squarepusher REALITY CHECK: IDM stars have rubbish personalities

I think the interviewer has a lot to do with it. If they seem to gel with the interviewee then obviously the conversation will be deeper and both people will feel more comfortable.

Also the questions matter too. If the person gets the same bullshit mean-nothing questions all the time that everyone's already heard then how can the person answer in an upbeat manor.

It should be done by people with huge interest in hte artist and should work like a conversation where you can just let the artist just keep talking about something they really care about.

OMG FUCK ALL YOU PEOPLE WHO HAVE PERSONALLY SPOKEN TO RDJ and CYLOB!!

I'm jealous.

being introverted = shitty personality?

OP = fail

I got a similar attitude from Cylob but we were very drunk and blagging the poor man although he did at least make an effort

Arron Funk - very friendly nice wacky chap until he realised I knew who he was then he blanked me and fucked off

Tim Exile - dude

Ceephax - fun dude

DMX Krew - very friendly dude

Luke Vibert - nice chappy dude

Grant Wilson Claridge - regular dude

Global Goon - humble dude

Rob Hall - nice dude

Scotch Egg - uber dude

Borgore - cheeky chappie

  On 10/16/2010 at 5:25 AM, Enter a new display name said:

How dare you saying Aphex Twin sucks at something? Everything he touches is gold!

Lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSq8ZBdSxNU

  On 10/16/2010 at 12:54 PM, Ranky Redlof said:

being introverted = shitty personality?

OP = fail

You still going to invite me to your birthday party though right lol? :p

could really give a shit about there personality. To be honest, im not suprised in the least. Making tracks since you're what like 17, 18 or 19. Spending most of your hours a day tucked away in whatever you call your "studio". Its not exactly the kind of lifestyle that allows a personality to flourish.

Give em a break, no ones perfect.

Also Cylobs probably pissed because he fell so far from the tree that he help create.

its funny because now you get a lot of newer wannabee electronic producers mimmicking the awkwardness theyve learnt from rdj etc

I'd fucking hate to be interviewed by someone who had all these bitesize facts about you written on a piece of paper... Especially if its the same old shit interviewers always bring up (lulz, you live in a bank??? you stole your dead brothers name??? you actually drive around in a tank???)

Basically if I was in the same position as Richard or Vsnares, I'd be trolling the interviewers too.

learn from the pros...

  On 10/16/2010 at 7:56 AM, Al5x said:

Since when is it a surprise that people who are really good at electronic music are pretty often socially inept weirdos?

same goes for a lot of artists (in general).

  On 10/16/2010 at 10:57 AM, o00o said:

lol at judging people by shitty youtube interviews. I had a chat with richard and he is a really nice guy.

Ditto. i thought he was a nice enough guy too. we talked about all sorts of shit and he wasn't evasive or awkward. just really chilled out.

  On 10/16/2010 at 2:50 PM, chassis said:

could really give a shit about there personality. To be honest, im not suprised in the least. Making tracks since you're what like 17, 18 or 19. Spending most of your hours a day tucked away in whatever you call your "studio". Its not exactly the kind of lifestyle that allows a personality to flourish.

13/14 in RDJ case, isn't it? (eg. SAW 85-92) i'd say RDJ didn't really expect or want to suddenly become as famous as he did/is.

  On 10/16/2010 at 5:14 AM, sirch said:

Scrambled Ears are you talking to me or to Promo?

promo...

who cares if someone is liable to really be the hero you imagined...the whole "nice" thing is bullshit. its a wonder that people actually expect those roided out WWE stars to be nice to their kids when they run into them in the airport and then bitch when they wont take pictures because theyve been on a red-eye layovers and care fuck-all about some brainless twirp. some people even go so far to say its their job but in the case of music clearly the game has changed just look @ BoC

Maybe RDJ is so nervous in those interviews cause he admits to doing Drugs. If I did drugs and I admitted it on air I would be paranoid as fuck.

I think you have a worse personality for pointing out other peoples flaws, what kind of dick does that?

  On 10/16/2010 at 12:54 PM, Ranky Redlof said:

being introverted = shitty personality?

OP = fail

yeah... fuck the op

Ulrich Schnauss - Friendlier than you can imagine.

Gerald Donald - Down to earth, seemed to be anxious and nervous.

I wanted to smash RDJ in the face when I met him. Cylob wouldnt do the birdy song with me at a Shitmat gig, bad show. Jenkinsons are sound. Luke Vibert is the loveliest motherfucker on the planet.

this is a strange thread; these people don't owe you the time of day.

I take it you wouldnt be signing up for David Camerons big society then.

i have spoken to

Sean Booth (autechre)

Adrian Blacow (VHS Head)

Kris Blacow (White Mask)

Andy Maddocks (SKAM)

Hanal (SKAM)

and you know what? i'm not even gonna mention what they're like as people. do you know why? not because i'm being a pretentious cunt and flashing names off and then gonna reel off some spiel about "they were great/crap" (both descriptions there were not applicable anyway). i'm not mentioning, because this thread is quite teh fail.

fact of the matter is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTYsElEGswc

I don't care , i don't listen to their personality , they can be Hitler for all i care (as long as they make good music)

all that being said, luke vibert is a genuinely lovely fella.

This is just a masturbation thread to make promo feel better. This shit is an attack on individuals. Why isnt this locked.

  On 10/17/2010 at 2:59 AM, chassis said:

This is just a masturbation thread to make promo feel better. This shit is an attack on individuals. Why isnt this locked.

You know what I'd happily bet you that I'm a millions times more tolerant of people, religions or people views than you. But you're angry and stuff so whatever I say you're gonna disagree with I suspect.

Anyways I don't mind if Joyrex locks the thread. I said what I wanted to say. And people have the freedom to make of it what they will.

Oh and Chassis if think you're holier than thou, better than me and everyone else here then just make sure you don't critise a single person ever again okay. Simple. ;-)

Love ya.