[jeffrey Lewis Is] The Best Lyricist Working

For Tv You Also Get Those Pre-interviews When Researchers Ask You What You're Going To Say. The Pre-interview Drives Me Insane. If They've Already Decided The Outcome, Why Don't I Just Hand In An Essay? Maybe If We Talk We'll Find Something Out. I'd Rather Just Have An Awkward Pause.

If You're In A Band Or Think Of Yourself As A Slightly Creative Person, You Can Get Quite Self-indulgent, So Sometimes It's Nice To Have Those People Who Bring You Down To Earth, But In A Pleasant Way.

Part Of Why I Started A Band Was Due To Feelings Of Shyness And Social Ineptitude. I Saw It As Some Way Of Being Able To Interact With People From A Safe Distance. It's Always Been About Trying To Get To Know People. Albeit, It's A Bit Of A Contradiction Because You Can't Really Get To Know People When They're 10 Feet Away And There's A Big Mass Of Them.

I'm Sure Sting's A Lovely Guy. It's Just That Nobody Wants To Be Seen As That Holier-than-thou Thing. That Over-earnestness Is A Bit Of A Problem With People In Bands And Celebrities Or Whatever.

I Do Want To Have That Feeling That People Are Actively Involved In Something, Rather Than Just Consuming Something. I Suppose That's What It Comes Down To, Because It's Such A Dominant Capitalist Society, Everything Becomes A Consumer Product. And I Don't Think That's Really Appropriate To The Creative Arts, Really.