David Marchese

You know, and it's like, everyone knows he made Station to Station or whatever when he was like... thought he was being chased by witches because he was out of his mind on cocaine and only eating hot peppers and drinking milk. And his life was insane. He was probably pretty unhappy, but he did make a great album. But we don't have as many cultural legends about when happy artists make great art.

Were there times where you felt like you didn't make something that was authentic to yourself?

Were there times where you felt like you didn't make something that was authentic to yourself?

There are a lot of ways in which I think of your music as, in a way, sort of a comment on authenticity. Have your ideas about what it means to be authentic changed over time?

There are a lot of ways in which I think of your music as, in a way, sort of a comment on authenticity. Have your ideas about what it means to be authentic changed over time?

You know, if you look at the history of pop music, there's not a ton of... People who don't end up becoming like, as they get older, don't end up becoming, you know, legacy acts or chasing trends or something like that. Are there people you look to and say like, oh, they forged a trail that looks comfortable for me to go down?

You know, if you look at the history of pop music, there's not a ton of... People who don't end up becoming like, as they get older, don't end up becoming, you know, legacy acts or chasing trends or something like that. Are there people you look to and say like, oh, they forged a trail that looks comfortable for me to go down?

Do you feel like you, you might have a different attitude about the idea of winning if you hadn't already won in a sense?

Do you feel like you, you might have a different attitude about the idea of winning if you hadn't already won in a sense?

You know, I think of your music as celebrating difference, but I wouldn't say in the larger culture right now, it feels like difference is something that's being celebrated. Do you think about how your music fits into the larger culture that you're putting it out into?

You know, I think of your music as celebrating difference, but I wouldn't say in the larger culture right now, it feels like difference is something that's being celebrated. Do you think about how your music fits into the larger culture that you're putting it out into?

I'm thinking of the Grammys and when you accepted an award, I think you were the only artist who said something was explicitly in support of trans rights. Do you see your mission as an artist in 2025 is to Is there a political aspect to it?

I'm thinking of the Grammys and when you accepted an award, I think you were the only artist who said something was explicitly in support of trans rights. Do you see your mission as an artist in 2025 is to Is there a political aspect to it?

You know, I think kindness is... of a hugely underrated value. Do you have thoughts about how we might sort of promote or embody? Yeah, so that people see it as a valuable thing that it is?

You know, I think kindness is... of a hugely underrated value. Do you have thoughts about how we might sort of promote or embody? Yeah, so that people see it as a valuable thing that it is?

I want to go back to more music-specific subjects for a second. Is it harder with the amount of options you have in the studio to know when to stop experimenting? You know, there's one thing if you're sitting with like a little tape recorder on top of your piano and you can only do so much.

I want to go back to more music-specific subjects for a second. Is it harder with the amount of options you have in the studio to know when to stop experimenting? You know, there's one thing if you're sitting with like a little tape recorder on top of your piano and you can only do so much.

But when you're actually in a professional studio and the possibilities are kind of endless, how do you figure out when something is ready?

But when you're actually in a professional studio and the possibilities are kind of endless, how do you figure out when something is ready?

Yeah.