MJ Lenderman sat down with Interview to discuss faith, cynicism, Phil Jackson, and his new album, 'Manning Fireworks.'
, as you hear the 25-year-old singer-songwriter warbling nonchalantly over the twanging reverb of an electric guitar, breaking your heart over and over and over again. Lenderman’s sophomore solo album is for the sometimes-cynics, and its somber tone marks a considerable pivot for the artist, whose his breakout albumwas lauded for for its deft lyrics and punchy one-liners, plus its allegorical references to sporting greats .
When I was putting sports in songs, it was always just a way to tell some other story, not like they were actually the important thing there. It was just interesting to see how people latched on to that.This guy Dave Hickey. I think you’ll just get a kick out of it, because it’s all about art and basketball and how those two interact.His life philosophy was kind of interesting. He’s Buddhist, and I’m not, but it was cool as far as team-building stuff goes and with playing with a band.
a story or a narrative as to what’s going on in my life and what my music is. And when you get that reflected back at you over time, and with fame and stuff, the harder it is to compartmentalize that from your actual life and who you actually are.Yeah, there’s a teeny bit of separation there, which I think is cool. And it still is my actual initials, but nobody really calls me that in real life if they’re a friend. I think that that small distinction is important.
for doing that. But it freaks me out to think of not coming across exactly how I want to, which is what I have control over in person. It’s not that you don’t have control over it on social media, but it’s just a different plane of being.your online persona, because I feel like partially, as far as conversation goes, it’s easier or more productive to have face-to-face, nuanced interactions.
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