I detest being 'the fucking rock guy' at work simply because people will start asking me if I like this or I like that, all those fucking annoying questions on bands that I really hate.
Then, they would start asking me to burn some bands that I like, just to prove that bands that I like are better than bands that they like.

If that is not enough, they would love to come back to my place to ransack my record collections.

These days if people in the fucking building that I work (right, I go to work once a week anyway, more to check if my staffs are doing their fucking jobs) asking me WHO I like.
I simply answer, "MARIAH FUCKING CAREY, for the nice boobs !"

that damned fly wrote:

horsewhip wrote:"Do you guys play covers or originals?"

"How much money do you make at your concerts?"

"Do you play lead guitar?"

"Why can't you put the same passion into your work as you do in your guitar?"

"Do you get a lot of groupies?"

"What does your T-Shirt mean?"

CRAP.

perfect.

crap.

Seconded.

Also:

"What/who do you sound like?" Followed by you spending ten minutes trying to come up with a band/genre that you vaguely sound like, that this person might have heard of.

akinks wrote:

that damned fly wrote:

horsewhip wrote:"Do you guys play covers or originals?"

"How much money do you make at your concerts?"

"Do you play lead guitar?"

"Why can't you put the same passion into your work as you do in your guitar?"

"Do you get a lot of groupies?"

"What does your T-Shirt mean?"

CRAP.

perfect.

crap.

Seconded.

Also:

"What/who do you sound like?" Followed by you spending ten minutes trying to come up with a band/genre that you vaguely sound like, that this person might have heard of.

i know! fuck that.

usually i just say, " a bunch of obscure shit whose names you won't know."

There are three of us in my office.
One is a drummer in a fairly well-known band.
One is me.
One doesn't play an instrument.
The "rock guys" are the majority.

At our other two offices, there are no "rock guys," however, and I do occassionally get the questions listed above.
Most of them are too old to even know who Barenaked Maroon 182 are. They are sweet about it and say stuff like "so the rockstar is playing up in New York next week?" They think it's great that I play.

The funny thing is that the art rocker I play with was the A&R guy who signed Hootie, Duncan Sheik, STP, and "discovered" Maroon 5, even though the label he worked for passed on the latter. I'm under the impression that they think we sound something like those bands even though I reguarly use names like "Eno" "Neu!" "Hugo Largo" and "Spiritualized."
Since they don't know who any of the bands are, I'm sure they just think they sound like Hootie.
One time I had the explain that "Spiritualized" wasn't a religious band.

-A

that damned fly wrote:
i know! fuck that.

usually i just say, " a bunch of obscure shit whose names you won't know."

I usually say: "We're what Black Sabbath would have sounded like had the Sex Pistols come first."

Accurate enough for me, dumbed-down enough for them.

alex maiolo wrote:One time I had the explain that "Spiritualized" wasn't a religious band.

-A

i just heard 3 people sitting around arguing how they were. i kept my mouth shut.

murphy's law, "never argue with a fool. people won't be able to tell the difference."- something like that.

that damned fly wrote:

alex maiolo wrote:One time I had the explain that "Spiritualized" wasn't a religious band.

-A

i just heard 3 people sitting around arguing how they were. i kept my mouth shut.

murphy's law, "never argue with a fool. people won't be able to tell the difference."- something like that.

I agree with that wholeheartedly. Sometimes it's best just to le bouche completely fermed.

As for J. Spaceman's band being religious, I reckon if drugs are your religion, then this is serious Praise Music.

I can see the gospel singers that are sometimes employed throwing your pals for a loop, but Spiritualized took their name from the back of a Pernod bottle.
More chemicals.
Always with the chemical references with those guys...

-A

What are you listening to?

Explosions in the sky.

Oh, what kind of stuff is that?

Do you know Mogwai?

No.

Well, do you know Slint?

No.

Erm, do you know Sonic Youth?

No.

Nirvana?

Oh, yeah, Nirvana. So it's heavy metal?


I probably only ever had this kind of conversation once. Now I just say "rock" and let people think I listen to bon jovi.

I hate being asked what kind of music I like - It doesn't matter who it is. It just makes me really uncomfortable. I've found the best way to avoid it is to feign a complete disinterest in music altogether. Whether it be friends, family or co-workers, it doesn't matter.

If they see me with headphones on, I tell them I'm listening to Tony Robbins or Dr Wayne Dyer.


There's no way in hell I'm going to been known as "the guy who's into music". Fuck that and the conversation that comes with it.

CRAP...i have one of those guys in my office...he enjoys being the rock guy...that's gay.