Thax Douglas On Himself, His Role, and Why He Doesn't Read for Wilco Anymore

If you live(d) in Chicago and are a Wilco fan, this will no doubt interest you. If you are neither of those things, you may want to skip this one…

Bands and people are complicated creatures, and what i do is take a tangled complex abstract impression of a band, a song, or an aspect of the band musically as well as how it reverbrates in people’s minds-and translate that impression into a brief poem-which when read gives that impression back to the band and the fans as faithfully as a phonograph needle. But when there’s nothing left to record you can’t expect the phonograph needle to try and sound like an orchestra.

[ Thax Douglas "first and last post -looong sorry" ] Viachicago.org

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