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Say something to the audience between songs. Include the audience. Make performance a communal event. The community in America has been destroyed by television. Art is honesty. Art is truth. Television is not art, television lies. A microphone is a weapon. Use it to fight television. Art/Music is not meant as a tool with which to crown oneself king, abuse women, and champion the animalistic materialism that defines American culture. Talk between songs. Say something like, "You are not what you own!"(borrow from Fugazi!)"Turn off your fucking T.V.," or, if that's too heavy, just say, "Hello, how are you," maybe mention what you've been up to lately, gossip about other bands - bring the audience into your world. Stop making the audience feel like the only life worth living is the "secret" life backstage. Let them know there is no "secret" life by acting fucking normal. Talk between songs. Television lies because it makes everything look polished. Everyone's clothes are brand new and every hair is in place. Regular people look at the screen and think their own lives are ugly and disorganized. They think they are being entertained but they are being insulted and depressed. T.V. makes people feel depressed and tells them to buy shit to feel better. Live performance SHOULD NOT BE POLISHED! The songs should not be presented like live music videos. Wrong rhythm for a rock show: song/song/song/song/song/song/song/song/song/"Thanks a lot for coming out"/break/encore/"Goodnight!" FUCK UP THE RHYTHM of a live performance - It's not T.V.! Rock stars today do not say anything between songs, only self serving bullshit. They blow kisses and flash peace signs that stand for nothing. Say SOMETHING. Silently hating corporate values does nothing. Talk about boycotting the fucking products - Talk about turning off the fucking tube. TALK. You can learn more about Chris Crofton by visiting http://www.stylusrecords.com
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