What I Value Most In New Music

Living In Portland, Which Is A Predominantly White City, The Privilege And The Luxury To Be Able To Obsess Over A Certain Kind Of Minutia, That I Think, If You Did Not Have That Privilege, Would Never Be Bothersome. When People Are Worried About Whether "local" Means 100 Miles, Or 50 Miles, Or 10 Miles From A Grocery Store, I Just Think, "wow. What A Privilege It Is To Have That As A Major Concern In Your Life." As Opposed To, "can We Afford Food Tonight?" Sometimes I'm Just Shocked At What Becomes Concerning In These Kind Of Communities.

To Be A Fan Is To Be Curious, And To Be Curious Is To Have Openness... Part Of Being A Fan Is To Allow 360 Degrees Of Experience - To Immerse Without Judgment. It's Like A Really Fearless Step Forward Into New Experience. There's Something That Feels Very Timeless About Fandom.

For Film And Television, It's Interesting How Fans Feel That Their Particular Ways Of Manifesting Their Affections Are The Correct Ones. It's Not Just About Being A Fan, It's About How You Perform Your Fandom. That's Always Been Interesting To Me.

I Think That There's Always An Assumption, When A Band Goes On Hiatus Or Stops Playing, That There's Some Acrimony Brewing Under The Surface.

For Me, Being In Shape Means, Like, Not Having Cynicism Out-weigh Optimism On A Daily Basis.