It’s a funny contradiction because when we started playing instruments as kids, the thing we didn’t want to do was jam. We wanted to have an idea. We wanted structure. Jamming was like this way of sharing the spotlight, where everyone got their own solo, every individual got their own moment to shine. When we were growing up, that’s how we thought of it. Eventually we embraced this more freeform approach. I wouldn’t call it jamming, but maybe it’s more about exploring.
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Thomas Mars
French singer
France · b. 1976
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Musician Thomas Mars, vocalist for the French rock band Phoenix, discusses what it means to be single-mindedly dedicated to your creative work, why a rock band should be more than just a sum of its parts, and why bratty self-confidence can be a good thing.
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