OK, I'm sure it's no secret that I find this duo's music supremely annoying, but this priceless NPR interview shows an even more hilarious attitude.
They are complaining that they are having difficulty making a living on their music (as a DUO, no less); their monthly salary is "4 times less than what they pay their crew" at $1500 per month. OK, ok, but then there is this fabulous quote:
"They've toured with Nine Inch Nails. But even at that level, it's very tough for a band to make enough money to survive. Just renting a tour bus costs $1,000 a day, including the cost of gas and a driver."
HELLO! You are a two-piece band! Drive yourselves in a freaking van like everybody else does and you will save yourselves a bazillion dollars!
YEESH! If you weren't trying to live the "rock star" lifestyle (which you are clearly not quite able to afford if it pains you so much to do it), you guys could probably make a pretty decent living off your band. You already don't have day jobs, so you get no sympathy from me.
Wow.
My favorite comment thus far about this comes from a local messageboard, where someone had this to say:
This is like someone saying “it’s so hard to make a living writing! My diamond coated notebooks are $1000 each!”
NPR feature:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=6885355
Chunklet magazine opinion piece:
http://www.chunklet.com/index.cfm?section=blogs&ID=116