now I know you were born in New York but you were you grew up in Connecticut and
you were you grew up in Connecticut and
you were you grew up in Connecticut and that’s where you started doing music so
that’s where you started doing music so
that’s where you started doing music so then since you’ve been in New York how
then since you’ve been in New York how
then since you’ve been in New York how has the the music scene impacted your
has the the music scene impacted your
has the the music scene impacted your musical development well even though I
musical development well even though I
musical development well even though I grew up in Connecticut where I live in
grew up in Connecticut where I live in
grew up in Connecticut where I live in Connecticut was only about 45 minutes
Connecticut was only about 45 minutes
Connecticut was only about 45 minutes away from Manhattan and Connecticut
away from Manhattan and Connecticut
away from Manhattan and Connecticut where I grew up it’s very conservative
where I grew up it’s very conservative
where I grew up it’s very conservative and very Caucasian and very suburban so
and very Caucasian and very suburban so
and very Caucasian and very suburban so when I was growing up every chance I had
when I was growing up every chance I had
when I was growing up every chance I had to go into New York I did and what I
to go into New York I did and what I
to go into New York I did and what I found really inspiring about the New
found really inspiring about the New
found really inspiring about the New York music scene when I was growing up
York music scene when I was growing up
York music scene when I was growing up and even now is it sort of like it’s
and even now is it sort of like it’s
and even now is it sort of like it’s eclecticism and it’s multiculturalism
eclecticism and it’s multiculturalism
eclecticism and it’s multiculturalism you know looks like it would you would
you know looks like it would you would
you know looks like it would you would go to nightclubs in New York and you
go to nightclubs in New York and you
go to nightclubs in New York and you hear all these different types of music
hear all these different types of music
hear all these different types of music played right next to each other and I
played right next to each other and I
played right next to each other and I found that to be really inspiring is it
found that to be really inspiring is it
found that to be really inspiring is it true that Alice became started out as a
true that Alice became started out as a
true that Alice became started out as a mistake yeah there’s a song on the
mistake yeah there’s a song on the
mistake yeah there’s a song on the record called Alice or actually there
record called Alice or actually there
record called Alice or actually there are two versions there’s an english
are two versions there’s an english
are two versions there’s an english version and a french version um and the
version and a french version um and the
version and a french version um and the French version unfortunate my French is
French version unfortunate my French is
French version unfortunate my French is really bad I apologize it’s called mmm
really bad I apologize it’s called mmm
really bad I apologize it’s called mmm nuit and originally the song is sort of
nuit and originally the song is sort of
nuit and originally the song is sort of based around a baseline that started
based around a baseline that started
based around a baseline that started with a broken piece of equipment and one
with a broken piece of equipment and one
with a broken piece of equipment and one of the things that i love about
of the things that i love about
of the things that i love about electronic music is you can make
electronic music is you can make
electronic music is you can make mistakes that actually sound better than
mistakes that actually sound better than
mistakes that actually sound better than what you’re trying to do you know you
what you’re trying to do you know you
what you’re trying to do you know you can use electronic equipment to make
can use electronic equipment to make
can use electronic equipment to make something very precise and crafted or
something very precise and crafted or
something very precise and crafted or you can just sort of enjoy the chaos of
you can just sort of enjoy the chaos of
you can just sort of enjoy the chaos of it so the song Alice started out with
it so the song Alice started out with
it so the song Alice started out with this broken piece of equipment that
this broken piece of equipment that
this broken piece of equipment that ended up creating this baseline alice is
ended up creating this baseline alice is
ended up creating this baseline alice is probably the top hit single from that
probably the top hit single from that
probably the top hit single from that album what I mean it seems like
album what I mean it seems like
album what I mean it seems like unmistakeably it why is it an obvious
unmistakeably it why is it an obvious
unmistakeably it why is it an obvious choice uh it’s weird see I know nothing
choice uh it’s weird see I know nothing
choice uh it’s weird see I know nothing about picking singles um some of the
about picking singles um some of the
about picking singles um some of the most successful singles I’ve ever had
most successful singles I’ve ever had
most successful singles I’ve ever had our songs that I didn’t think anyone
our songs that I didn’t think anyone
our songs that I didn’t think anyone would ever like like on the album play
would ever like like on the album play
would ever like like on the album play one of the more successful songs was a
one of the more successful songs was a
one of the more successful songs was a song porcelain and originally I thought
song porcelain and originally I thought
song porcelain and originally I thought this was this weird obscure song I
this was this weird obscure song I
this was this weird obscure song I didn’t even want to put on the record
