I hate all organizations, institutions, get togethers, parties: anywhere people get together unless it Is to watch a game or watch a band please count me out.
What I dislike is the power of the crowd, the lowest common denominator, self satisfaction, and strength in numbers.
I believe in the individual over and above ANYTHING ELSE. Over and above any deity at all. That’s why I hate rock critics. I hate how they are all parts of some big history of writers and music. And I hate the sense of superiority (I hate it in rock stars but get that ego is integral to the form)
And so I hate CMJ as much as I hate anything in this world: with their shiny VIP badges, and press guest lists, all hot bands, and meeting and speeches and self congratulations.
Rock is about a country boy playing r&b and a blues guy writing about sock hops. What is there to conference about?
Instead a whole buncha dickheads get together for a circle jerk.
Last year we wrote just about nothing about.
This year we hope to continue to ignoring except to insult em.
Fuck em all.