I want my fans to listen to my music. Period.
Father John Misty imagines that he is a rebel. He is, but he does not realize what he is rebelling against.
Apple, of all the global tech companies, was the one that understood why artists make things.
Was 'Crucify Your Mind' dedicated to anybody? No, it was a generalization. 'A Most Disgusting Song' is like that, too.
If you listen to my music, you know who I'm talking to, what I'm talking about, and exactly what my message is.
I hope that just what I sing about and how I relate to my audience is as much of a political statement as I need to make.
Well, I never made a record to be in the Christian market. So when I made my record it was to exist in all of the markets. I grew up not really listening to tons of Christian music and if I did it was in the context of all the other music I listened to. So when I made the record I definitely had plans and visions and dreams.
A lot of pop music is based on trying to make people remember it so that they'll buy it. To me, it was not about that.
You have to know who you're making music for.
I guess if we do enough shows and keep doing it long enough, then people will get the picture. But I can't really be bothered if they don't get the picture. That's not my concern.
I would hate to think my songs were giving advice to people.
It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work.
I feel like people either love me or hate me, which is good, because that was the point of what I do. The point of M.I.A. is to be - it's either to be loved or hated. At least you evoke that much of a strong opinion about music.
It's not like we set out to antagonize the audience in any way. We're just presenting our music; it's really much more innocent.
If you really listen to my music my music is more like stories than party records. I never made party records.
My concern has always been to write songs that my audience, my fans are able to identify with.
I think the real problem is that nobody buys albums anymore, so you don't get the depth of the artists that are out today. What you get is whatever they felt is politically correct to get on there and actually make some impact. I think that's where you're losing your depth. You're only getting the very top of everything. It really bothers me.
I'd rather [the collection] have no title. Journalists like titles. That's why I give them to you.
Nobody sets out to make a bad record.
I don't really like to explain my songs.
You shouldn't listen to my music for political messages.
The conclusion does not belong to the artist.
I don't want to do rap that makes people feel bad.
