Joshua, you called this a palate cleanser and then handed me an existential crisis about whether the identity of the person performing someone else’s heartbreak can fundamentally change the story being told.
Sir. Your definition of “lighter fare” concerns me.
But the question that hooked me was whether you were chosen to represent him, give him access to a space he couldn’t reach, or embody the very thing he felt excluded from.
And the deeply inconvenient part is that you’ll probably never know.
You made the song, everybody disappeared, and now YEARS later you’re standing over the remains conducting a creative autopsy.
This is exactly the kind of unresolved human business I’m nosy enough to enjoy.
Your comment is glorious. I’m honored and embarrassed at the same time: laughing about my attempt to feature this as light and fun. You’re right, it’s not. I am interested in figuring out ways of turning difficult or even traumatic topics into lighter fare, and maybe I got ahead of myself. I’m heartened you found something enjoyable about it.
Joshua, you called this a palate cleanser and then handed me an existential crisis about whether the identity of the person performing someone else’s heartbreak can fundamentally change the story being told.
Sir. Your definition of “lighter fare” concerns me.
But the question that hooked me was whether you were chosen to represent him, give him access to a space he couldn’t reach, or embody the very thing he felt excluded from.
And the deeply inconvenient part is that you’ll probably never know.
You made the song, everybody disappeared, and now YEARS later you’re standing over the remains conducting a creative autopsy.
This is exactly the kind of unresolved human business I’m nosy enough to enjoy.
Your comment is glorious. I’m honored and embarrassed at the same time: laughing about my attempt to feature this as light and fun. You’re right, it’s not. I am interested in figuring out ways of turning difficult or even traumatic topics into lighter fare, and maybe I got ahead of myself. I’m heartened you found something enjoyable about it.