If I look at my own recordings, I think generally there is a focal point within the song and often it's the instrumental bridge or a guitar solo where we try to do something unexpected, something beautiful or weird, or beautiful because it is weird. And of course I fail half the time, but yes that is the goal, to create even a few seconds of bliss, or sadness. The electric guitar is a great instrument for doing this because it is capable of surprising you. There are so many different sounds available.
We are drowning in a sea of Myspace, blather, and too much information. Music is everywhere and nowhere. The independent record store is the solution… - Dean Wareham
We are drowning in a sea of Myspace, blather, and too much information. Music is everywhere and nowhere. The independent record store is the solution…
- Dean Wareham
If I look at my own recordings, I think generally there is a focal point within the song and often it's the instrumental bridge or a guitar solo wher… - Dean Wareham
If I look at my own recordings, I think generally there is a focal point within the song and often it's the instrumental bridge or a guitar solo wher…
One of the nice things about being in a band is that you depend on each other for ideas, so it's not all up to me to do everything myself. There's al… - Dean Wareham
One of the nice things about being in a band is that you depend on each other for ideas, so it's not all up to me to do everything myself. There's al…
I guess I could be singing about Superman, or about Zarathustra coming down from the mountain, but in my mind I was singing about Julian Assange. I w… - Dean Wareham
I guess I could be singing about Superman, or about Zarathustra coming down from the mountain, but in my mind I was singing about Julian Assange. I w…
I don't pretend to understand him, but I can enjoy him as a poet and comedian. I liked the idea of the eternal return. Sometimes I think that being o… - Dean Wareham
I don't pretend to understand him, but I can enjoy him as a poet and comedian. I liked the idea of the eternal return. Sometimes I think that being o…
I am interested in politics but have stayed away from writing overtly political songs, or message songs, because I find it difficult to discuss polit… - Dean Wareham
I am interested in politics but have stayed away from writing overtly political songs, or message songs, because I find it difficult to discuss polit…
It's hard to imagine the whole punk movement without The Velvet Underground. I toured with them when they did their reunion tour, and no one sounds l… - Dean Wareham
It's hard to imagine the whole punk movement without The Velvet Underground. I toured with them when they did their reunion tour, and no one sounds l…
Don't be a rock star. I've seen people around me have their lives destroyed by drugs. It just depends on what kind of person you are. Like, some peop… - Dean Wareham
Don't be a rock star. I've seen people around me have their lives destroyed by drugs. It just depends on what kind of person you are. Like, some peop…
It's not often I get to do a film that turns out good. Plus, there just aren't that many great directors out there. There are a thousand different de… - Dean Wareham
It's not often I get to do a film that turns out good. Plus, there just aren't that many great directors out there. There are a thousand different de…
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