Autre Ne Veut
Autre Ne Veut
Arthur Ashin, better known by his stage name Autre Ne Veut, is an American singer-songwriter and musician from New York City...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
CountryUnited States of America
clinical fairly follow middle released
When I released my first record, I was really in the middle of having made the decision to follow the clinical psychology path, which is competitive, rigorous, and fairly conservative.
exist
There's a real existential anxiety at having to exist not just in a generalised social framework, but a capitalist social framework.
anxiety chronic disorder realized recently
I always thought I was depressive, and I only recently realized that I have more of an anxiety disorder than chronic depression.
definitely woody
I definitely have a little Woody Allen inside of me. That is true.
since
I feel like since I was 27, I was calling myself 30. And then, when it happened, it was like, 'I'm finally here now. This is it.
utter
I started singing the second I could utter sound.
record worked
I wanted to make a record that worked against the hypnagogic paradigm, for sure.
front sing written
I've never written lyrics. I get up in front of a microphone, and I just sing what comes to the top of my head.
politics though
Katy Perry's politics I could probably do without, though I have friends who have interacted with her that say she's very nice.
constant existing innate within
There's a constant anxiety that comes from having an innate sense of self, yet existing within a homogenised, aspirational culture.
break internal permits realm spent stuff
I spent a long part of my childhood repressing my more animalistic desire systems, and in a way, it permits me to do some of the stuff that I would want to be doing in a way that's more comfortable and doesn't break my internal rules. It expands the realm of possibility.
backing cool format glass hard monk music people philip pop song terry top totally tracks trying
I'm trying to use people like Meredith Monk and Philip Glass and Terry Riley as the backing tracks for new pop songs. It's really hard trying to use the format and write a pop song on top of avant-garde music, so we'll see. It could be cool, or it could totally flop.
ended life music time wasting
Music, even if I ended up doing something different or do end up doing something different in the long run, it's just something that is life blood. If I'm not participating in some way, I feel like I'm wasting my time.
michael soundtrack tapes
My first super-worn-out tapes were Michael Jackson's 'Bad' and the soundtrack to 'Dirty Dancing.' The soundtrack to 'Dirty Dancing' is actually really phenomenal.