[NewMusic] The breathtakingly bad John Zorn

[Matt Davignon]

Well, from what I've heard of your drumming, it is a pleasure to
listen to. I think you're confusing my 'people' with 'everybody'.

When I talk about making music for other people, there's always
jumping to the extreme of "oh, let's get on KFOG". That's not what I'm
talking about - if you try to make music for everyone, you'll turn
into Phil Collins. It's more about understanding that there are people
who like listening to unusual music, acknowledging that you're one of
them, and trying to make the music you'd like to hear from yourself if
you were hearing it from someone else's ears.

Looking at many of the experimental music discs I like (few of which
would be called pop music), that's what the musicians have done -
trimmed the fat. That's what I want to do with my music - put out the
stuff that I think will communicate the ideas I want to communicate,
and try to move away from the stuff that doesn't really have much use.

Matt

Weasel done wrote:
>
> . . . and then there are musicians whose goal is to make music they
> themselves want to hear and hope there's a possibility that others might
> as well.  i would put myself into that category if i have to be in one.
> when i make music the reason is not so that "people will enjoy listening
> to it". that is not a motivation EVER. fuck that. i don't know or care
> about what other people like! if i cared about that, i'd go play pop
> music and wouldn't waste my time playing the stuff i do. that's why i
> suppose i could be termed an experimental musician although i don't spend
> a lot of time experimenting "per se" - i've got a pretty good idea of
> what i'm doing.
>
> then again, i also still play in rock bands because i like rock music
> too. none of the rock music i make is created for the listening enjoyment
> of the peeple either. i never pander. ever.
>
> my eggs are spread around in a lot of baskets, mainly because the bottom
> seems guaranteed to drop out of every single one of them at some point.
>
> ww
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