December 12, 2007
Grizz: let me go pee first... then you can type what I say
*Alexi and Grizz chillin at 6:30am listening to dopeass music and talking about the beautiful things of life
Let's see what we're working with here:
Grizz back from restroom:
Just guess who says what because we tend to talk pretty fast.
OK. alright what are we gonna talk about? You do write fast!
Dont look at the screen,
I wont.
Swear?
yeah
Basel came and went and I missed so much, I didnt see any art again cause I worked so much. Going to parties shooting photos djing. Next year I'm not gonna work. Im gonna shoot my own story. Im gonna finally look at the art for the first time in 6 years and buy some art. See performances and possibly have a show. Present some of my works for the first time in 6 years. And maybe even have a photo book out by then. The realization came after having 22 hours of sleep, and being exhausted from running around working, tougher that winter music conference, I have never been that exhausted from any other event here in south beach. It wore me out, I was working so much I didnt even enjoy it.
Hey that sounds like one of my samba mixes
So next year I plan to show, buy and see some art work, some exciting pieces, exciting art.
Something enjoyable.
You ARE a fast typer!!
Let me possibly ask you about how you are feeling in the present moment.
Anticipating the beginning of the New Year, even though the new year can start an any day, maybe that's why people always have new years resolutions, I'm ready for it to start again for the THIRD time this year, haha. Yeah I'm ready for a new beginning. Something like... yeah, a new beginning. There's always another beginning tomorrow. There's always a new beginning tomorrow. I can't start a new beginning tomorrow cause I have too much shit to do today! Kinda frustrating.
Yeah I bet. I always want to start a new beginning. But I seem to be caught up all the time in how crazy the present can be.
I think we always start new beginnings every quarter. I'm not gonna go out as much, I'm gonna make wiser use of my time... It's not that I'm not gonna go out as much, it's just that I'm gonna be more productive.
How are you gonna productive, come the new year?
How am I gonna be productive?
Yeah.
The first thing I have to do is write down my goals, instead of keeping them in my head cause they get all messed up after a long night. I gotta put them where I see them instead of post-its that I lose. Post-its are for the girls phone number that I'll never dial tomorrow. So nevermind. You can't write your goals on a post-it.
So how are you going to keep track of your goals this year? And what are your goals? Grizz?
Bulletin board or chalk board or whatever. Everyday is a new goal. Never-ending. I can't even begin.
I guess the biggest goal is to be more...um.... not more professional, I guess more business oriented. I want to concentrate more on my business I guess.
*samba remix playing in background*
Business is everything. Photography, DJing, business is life. We're not scared of failure, we're scared of success and I guess that's what I'm afraid of. A man that never took a chance never had a chance. Gotta believe and hype myself up. Not hype... not promote... what am I trying to say?... Get my name out?
Get yourself out there? You're already a well-known photographer, and that's what you love to do.
I like to live life. Music makes me... I like making people happy and dance and carefree. Music makes people so happy.
Photography makes people self-conscious. Music is not a vacation. I like giving people a personal gift they were not expecting.
So music to you makes you happy because you make people happy through your music?
When I play music its not just playing a song. When DJs play, they are giving a part of their soul to the people. And with photography I like to make people feel good about themselves and enjoy and remember the moment. And I'm a social historian. Not a paparazzi. I like socialogy.
What do you like about sociology?
How everybody interacts with everyone else. Culture are like, whatever. But like, how different personas contribute to the equation of life. How everybody's personality, happiness, and soul affects your life. If I know my music is futile, it's a waste of time. I want to give people my 2 cents. No, no. I want more that 2 cents. If people are happy around you, hopefully that will carry onto the other people around them, so I am making lots of people happy at a time, with my music.
So you like my samba stuff? it's like background stuff. Not too latin. I started liking it, it's kinda cool. Nothing negative.
Do have any baile funk?
Nope. I have maybe a few songs but nope. I should look for it.
You have any Spank Rock?
Yeah a little bit.
Can I play it?
Of course!
OK. Bump?
Yeah, one of my favorites.
Did you get a chance to hear me play at Pawn Shop?
I don't think so.
Last year my birthday?
Nope.
This year I played at Studio A but I couldn't hear anything. I love Tommy Sunshine but I told him I couldn't really even spin well.
What do you think of Spank Rock?
Spank Rock is good. ?
Yeah he's cool. I'm not into hip hop. The closest I get to hip hop is Purdy Sundays, white boy hip hop, cause it's more like innocent, or suburban, or not about my rough times in life. Not gangstger. But I do like West Coast!
What do you think of Amanda Blank?
*listening*
She's probably hot! And by her voice she doesn't have to throw out BS. She can rhyme in a recognizable way.
What's your all-time favorite song?
I don't have one.
What's your song of the minute?
I don't think I have one. Electric by Lifelike...
*listening to it*
I like this.
You can drive to it, skate, think about life... it's one of those, where you can just.... JUST... anything you want. Smoke. Make out. It's one of those. Anything.
*****Interview terminated.*******
Hope you enjoyed some transcribing by Alexi.
And it mixes with Daft Punk really well hahahahahah!