The Obelisk Questionnaire: Anton Samford of Telestrion, Hooray Saturday, Qualone & More
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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Anton Samford of Telestrion, Hooray Saturday, Qualone & More
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How do you define what you do and how did you come to do it?
I record psychedelic stoner guitar fuzz pop music on my own at home and release it for free on Bandcamp, because I am addicted to writing songs and making albums and creating artwork and uploading it to the internet, born of a love of home recording and guitars and melodies and good songs and interesting and strange sounds.
Describe your first musical memory.
Listening to the Beatles “Revolution” 45 on 78 speed. I called it The Ducky Song. I was three.
Describe your best musical memory to date.
Seeing King Crimson perform “21st Century Schizoid Man” in Washington DC on September 11th, 2021. I felt the spirit of music enter the room and observe itself.
When was a time when a firmly held belief was tested?
I believe nothing.
Where do you feel artistic progression leads?
Discipline, freedom, enlightenment.
How do you define success?
By writing and recording a song that I enjoy listening to over and over.
What is something you have seen that you wish you hadn’t?
My friend read her suicide note live on Instagram before shutting off the camera and shooting herself in the heart. RIP Shannon “Daffney” Spruill 09/01/21.
Describe something you haven’t created yet that you’d like to create.
An album about my train ride to D.C. I took a lot of drugs on the train, went and saw King Crimson, got home, and got Covid. During this time I finally learned what it truly means to forgive others and forgive myself and I quit smoking weed, I quit microdosing mushrooms, I quit eating meat, and I found out what it means to truly be alive.
What do you believe is the most essential function of art?
To bring people together and connect them with something that they cannot see.
Something non-musical that you’re looking forward to?
Finishing my house renovations.
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