Incubus' Brandon Boyd 'I loved what Radiohead did'

Incubus' Brandon Boyd: 'I loved what Radiohead did'

Incubus front man Brandon Boyd recently spoke to Aussie publication The Age about his band's place in the music scene and the possibility that they might cop Radiohead's unconventional album-release scheme-- he has a refreshingly optimistic perspective and it kinda makes me want to hug him. Ok, I may have ulterior motives for the hugging bit, but that doesn't take away from the fact that the man has a good head on his shoulders.

"There are more mini-booms going on. There are a lot of bands having minor successes, whereas 10 years ago, we were lucky enough to be in that time and place where we could have great success on the last wave of that ideal in the music industry."

"I've been listening to some of these younger bands coming out and their music doesn't have a long attention span. They are fast, scattered hybrids of indie music and metal and hardcore and punk and soul — all of these mushed together. I don't really understand it and I don't understand how we are relevant in that scope of what's going on in music right now."

"It's exciting — I don't care if people buy our music or not, I just want them to hear it. The way record deals are organised, bands are never really going to make any money off albums. To make money you probably have to sell a million copies so the chances of making money are astronomically low. So why should you care? I loved what Radiohead did. In my ideal world, we would give our albums away and if fans liked it enough, they could buy it."

THAT'S THE SPIRIT! Observant, adaptable, and not desperately clawing at flash-in-the-pan trends.

You know what's strange? I'm not a huge Incubus fan but I always buy their CDs (the actual physical copies) because I love the artwork. That's one of the few bands I can say that for.

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Comments (21)

	How Do You Solve a Problem Like John Ortega?: 02/28/2008 10:47 AM I'm iffy about Incubus, but I think that we can all agree that the album artwork is disgustingly creative. : )
	kathrinerulesatlife: 02/28/2008 11:03 AM i'm not a hardcore incubus fan but i do own physical copies of their albums i am a huge brandon boyd fan and i'm glad he spoke so eloquently about this topic i want to hug him too, it's alright bree. ;]
	breesays: 02/28/2008 11:05 AM kathrinerulesatlife said: i'm not a hardcore incubus fan but i do own physical copies of their albums i am a huge brandon boyd fan and i'm glad he spoke so eloquently about this topic i want to hug him too, it's alright bree. ;] Ok but me first. Hahah ;)
	kathrinerulesatlife: 02/28/2008 11:22 AM breesays said: Ok but me first. Hahah ;) haha as long as i get to hug him.. i mean, i'm not picky.
	rockinponda: 02/28/2008 2:09 PM I used to love, love, love Incubus, but ever since Dirk (the former bass player) left, I haven't liked their music quite as much. Which is funny, because I kind of hated him. I still love them, but not with three loves (what?!), and I still buy all their CD's (even bought a few of them twice, since my first copies were stolen). So I guess now I know why their last concert was so damn expensive - that's where the money's at. :( I do like the idea of free music, though!
	Shazzi: 02/28/2008 2:25 PM rockinponda said: I used to love, love, love Incubus, but ever since Dirk (the former bass player) left, I haven't liked their music quite as much. Me toos, the new bassist just plays that constant jazz riff that doesn't draw me in to the music as much as the old stuff did.
	rockinponda: 02/28/2008 2:49 PM shazzib said: Me toos, the new bassist just plays that constant jazz riff that doesn't draw me in to the music as much as the old stuff did. That's true! I also think the fact that the old bass player had a different style than the other members and different ideas of where the music should go (which they say is why he left or was fired), actually helped them strive a little harder to make music together, and now that they don't have to try as hard all their music sounds kind of the same....
	moonchild21: 02/28/2008 2:54 PM I was a huge Incubus fan, hell they were my first concert... but ever since Dirk left I just can't get into their music anymore :(
	brycelund: 02/28/2008 2:59 PM bands make there money from touring and shows anyways. there shouldn't be a price set on music. limewire and napster or wahtever u have. use it. pirate that shit
	hellomynameispete: 02/28/2008 2:59 PM S.C.I.E.N.C.E was like there best album i loved all those crazy bass lines and shit now they are like pop
	One Armed Scissor: 02/28/2008 3:06 PM i love incubus. they have been one of my favorite bands for a while now. i've never had a problem buying their cds no matter how much it costed. they're such an amazing band and great guys too.
	brycelund: 02/28/2008 9:24 PM exactly steal that shit
	carmimix3: 02/28/2008 11:30 PM I`m going to see Incubus in about a week. (: Hopefully, that is.
	rockinponda: 02/29/2008 8:32 AM carmimix3 said: I`m going to see Incubus in about a week. (:Hopefully, that is. They're awesome live!
	PanasonicYouth: 02/29/2008 10:47 AM Man, now I need to go listen to "Mexico." So goddamn good.
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Bree!

Incubus' Brandon Boyd: 'I loved what Radiohead did'

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