it's extremely sad that, behind all the idolization, hand shaking networking, etc., etc.,.... there still exists this mean, cut down, tall poppy syndrome sheizer!
as cyclone mentioned, derrick is definately a free spirit. LEAVE HIM ALONE. dante will see you all in purgatory hills. one day. james. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cyclone Wehner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "313 Detroit" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 9:20 AM Subject: Re: [313] re: Derrick May questions? > I wasn't even go to reply to this but my hands got the better of me. > >hows about we all get together and pay you to give him chinese burns until > >he agrees to make another album. > > Man, I can't even believe people say these things. That would make him even > less likely to do one. He is a free spirit and I'm sure he will do it when > he feels the timing is right. > > Can you imagine how often Derrick must get asked this? Come up with some > deep, leftfield, creative questions that challenge him, not the obvious > ones. Try to empasise with him. Also if you want to ask him about the past, > also ask him about now, the future. It's not very tactful to just ask > artists about the past when they have so much more to offer. That's why the > word 'icon' is better than 'legend' because it's timeless. I promise if you > think about it, it will be really rewarding. > > >or there's the question I once asked andy weatherall... "being a 'legend', > >do you ever wonder you might go sh*t and no-one would tell you?" > > I seriously doubt whether that would happen. Transmat artists are > notoriously perfectionist about their work and hard on themselves and from > what I can gauge they tell each other EXACTLY what they think - maybe that's > something to do with the Detroit community, that creatice competitiveness, I > don't know. Also I don't know why people feel the need to ask questions with > a negative slant like that. The implication is kinda cruel. It's not like > Derrick has ever released something substandard, it's not like he is overly > prolific with no quality control. Even artists have feelings. If someone > were to ask me that I would feel quite uncomfortable. I don't know how > Derrick would react, but I would feel offended. > > It's like that Eryakah Badu line from the live CD that goes something like > "Be careful I'm an artist and I'm sensitive about my s**t." > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
