Interview
Music is the most transformative human creation in all of history.
Mac Bartine in conversation with The Other Side Reviews, published by them .
An extract — the full interview is at The Other Side Reviews.
The Other Side Reviews put ten questions to Mac and got ten unhurried answers — the widest-ranging interview the record has had, and the only one to ask flat out what music actually means to him. A sentence from each of four answers is below. The whole conversation is theirs.
The Other Side ReviewsLike chameleons and their colours, your music is diverse, with Wicked Din being a collective of everything. Why do you play in a variety of styles instead of sticking to a solid, single genre?
It's relatively easy to play cover songs from different genres, but turning original songs into genre hoppers is another animal.
The Other Side ReviewsYou mention that the songs from Wicked Din evolved over time. How did they evolve — was it only melodically, or was there emotional evolution as well?
The melodies stayed the same, but the lyrics were updated, and the tone of the songs expanded in all kinds of different directions.
The Other Side ReviewsWhat does music mean to you?
Music is the most transformative human creation in all of history.
The Other Side ReviewsWhat can we expect from the band in the future?
There are multiple seasoned songwriters in the band — not just me.
This is an extract. The Other Side Reviews published the whole conversation, and the rest of it is theirs to host.
Read the full interview at The Other Side Reviews