You Do Have To Live

I've Mostly Been Focusing On Writing, And I've Really Enjoyed Not Playing Music. It Will Always Be Part Of My Life, But I Don't Feel The Immediate Need To Be Playing For People.

People Give The Words Life Through Their Own Adoration Or Relationship To The Work, And That's True Of Everything. You Can't Divorce Critical Or Fan Reaction. Once It Exists, You Forget That The Words Are Arbitrary, Or You Start To Remove Value.

Rihanna Has Guts And She Always Seems To Be Singing From Someplace Honest, Dark And Fierce.

With Portlandia, I Don't Think Our Intention Is Always To Find Something Funny. Sometimes The Humor Comes From Taking Something Really Seriously. We're Okay With Making Somebody Feel Uncomfortable Or Uneasy.

You'd Hope That No Writing About Music Could Supersede The Music Itself. But I Do Think That Blogs Mirror The Way That We Are Listening. It Comes At You Fast And It's Timely And Then Five Minutes Later We're On To Something Else. It Caters To Our Desire For Instant Gratification. And I Think Blogs Also Have Fluidity That's Exciting. You Have A Lot Of Real Enthusiastic Music Fans For The Most Part That Are Writing Sometimes For A Large Audience, And I Think Certain Blogs Have A Little Too Much Power Over What Someone Likes Or Doesn't Like.