It’s a skill that quite a few people, in creative situations beyond music, need to work on. To me that’s a challenge - to see if you can have something to say in very little time getting it out. But I am proud that the record as a whole comes in at under 37 minutes. I don’t think to leave a lot of space for instrumentals, for guitar solos and stuff. It’s often how I end up writing, because I’m not much of a musician. I’ve been trying to exercise a certain economy for some time now. Even the lamest buddy comedy movies increasingly have bloated runtime over two hours, which made me think about the idea of entertainment and being a real ‘song and dance man.’ It feels like a call to returning to the idea of entertaining an audience, as opposed to wanking just to entertain one’s self. The Feedback Society: The songs on the new record, they don’t feel rushed at all, but they all clock in at three minutes or less. In fact, it’s the schtick of it all that’s causing him concern. At first I wasn’t sure if it was a schtick, but it’s not. I’ve never seen anyone as ambivalent to the release of their own album, which was oddly refreshing. Collett was smart, funny, and engaging to chat with, even while displaying a pretty cynical attitude about not only things like the music industry and social media, but also his own music. I sat down for a phone chat with Jason Collett, who many people would know from Toronto collective Broken Social Scene, as he rolls out his new solo album, Song and Dance Man. By Craig Silliphant 0 Interview: Jason Collett (Broken Social Scene)Ĭraig Silliphant has a phone chat with Jason Collett from Broken Social Scene about his new album, the music industry, and balancing family and art.
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