Talking with Patrick Carney, drummer for The Black Keys, we’re reminded of A Short History of Progress. In that book, author Ronald Wright argues that unchecked progress has nearly always led to disaster for humanity. As a species, our yearning to advance blinds us to the pitfalls that come with...
, we’re reminded of. In that book, author Ronald Wright argues that unchecked progress has nearly always led to disaster for humanity. As a species, our yearning to advance blinds us to the pitfalls that come with progress for progress’s sake.
“We definitely grew up watching bands go from being rugged - I’m talking about bands from the ‘60s and ‘70s — we grew up watching the path of bands being rugged, like Black Sabbath, to making really weird versions of the band 10 years into it. You hear the first Jefferson Airplane record, then you hear the last Starship record and how are these things even connected? Is that progress? Is that evolution? Because if that is, I don’t want anything to do with it.
“It’s no different than someone that doesn’t understand the nuance of baseball or golf or football being like ‘It’s just a bunch of guys doing this.’ There’s a big difference between good and bad and if you don’t know then you don’t know. Really, to me the sad thing is I know we’re a good band.
“We’ve always tried to bring out bands that we listen to and try to support bands that we’re into and it’s kind of surprising just how few people are really paying attention to new music, so I think the more opportunity you can give to new artists, the better,” Carney said. “We definitely benefitted hugely by other, more established musicians and bands giving us some help back in the day.
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