If I like hardcore straight-edge punk music, gentle psychedelic folk music, gangster rap, indie-rock with a lot of guitar pedals, and I find inspiration from all these things in different songs of mine, shouldn't I be allowed to make any of this kind of music that I want? And it's the same for the comic books, why should I only make autobiographical stories? Or only political stories? Or only superhero stories? Or only comedy stories? I am a bit creatively desperate, when I sit with a pen and paper I am desperate for ANY idea that makes me excited, I don't care what kind of idea it is!
The funny thing is that some reviews are published in magazines and websites that are seen by millions of people, and other reviews are in very small… - Jeffrey Lewis
The funny thing is that some reviews are published in magazines and websites that are seen by millions of people, and other reviews are in very small…
- Jeffrey Lewis
A lot more people will want to hear a 5-minute singing cartoon about Communism in China than will want to read that PhD thesis, and that's the power … - Jeffrey Lewis
A lot more people will want to hear a 5-minute singing cartoon about Communism in China than will want to read that PhD thesis, and that's the power …
I prefer artists who are creative more than artists who are technical, I think everybody would agree with that. - Jeffrey Lewis
I prefer artists who are creative more than artists who are technical, I think everybody would agree with that.
I do feel pretty lucky that I'm not so great at playing and singing, it forces me to make sure I've really got something worth presenting because I c… - Jeffrey Lewis
I do feel pretty lucky that I'm not so great at playing and singing, it forces me to make sure I've really got something worth presenting because I c…
I think the benefits are tremendous, and the power of accessibility in art is one of it's most explosive and insidious attributes. - Jeffrey Lewis
I think the benefits are tremendous, and the power of accessibility in art is one of it's most explosive and insidious attributes.
I don't think talking about myself making songs is a very interesting topic, there are so many other more engaging things to think about and write ab… - Jeffrey Lewis
I don't think talking about myself making songs is a very interesting topic, there are so many other more engaging things to think about and write ab…
When somebody asks me "What are your comic books about?" or "What are your songs about?" there is no answer and I feel like an idiot not having an an… - Jeffrey Lewis
When somebody asks me "What are your comic books about?" or "What are your songs about?" there is no answer and I feel like an idiot not having an an…
Everybody has a direct view of the person "behind" the art, so there is going to be a certain amount of awareness of who is making songs. But I like … - Jeffrey Lewis
Everybody has a direct view of the person "behind" the art, so there is going to be a certain amount of awareness of who is making songs. But I like …
I never felt like I had a surface image to rely on that people would like - I always felt like my music would not be very fancy music, my voice is no… - Jeffrey Lewis
I never felt like I had a surface image to rely on that people would like - I always felt like my music would not be very fancy music, my voice is no…
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