didn’t even want to put on the record
didn’t even want to put on the record and my managers my friend said no it’s
and my managers my friend said no it’s
and my managers my friend said no it’s actually nice song you should put it on
actually nice song you should put it on
actually nice song you should put it on there and so the song Alice base I just
there and so the song Alice base I just
there and so the song Alice base I just picked it as a single because I liked it
picked it as a single because I liked it
picked it as a single because I liked it um I’m amazed like I heard that some
um I’m amazed like I heard that some
um I’m amazed like I heard that some people at radio are actually playing it
people at radio are actually playing it
people at radio are actually playing it and that completely surprises me because
and that completely surprises me because
and that completely surprises me because it’s such a weird song but um I guess I
it’s such a weird song but um I guess I
it’s such a weird song but um I guess I I’m grateful that people seem to like it
I’m grateful that people seem to like it
I’m grateful that people seem to like it yeah I heard it I liked it the cover of
yeah I heard it I liked it the cover of
yeah I heard it I liked it the cover of the album these glamorous girls why not
the album these glamorous girls why not
the album these glamorous girls why not include yourself well in making this
include yourself well in making this
include yourself well in making this dance music record you know trying I
dance music record you know trying I
dance music record you know trying I wanted to make it a record that to me
wanted to make it a record that to me
wanted to make it a record that to me felt like a night out in New York and so
felt like a night out in New York and so
felt like a night out in New York and so a lot of dance music in New York was
a lot of dance music in New York was
a lot of dance music in New York was inspired by the disco era and I have
inspired by the disco era and I have
inspired by the disco era and I have this weird fascination with the disco
this weird fascination with the disco
this weird fascination with the disco era because it was sort of it was like
era because it was sort of it was like
era because it was sort of it was like hedonism without consequences you know I
hedonism without consequences you know I
hedonism without consequences you know I mean it was pre aids and pre HIV and pre
mean it was pre aids and pre HIV and pre
mean it was pre aids and pre HIV and pre crack and you know like it was it seemed
crack and you know like it was it seemed
crack and you know like it was it seemed like the late 70s it was like people
like the late 70s it was like people
like the late 70s it was like people thought they could be completely
thought they could be completely
thought they could be completely debauched and degenerate and hedonistic
debauched and degenerate and hedonistic
debauched and degenerate and hedonistic without any sense of consequence and
without any sense of consequence and
without any sense of consequence and especially in New York that created a
especially in New York that created a
especially in New York that created a very sort of like glamorous libertine
very sort of like glamorous libertine
very sort of like glamorous libertine environment and so I kind of wanted to
environment and so I kind of wanted to
environment and so I kind of wanted to reflect that in the record and also I
reflect that in the record and also I
reflect that in the record and also I mean I’m I’m a 42 year old bald guy and
mean I’m I’m a 42 year old bald guy and
mean I’m I’m a 42 year old bald guy and I’d much rather look at like glamorous
I’d much rather look at like glamorous
I’d much rather look at like glamorous people on a record cover than me and
people on a record cover than me and
people on a record cover than me and I’ve been on a lot of my record covers
I’ve been on a lot of my record covers
I’ve been on a lot of my record covers so I thought like why not put some other
so I thought like why not put some other
so I thought like why not put some other people on there and I was also sort of
people on there and I was also sort of
people on there and I was also sort of inspired by the early roxy music album
inspired by the early roxy music album
inspired by the early roxy music album covers like does Roxy Music up until I
covers like does Roxy Music up until I
covers like does Roxy Music up until I guess like their sixth record had never
guess like their sixth record had never
guess like their sixth record had never actually appeared on one of their record
actually appeared on one of their record
actually appeared on one of their record covers I always put you know glamorous
covers I always put you know glamorous
covers I always put you know glamorous people on the cover my only I love the
people on the cover my only I love the
people on the cover my only I love the the cover for last night and I’m happy
the cover for last night and I’m happy
the cover for last night and I’m happy with the way it came out my only regret
with the way it came out my only regret
with the way it came out my only regret is there isn’t a boy on the record on
is there isn’t a boy on the record on
is there isn’t a boy on the record on the cover there is if you go into the
the cover there is if you go into the
the cover there is if you go into the album art there’s you know a shirtless
album art there’s you know a shirtless
album art there’s you know a shirtless boy inside but on the album cover I kind
boy inside but on the album cover I kind
boy inside but on the album cover I kind of wish that there had been like you
of wish that there had been like you
of wish that there had been like you know sexy ladies and sexy boys on the
know sexy ladies and sexy boys on the
know sexy ladies and sexy boys on the cover as well
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