American - Musician | August 28, 1981 -
What's completely insane to me is that people would consider music that's simple to be dumbed-down. Couldn't simplicity be a deliberate, smart choice?
Dan Deacon
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You know, most people called rap stupid when it started, and it was one of the most innovative music forms of its time.
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When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music.
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If you've become a huge act and you're still doing the same music you wrote with your friends when you were making zero dollars, you're lazy.
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It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.
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I just wanted to make a record that wasn't escapism. Like, I didn't want to write another record that was devoid of meaningful content.
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I wanted to start working on something that had a lasting effect.
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For the last three years, I've been working on 'Bromst,' and that's all that encompassed my brain. And now that it's out, it will change the way that I think musically.
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I need to start honing in on projects that I want to devote my time to and not put my energies into the unattainable ones.
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I've since become really good at overwhelming myself.
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I throw ideas out into the open when I really should just be writing them down in a journal.
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The main thing I want to do is make people feel more connected and more active.
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