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Thread started 08/26/17 4:43am

MattyJam

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Van Hunt announces retirement from releasing albums and performing

http://www.albumism.com/interviews/van-hunt-reexamines-the-state-of-his-art

PC: I'm based in London, and would love to see you back here in the UK to perform. Any chance of you returning to England anytime soon?

VH: I love England. I'll definitely return to visit, as often as I can. But it won't be to perform. While I'm there, we can chat over a pint. That would be great.

PC: What's on the horizon for you? Any hints of a new album on the way? Will you be heading out on tour soon?

VH: I'm retired.

PC: Retired? That's quite a surprise. Is that from music as a whole or just certain aspects of it? What prompted the decision?

VH: I've retired from the cycle of making records with a commercial expectation associated with it. And that's not because I wouldn't relish the opportunity to bridge my latest art with commerce. But, art needs the strength of a distribution and marketing arm. It needs an impetus. Creativity doesn't just come out of a genius garden. Art has to solve something within an artist. The artist is usually driven by a question he has formed from watching a dysfunctional society. So he births a solution. But, if there is no system by which he can entrust the robustness of his solution—that is, artist development, marketing, publicity, promotion, strategy...other ideas about how to peel and articulate the layers of his work to the market—then the fire of his work is doused.

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Reply #1 posted 08/26/17 4:44am

MattyJam

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To me, this is really sad news. He was one of the most creative and exhilerating songwriters of the last 20 years. Shame on this corporate, soulless industry and shame on music fans for not recognising his talents.

[Edited 8/26/17 4:48am]

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Reply #2 posted 08/26/17 5:13am

donnyenglish

Prince said that if you want to have a hit, then make sure others make a lot of money from your work. He said the moment you cut others out of the profits, then you will stop having hits. Artists like Van Hunt who write, play and produce their own music are not as profitable. He got squeezed out of the industry.
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Reply #3 posted 08/26/17 1:29pm

Dasein

MattyJam said:

http://www.albumism.com/interviews/van-hunt-reexamines-the-state-of-his-art


Thanks for posting this link, Matty.


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Reply #4 posted 08/29/17 1:48pm

datdude

wow, i almost feeled compelled to go buy EVERYTHING from this dude on the strength of that response/explanation. such depth and eloquence. i knew OF him of course, heard a song or two even, but i might just go fuq with him for real....

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Reply #5 posted 08/29/17 3:02pm

MattyJam

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datdude said:

wow, i almost feeled compelled to go buy EVERYTHING from this dude on the strength of that response/explanation. such depth and eloquence. i knew OF him of course, heard a song or two even, but i might just go fuq with him for real....

You won't be disappointed, he's great.

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Reply #6 posted 08/31/17 4:17pm

Dasein

datdude said:

wow, i almost feeled compelled to go buy EVERYTHING from this dude on the strength of that response/explanation. such depth and eloquence. i knew OF him of course, heard a song or two even, but i might just go fuq with him for real....


Yes! Van Hunt is probably the finest lyricist in R&B - ever - and has to be in the top ten of great
pop lyricists of all time too, as indicated by this "depth and eloquence."

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Reply #7 posted 09/01/17 3:45pm

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datdude said:

wow, i almost feeled compelled to go buy EVERYTHING from this dude on the strength of that response/explanation. such depth and eloquence. i knew OF him of course, heard a song or two even, but i might just go fuq with him for real....

You should. He's amazing.

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Reply #8 posted 09/02/17 11:47am

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Reply #9 posted 09/05/17 3:30pm

thekidsgirl

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bawl I had been avoiding looking into this. Sad to see he really is done. Feels like the "bad guys" won in a sense.

If you will, so will I
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Reply #10 posted 09/05/17 3:39pm

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His enemies.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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