Coconut Records (Jason Schwartzman interview)
Written by caz4mack on Monday, 21 of April , 2008 at 2:47 pm
I was able to catch up with Jason Schwartzman, who along with being super busy working two jobs (actor, musician), and the fact that he just finished his second album, he had time to answer a few questions. Here we go.
Jason Schwartzman: let me preface this interview by saying
sorry for the short answers
Tape: Which art do you feel closer to, acting or music?
JS: That’s a tough one… like, what do you like more pasta or pizza?
Tape: We know that you left phantom planet for your acting career. What made you come back to music with this new band (Coconut Records)?
JS: I missed playing music and spending time with other musicians.
Tape: What inspires you, Has your music inspired your acting and writing and vise versa?
JS: I’m sure that it has but unfortunately i can’t come up with any noteworthy examples at this moment
Tape: What’s your view of the music industry today?
JS: I try to keep a “change is good” mentality ….and hopefully it will inspire new avenues for talented artist
Tape: What music do you draw inspiration from?
JS: Uh…. there are so many great bands…. the beatles?! the beach boys?! how’s that for an original answer?
Tape: What new music have you been into?
JS: anything jack white is doing, panda bear, artic monkeys, plus many more that i can’t think of off the top of my head
Tape: Can you explain your role in the She and Him [M. Ward and Zooey Deschanel - ed.] album?
JS: I co-wrote a song on the record called “Sweet Darlin”
Tape: Are their any artists you have particularly enjoyed working with or would like to work with in the future
JS: Steven Malkmus
Check out the Coconut record Myspace:
and listen to Some tunes
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