The Daily Swarm

Videos

December 03, 2008

WATCH: Pavement 'Stereo' in S. Korean Hyundai ad...

Todd Roberts

last stanza from ‘Cut Your Hair’:
Advertising looks and chops a must
No big hair!
Songs mean a lot when songs are bought
And so are you
Face right down to the practice room
Attention and fame’s a career
Korea, chorea, career

Feb ‘08 Spin interview with Stephen Malkmus

How does being a parent now affect the kind of music you make?
I guess it’s less likely I’d make a really dirty song, but maybe I wouldn’t do that anyway. There’s less time, but more focused, concentrated time. You can’t just pick up the guitar for a couple of hours and think, “Hey, that’s good. I’ll remember that.” For other people who are very organized, it’s probably fine.

What is your day-to-day life like when you’re not recording or touring?
I spend a lot of time here, just looking after the kids. It’s pretty domestic, basically. I play darts once a week at the Triple Nickel. Pavement doesn’t have a manager, so there’s business stuff—I did a Hyundai ad in Korea, so you have to talk to people, send invoices…