The Obelisk Questionnaire: Alex Perekrest of Red Giant
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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Alex Perekrest of Red Giant
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How do you define what you do and how did you come to do it?
I WANT to exist as a craftsman of riffage. THAT’S my goal. It’s my heart’s desire to be that. What I am is what’s happening along the twisted way.
This shit started probably like a lot of other folks. Teenage nonsense. And Soundgarden.
Describe your first musical memory.
I truly believed that The Beatles were tiny creatures living inside my sister’s 8 track/bedside table(#128514#). And KISS…
Describe your best musical memory to date.
We did this crazy space rock festival with Hawkwind sometime in the ’90s. At the end of the weekend, Hawkwind is climaxing with “Brainstorm” and the shit builds and builds and then STOPS! The lights come on and one kid in the center of the crowd puts his arms up and screams “YEAAAAHHHH!” And everyone explodes!!! Euphoric…. And seeing Sleep in ’93 with Nik Turner.. And Kyuss on my 21st birthday…. And singing for fucking MONSTER MAGNET…. I could write a book… (#128514#)(#128514#)
When was a time when a firmly held belief was tested?
I kinda stopped believing in God in my teens. And then believed again in my late 20s.
Where do you feel artistic progression leads?
Progression implies time. Time implies age. As an artist progresses, time passes. And the situations that arise in life color the shit the artist does. So the race is to get your realest shit to the finish line before you die… I guess death is where it leads. All roads lead to Rome(#128514#)
How do you define success?
Joy.
What is something you have seen that you wish you hadn’t?
Any Star Wars movie after Return of the Jedi.
Describe something you haven’t created yet that you’d like to create.
The Black Rig.. Yep! Amps. I want more amps…
What do you believe is the most essential function of art?
To bring joy and to heal. To make a beautiful thing.
Something non-musical that you’re looking forward to?
Peace on Earth.
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