I might've set out to write a particular song about a particular girl, but my experience will run out after four lines, so instead of getting obsessed with the girl, I write about the clothes I'm wearing.
Max TundraWhen I've got massive projects to be getting on with, I find myself open to distractions, particularly when deadlines are involved.
Max TundraThe program I use is called MED Soundstudio. It's basically a column of numbers that relate to pitch, duration, the type of sound. If I want to play a chord, I have to press keys on a keyboard - like a computer keyboard, on my Amiga - that relate to sharps and flats, note by note.
Max TundraI love playing piano, too, but I don't sit around doing it all day. Part of that's because I don't have one in my house - I only have synths.
Max TundraWhen I'm in my studio, it usually feels like a hassle to actually press all the buttons and make music come out the other end.
Max TundraI'm a bit of a control freak, so I always appreciate being inside the nuts and bolts of the music - I don't like newer programs that paper over your cracks.
Max TundraI love playing the drums - I really get a lot out of it - but I don't think I'm a good enough drummer to be playing live drums on all 10 tracks on my album.
Max TundraIt's easy to not work on my album. I go out to the cinema, catch up with friends, eat, watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - that sort of thing.
Max TundraThere was a time when beheadings were in the public mind because people around the world were getting their heads cut off for various reasons.
Max TundraMost of the lyrics are rooted in my own experiences. But there is some sheer fabrication.
Max TundraI love the finished product, but I find working in the studio a chore - I use an old-fashioned setup, so the recording process can be frustrating.
Max TundraThe internet becomes too arch. The clip is uploaded and reuploaded endlessly with banner headlines and crappy 3-D graphics. Stuff rots in this supposedly clinical space.
Max TundraA lot of student films in art shows are samey. It's a look at the life of someone making these boring films.
Max TundraPeople call me a bedroom electronic musician, which I suppose I am. But I hate most electronic music; I find it really boring.
Max TundraI'm actually embarrassed by the idea of writing songs about myself - I imagine someone hearing them and thinking This guy is a bit self-obsessed. I don't know if I really have a persona, in that respect. I want to just make the music and hide away.
Max TundraI don't think of my music as something that works well in the background. And because a lot of it isn't in 4/4, people might not like to dance to it.
Max TundraIt'd be tricky to read into my lyrics - some are autobiographical, but sometimes I just like the sound of words.
Max TundraSomeone explained parallax error to me, and I thought Ah, with a cheap camera, it would be pretty easy to behead someone.
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