Devendra says 'freak folk' stupid & tacky term

“It would be very different if I felt comfortable with those terms like ‘freak folk,’ ‘avant-folk,’ ‘New Weird America,’ all that shit,” remarks Banhart. “If I felt comfortable with those terms, it would be different. It would perhaps be something I felt responsible for or nervous about or the weight of. But I’m so turned off by – and want to have SO little to do with – these stupid and tacky and horrible terms that they mean nothing to me.” [Devendra to Jam Base]

Previously
NY Times does “Freak Folk” part II
Devendra Banhart Sick of Freak-folk Label
Freak Folk & Pixies in the NY Times

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