Antony Hegarty, the brains behind Antony and the Johnsons, makes some pretty impressive music — there’s no denying that. But it looks like he has a future of putting his foot in his mouth: He has singing tips.

STICK IT TO ’EM: “If you just imagine your criticism, and you put it into a little bundle of sticks and you place that bundle of sticks a foot away from yourself, that space between you and that bundle of sticks is your creative space. How far are you gonna put it from you? You could set it a mile from you, and you could dance all around the countryside. Or you could glue it to your forehead and never be allowed to take a breath.”

What?

BE PERSISTENT: “The only reason I’m a good singer is because I kept plowing away. I kept singing. I just kept trying at it. I got a report card in second grade that said, ‘If only his prowess matched his enthusiasm,’ for music. There’s no secret recipe for these things; it’s just about giving yourself permission. Creativity, it’s the essence of being a human being or being a manifest creature—every step we take, every word we utter is a creative gesture.”

Listen, I’m supposed to pretend to like this band because every hipster likes this band. But saying you’re a good singer is a tad pretentious for my blood — especially when your singing voice sounds like Jeff Buckley gargling.

Antony and the Johnsons – Another World

3 Responses to “Antony Of The Johnsons Has Singing Tips”

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   On 01/21/09 7:04 PM, Jason P. Woodbury said:

   Any person who’s job is it to perform and sing every night believes they are a good singer. Whether or not they confess to such “pretentious” thoughts is a matter of their honesty.

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   On 01/21/09 10:33 PM, ryan said:

   that picture will give me nightmares.

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   On 01/22/09 7:39 AM, Jay DiNitto said:

   Nightmares? That chick is hot.

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