My start came with experimental musicians and live bands. I never played with DJ's because it wasn't really the correct fit. It fit in more with someone using a laptop to create their own electronic music. When you're doing music like that, it's hard to get more than 20 people to come to your show.

Girl Talk

Categorized in : People Band Musician

A lot of artists are used to their music being reused online and have come to accept and embrace it. You have a generation who go on YouTube and remake and remix music online all the time. They remake and upload songs and videos, and then other people remake the remakes; it just keeps going.

artist song people

I do try to pick music that is from different worlds and typically doesn't flow together. When you do that, you get songs with conflicting messages, but for me, it's on a musical level first and foremost.

musical song trying

With rap music, there are billions and billions of samples that are uncleared that people have never been bothered about on an underground level.

rap levels people

KRS-One is one of my favorite rappers ever. I actually don't even know why I have this on my computer, but I do. I really like this album, Criminal Minded.

rapper criminals albums

I want to make new and interesting music out of pop music in a way that isn't ironic. I want to stay sincere to the source material but at the same time manipulate it and take it to a new world.

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When you're playing for 30 people and you're jumping around stage, screaming, getting in peoples faces and acting cocky you're kind of poking fun at yourself.

cocky jumping fun

I didn't change much in terms of my setup or how I was making my music. It's evolved to this point where I think people look at it as one big traveling party.

party people thinking

I typically get around to most major cities at least once a year. I think people see that as their chance to go nuts for the year if they're into the style of music.

nuts years thinking

In 2008 it's easy to get huge before you have an album out with the Internet. I think that's great and you see a lot of artists like that. It seems like it's becoming rarer to find a band that has been touring for six years, doing small shows and then breaking out.

artist years thinking

I am ultimately comfortable with what I'm sampling. by Girl Talk

I am ultimately comfortable with what I'm sampling.

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A lot of people aren't aware of the years and years of humiliatio... by Girl Talk

A lot of people aren't aware of the years and years of humiliation and horrible shows I've played.

horrible people years

When people come to my shows they know there is a distinct beginning and end. It's difficult for me to play for much more than an hour, so people kind of come out and treat it like a rock show. They're fiending and ready to dance.

rocks play people

I can't edit live as meticulously as I can for an album. by Girl Talk

I can't edit live as meticulously as I can for an album.

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It's hard to play a laptop in the midst of band and have people w... by Girl Talk

It's hard to play a laptop in the midst of band and have people want to buy your t-shirts and CD's.

cds play people

Me and my friends would drive for eight hours to play for twenty people. That was cool, and if a couple of people bought t-shirts, that would be the greatest thing. We could go eat some hamburgers that night.

couple play night

I'll put out an album, and people review it, and some people love it, and some people tear it apart. By nature of the project, I've always wanted this to be something where people react strongly to it.

albums tears people

You can feel a little vulnerable when you see people tearing you apart on the internet or saying, "It's the end of music." "This guy is a total hack." I've read it all. But at the same time, even though I feel a little vulnerable with that, I do feel comfortable.

guy littles people

I feel like all the artists that I really love, they've had a strong contingent of people who really hate their work as well.

hate strong artist

When there's something negative in my life, be it in the art or the music world or in my personal life, I really just want to face it as immediately as possible. I don't run from it. I just want to immerse myself in it, get through it as quickly as possible, understand it, and look into what is positive about it.

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I feel like there's always something to prove. by Girl Talk

I feel like there's always something to prove.