Ben Daubney

> 'Cool! This guy's personality is music'

Sometimes an article cuts me deep.

Growing up straight, white, and male, Nick never had to develop any specific interests or character traits to make him palatable. That’s when he found his passion for talking about music and nothing else.

“There are so many cool bands out there,” said Nick “I feel like a lot of people don’t know the bands I know because I am like really into music, but they’re out there and they’re dope. Have you ever heard of Pitchfork?”

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“All he ever does is talk to me about how he thinks Lollapalooza has gotten too mainstream.” added co-worker Lauren Posner. “We’ve shared the same desk for three years. I have no clue how he got this job.”

Thanks everyone. You can stop sending me this link now.

#ephemera #music