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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Guitarist On Staying Creative And Keeping Music Real And Raw

November 7, 2007

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN guitarist Ben Weinman has penned a guest blog for Headbanger's Blog talking about staying creative and keeping music real and raw. An excerpt follows:

"Since our third full-length record, 'Ire Works', is coming out in a next few days, I have been doing countless interviews. Sure, most of the questions sound like a record skipping, but every now and again people ask you things that actually make you, for the first time, analyze what it is you were trying to do. It's like forced introspection. One minute you're trying to deal with obstacle after obstacle just to get the thing done, and then, all of a sudden, you have a finished record and people are asking you what your approach was and what you were trying to achieve.

"Then there is the 'What sets you guys apart from other bands?' question. In reality… not much. I mean, I have more in common with some band I hate than I do with the guy I went to high school with who now owns a landscaping company, or even the writer asking me the questions. We make music, you tell us whether it is worthy or not. No matter how I answer these questions some guy in a magazine, or some kid who plays with himself all day on the Internet is going to tell me that my band is not as good as some other band. At the end of the day, these interview questions do make you think, and while I realize what I'm about to say is just my opinion, I guess I have as much right to discuss these things as anyone else."

Read the entire blog at this location.

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