Jack Antonoff On 'The Tortured Poets Department' Hate And Criticism:

Jack Antonoff on 'The Tortured Poets Department' hate and criticism:

“The best bodies of work are when people drill into the most personal, the most if-you-know-you-know kind of stuff, I think the depth of [Tortured Poets Department] was surprising to people because I think people are constantly surprised when artists continue to be artists. You see so many people take the wrong turn and pander and become terrified of what they could lose. That’s the recipe for all the worst music, and I can only relate to people who don’t give a f–k. That next body of work — it doesn’t matter how big your audience is, it either comes from the depths of you or it doesn’t. And I love that album so much because the whole thing is so remarkably vulnerable.”

(October 4, 2024)

i have never successfully articulated anything ever but i got very close, once

sorry if it seems like i want attention i just want attention

Will’s monologue will always be a thousand times better/deeper/more meaningful than Mike’s tbh

i hate to be that guy, but the idea that gender, sex, and sexuality are ontologically pure concepts that can be rigidly defined if we simply police our language enough (our english language, because of course) is—i cannot stress this enough—a total waste of time. you may as well spend your afternoons teaching a brick how to swim

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