When you're animating a music video, you have to animate to some set music. You're somewhat restricted by that, but you're also inspired by that. The animation becomes secondary if you're animating to a music video. Either way, it's important. Music has really helped my animation, that's for sure.
John KricfalusiSchools are really bad now. Schools are not only bad in reading, writing and arithmetic, they're worse in cultural aspects, like in music and art. They don't teach you anything.
John KricfalusiIn old movies, the cinematography is a thousand times better than anything today. Writing, a thousand times better.
John KricfalusiThere are artists who are writers, but there was no such thing as cartoons that were written by somebody who couldn't draw.
John KricfalusiThe generic Canadian style of illustration is different from the generic American style.
John KricfalusiWhen you're animating a music video, you have to animate to some set music. You're somewhat restricted by that, but you're also inspired by that. The animation becomes secondary if you're animating to a music video. Either way, it's important. Music has really helped my animation, that's for sure.
John Kricfalusi