“In the recording process, sometimes people feel that there isn't a space for them to contribute.” Quote by Alexis Taylor
“It's not like that because the improvisation makes it automatically democratic. No one's leading anything. I didn't have to worry about anyone feeling involved. It was just the most natural, easy process of making music.” FeelingsEasyNaturalWorryDemocraticImprovisation Author:Alexis Taylor
“It's funny, I played a social gig once - we were playing music that was rhythm based, but it was going in some strange places. Some people came up to me afterward and said, "Can you play a tune that we'll all recognize?" I've carried that with me forever - why would you want a tune you could recognize? What's the point of that?” PeopleForeverStrangeRhythm Author:Alexis Taylor
“For me, the audience is the most important thing in the whole chain, so finding out how they respond to things is a learning curve at all times.” ImportantAudienceAll Time Author:Alexis Taylor
“I've always found it interesting when I'm the person in the audience feeling mismatched by what I've seen or heard. The shows I've taken the most from I may have not liked while I was there listening to it but, maybe an hour later, there's suddenly a lightening bolt out of the blue: "Oh, I'd see them again."” FeelingsHoursInterestingAudienceTakenListening Author:Alexis Taylor
“I didn't really have a major role in how it was described. I wanted it to be a collection of essays where each storyline could be contained.” Essays Author:Chelsea Martin
“I don't do the like, "This led to this, and this was why this happened." That doesn't feel real and isn't how I experience things.” Real Author:Chelsea Martin
“I wanted each different Chelsea to be able to navigate her own world without having to also speak to a larger narrative.” WorldDifferentSpeak Author:Chelsea Martin
“When I was going through the stuff with my dad and thinking about terms like restraining order and domestic violence, I was really just searching for a way to define what I was going through. I didn't really understand what it meant to disown a parent or not want to have a parent in your life. Even the word parent was confusing to me because my father came into my life so late in my teen years.” ThinkingFatherParentTermViolenceDadMy DadConfusingDomestic Violence Author:Chelsea Martin
“I think I've been able to express some of the more complicated feelings I had.” ThinkingFeelingsComplicated Author:Chelsea Martin
“The thing about writing or making art is that I'm not thinking about that stuff while I'm doing it. Like the driver's ed kid, in retrospect I see that that was meaningful, and I felt close to him in that way, but at the time I just thought it was fun to draw, and that's all it was. I think that's what's weird about life and about making art. You have to talk about it later. I guess I should be prepared to talk about it now. That is why I'm here. But again, pass.” ThinkingWritingArtKidsFunArt IsMeaningfulBe Prepared Author:Chelsea Martin