Stefan Arngrim

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....once upon a time...there was a guy like me who wrote a story that began...once upon a time there was a guy like me who wrote a story that began.....once upon a time......(etc...etc....).......

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

....the organization of waveforms and atmospheric density to balance noise and silence.....with a backbeat....... ....it gives me sustenance to continue doing the above....

What is your music dream?

....."i can't tell you but i know it's mine"........

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

.......less talk...more playing....less interviews....more singing.....(the rest will fall neatly into place.....)

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

.......Little Baby Bunting sung by my Mom and Lucille by The Right Reverend (Little) Richard Penniman......

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

.....the ones i haven't heard yet that turn my head......

What inspires you to make music?

......a strange compulsion to get a particular sound out of my head before i go insane and do some damage no one will walk away from.....

What is the message you want to send with your music?

.....you can do this......and....whatever doesn't kill you just makes you ....stranger......

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

......like there's a bunch of people i don't know in my living room or some dank cavern and i can't see a fucking thing and i can't hear anybody and sweat stings my eyes and the beer tastes like warm piss and i just have to feel that beat.....i just have to keep playing and get to the end on time....there's just nothing like it......better than Heroin.....almost Sex...."find what you love and let it kill you"....(Bukowski)......

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

......musicians make their own reality......they should make less reality and more music.....

What do you think of Drooble?

.....i like it......i may come to like it a lot...but anything beyond that is simply out of the question....!!!....i reserve my love for sentient beings...thankyouverymuch.....!!!.....but yeh...as a website......it's cool.......

What frustrates you most as a musician?

.......you know when you want a pastrami sandwich...you even dreamt about it...?....you can just taste it.....you think about it all day....people say things like..."hi, how ya doin'?"...or "Hey! Your car's on fire!"....but you don't even hear them.....just the song of the perfect pastrami sandwich......and you can't get to the 2nd Ave. Deli...so you go to a diner - midtown - and some slob slathers it with mayonnaise....lettuce...tomato......!!!!......sheeesh!....that....and getting my hand slammed in a car door.....that shit hurts......

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

......if i knew of a local scene that would have me....i probably wouldn't support it........

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

.......persistence...persistence....persistence.....!!!.....and the ability to repeat words three times emphatically is key.....also.....a cigar box full of tens and some solid Bratva connections can really make the difference that can put you over the top so that you will become unrecognizable even to yourself,,,,, best of luck......!!!

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

......i'm sorry....at the moment i can only think of artists i've never heard of...and well...that won't be much help.....can we come back to this later...???