![]() ![]() How can I add to that?” And then I play around a bit more and I’m all like “Now I have a few ideas/sections that go together. I’m gonna sit down and play with it.” Then I’m all like “Ok, that sounds cool and it feels like this kind of mood or vibe. ![]() TA: It’s more like I’m all like “Here’s an idea I like. Tm: What’s your process for writing a completely instrumental album? It’s got to be hard to be all like “Ok, here’s where the horns will go and then a guitar solo here, etc…” I think if we all acknowledged our idiotness we’d get along a lot better. It seems like when I enter a situation knowing how dumb I am I’m much more in tune with the reality of it as opposed to trying to make it something it can’t be. Both destroyed my best-laid plans and left me feeling like I really have no idea what I’m doing, so I may as well accept my ineptitude at life, be my irreverent self, do my best, and live with what comes. I’ve been through a handful of humbling experiences the last few years, the passing of my Dad and making this record being two big ones. TA: Haha I guess that’s just how I generally feel, especially so when I was sitting down to write the liner notes. Tm: Why did you open your liner notes by saying “My name is Tarik Abouzied. I have an inflatable dinosaur suit in a bag on the ground next to me, ready for some filming for the music video after I’m done. Tarik Abouzied: I’m at Ballard Coffee Works sipping an iced Americano. The mixtape: What are you doing right now besides answering this question? I had the chance to chat with Tarik Abouzied, the super talented dude behind Happy Orchestra about the creation of Baba, his debut album whether or not he is an idiot and what his father would think of said album. ![]()
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