like “cherry lips” and “pretty lies” indicate how she is seen to be a manipulative person who has no substance beyond looks. A “king & queen” ideology is simplistic and childlike, harkening to the media’s portrayal of Taylor as childish. Also, “pretty lies” might refer to the next line “you’re the king, baby, I’m your queen”. Taylor is obviously the queen. He’s the king…or is that just a pretty lie?

Rumors have gone around that Taylor will change who she is in order to impress a guy. The media essentially says she will do anything for a guy: “Find out what you want Be that girl for a month” This subtle innuendo calls them out while mocking the public’s belief that her relationships are short-lived. This lyric can also be taken feministically. Even though for a period of time, Swift may lead the boy on thinking he is dominant in the relationship, she will come back and claim her place as the queen.

The last line of this verse, and the first lines of the fouth allude to the rumors which claim that Swift is a crazy and psycho girlfriend: “Wait, the worst is yet to come Oh no Screaming, cryibg, perfect storms I can make all the tables turn Rose garden filled with thorns” She states that although she may seem pretty on the outside, like a rose garden, she is actually very dangerous and you will get hurt if you mess with her. She illustrates that the relationship will be a messy one, and her lover should be prepared for that. She may come off as naive, but internally she is a dominant female. Swift very clearly states that she is capable of many things. So, in many cases, this would be the perfect storm of “crying” (rain) and “screaming” (thunder). She illustrates the imagery into your head: she is a psychotic girlfriend.

Taylor Swift is often illustrated by the media as a clingy and jealous person. She is portrayed to be very paranoid about her boyfriends cheating: “Keep you second guessing like “Oh my God, who is she? I get drunk on jealousy” In these lines she’s taking a sly jab at the media and these rumors by deliberately stating that she will do exactly what they’re saying she’ll do. The “Oh my God, who is she” can be read as the guy doubting who Taylor really is in this new stage of the relationship. “But you’ll come back each time that you leave ‘Cause darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream” As with the rest of the verse, these lines are meant to be viewed ironically. She is illustrating herself in the way the media often does. In this case, she is portrayed to be someone who lures men in with her good looks but once they enter into a relationship with her she becomes crazy and obsessive – and it is like a nightmare rather than what her current significant other might have perceived her to be. Also, of course, nightmare is recurring and terrible whereas a daydream is usually short and pleasant. Their love might seem short and pleasant, but realistically? It’s going to come back and haunt you.

And, since they’re still young and imperfect, they will take their love to extreme lengths: “’Cause we’re young and reckless We’ll take this way too far It’ll leave you breathless Or with a nasty scar” They are also reckless with love, and often aren’t careful enough in relationships. They will allow themselves to fall for each other, further than what they should knowing the danger. This will potentially will leave them exhausted or scarred during that time. It also can be hinted that when looking back, it was always reckless decisions that lead to break ups.

Finally, the bridge shows that boys are often intrigued by mystery and drama; they don’t want “boring” good girls: “Boys only want love if it’s torture Don’t say I didn’t, say I didn’t warn ya Boys only want love if it’s torture Don’t say I didnt, say I didn’t warn ya” She is thus warning her potential lover that he mustn’t expect her to be sweet and the relationship to be easy. If he enters into something with her, he must be prepared for a crazy ride. Swift uses the word “boy” purposefully to allude to a lack of maturity by her former partners.

What has Taylor said about the song?

Taylor explained:

“Some of the things I write about on a song like “Blank Space” are satire. You take your creative license and create things that are larger than life. You can write things like I get drunk on jealousy but you’ll come back each time you leave, ‘cause darling I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream. That is not my approach to relationships. But is it cool to write the narrative of a girl who’s crazy but seductive but glamorous but nuts but manipulative? That was the character I felt the media had written for me, and for a long time I felt hurt by it. I took it personally. But as time went by, I realized it was kind of hilarious.”

She went on to explain:

“Every few years the media finds something they unanimously agree is annoying about me. 2012-2013 they thought I was dating too much, because I dated two people in a year and a half: ‘Oh, a serial dater. She only writes songs to get emotional revenge on guys. She’s a man-hater, don’t let her near your boyfriend.’ It was kind of excessive and at first it was hurtful, but then I found a little bit of comedy in it. This character is so interesting though. If you read these gossip sites, they describe how I am so opposite my actual life: I’m clingy and I’m awful and I throw fits and there’s drama. An emotionally fragile, unpredictable mess. I painted a whole picture of this character: she lives in a mansion with marble floors, she wears Dolce & Gabbana around the house, and she wears animal print unironically. So I created this whole character and I had fun doing it. Half the people got the joke, half the people thought I was really owning the fact that I’m a psychopath. Either one’s fine. It was #1 for eight or nine weeks, so I have no complaints.”

She also explained the meaning of the line “boys only want love if it’s torture”:

“I was thinking about this. Boys only want love if it’s torture and a constant chase. Men want love if it’s real, right, healthy and consistent.”

Where did this song chart on the Billboards? “Blank Space” went from #13 to #1 in one week dethroning her own song “Shake It Off” from the #1 spot. This was the first time a female dethroned herself in Billboard Hot 100’s 56 year history. For more information you can read about it here.

Favorite lyrics: The whole song, but especially: “Darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream”

Album: 1989 released on October 27, 2014.

Witten by: Taylor Swift, Shellback & Max Martin.

Picture: Polaroid picture from the Deluxe Edition artwork for Taylor Swift’s 1989 album.

Source: https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-blank-space-lyrics

#taylor swift #taylornation #Taylor Swift Lyrics #1989 #blank space

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