»» I felt like sometimes when I was making HA I was trying to capture the spirit of this band. I have always loved all of the tones, from every instrument in this band, and I chased that kind of thing all over the album. I was definitely chasing Frank Black’s lyrical abstraction. »» I feel like “Maya The Psychic” owes a lot to this song. This song really inspired me with “Brother”. I think its eclectic nature has rubbed off on my own music, as my albums tend to be very varied. »» Something about the Trainspotting soundtrack is so special, so eclectic but powerful. “No Shows” was really influenced by Wire. They are extremely influential, and so far ahead of their time that their albums, down to the sound and the arrangements, still pop up to this day. »» I think you can hear a lot of Wire in a lot of bands’ music. I thought about this band a lot when I was making HA. I love the playing, I love the vocals, I love the sentiments.
Sleater Kinney – I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone »» Mary Timony is one of my guitar heroes, and I thought about her runs in this song and also “Medusa” off of her album “The Dirt of Luck” when I was recording “Zero Zero”.Ĩ. I was completely enchanted by their production and approach.
»» You can also hear some of their influence on the album and more specifically, “Drugstore Perfume”. The Jesus And Mary Chain – Just Like Honey Lyrically I also took a nod from this to talk about my own hometown experiences in “Drugstore Perfume”.Ħ. England and NJ didn’t seem that different to me. I was able to completely relate to being a kid from NJ that just wanted out. »» Lyrically this song always resonated with me. I remember being in art school when this came out and how young it felt, how pure. »» I feel like you can hear this song’s influence mainly in “Millions”, especially the ending bass-line. I was inspired by this album cover for the cover to HA and also the look. »» Iggy spent time recording with Bowie in Berlin, and The Idiot is an album that came out of it. I was thinking of it when I wrote “The Bureau”. »» I thought about Bowie’s Berlin period a lot when making this album. I still want to figure out this drum sound. »» To me, this was the starting point for how I wanted Hesitant Alien to sound. “These songs inspired either the writing or recording of “Hesitant Alien”. GERARD WAY’S “SONGS THAT INSPIRED “HESITANT ALIEN” PLAYLIST on BEATS MUSIC
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