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of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes identifies with Woody’s Jewishness
I’m not Jewish, but I can identify in some respects with Woody’s nebbish, nerdy Jewish outlook and persona that he portrays in his movies.
“It’s funny, I think it’s in Deconstructing Harry that his on-screen brother-in-law accuses him of being a self-loathing Jew. Woody says, ‘Sure, I hate myself, but it’s not because I’m Jewish.’ I think the Jewish thing plays a key role in some of his earlier works – his depiction of rabbis as these little emperors, or something (’You’ve never seen a Jew? Here, I have some sketches. Not all of them have these horns; the Russian ones have stripes,’ – Love and Death). I think he’s probably pretty dubious of the whole thing. There are plenty of really famous Jewish comedians, but you usually don’t think of Catholics, say, as being that funny. The Church generally doesn’t have a sense of humour – look at what happened to Sinéad O’Connor. Although I think she had the last laugh, didn’t she become a priest? There’s a lot of examples of, you know, the over-bearing, overwrought Jewish mother – the incredible guilt complexes and strange dynamic between the son and the mother in the household. I don’t particularly regret missing out on the wonderful opportunity of having had a Jewish childhood; my mom is pretty adept at laying on the guilt, so I don’t feel like I’ve missed anything.”
Hat tip to The Daily Swarm
Full article at Quietus
The New Soul
3 or 4 months ago a friend and I bought tickets to Of Montreal’s show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, I had never seen the band and figured it was about time I saw them live. Now that I have experienced it, I can attest that it truly is a fantastic experience, but what really blew me away last Friday night was the opener Of Montreal had chosen, Miss Janelle Monae, straight out of ATL. Besides our own artists, I have never seen a performer bring it harder than Miss Monae. Discovered by Big Boi of Outkast in Atlanta and ultimately signed by Sean “P Diddy” Combs, Janelle Monae plays what she describes as her own brand of funk, rock and soul, and chick has some pipes! Many readers have probably already heard of Janelle, but I had to share her with you, just in case, cause this girl’s gonna be HUGE. That video above is Janelle Monae performing Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream” with Of Montreal to close the conert. Photo by Tim Griffin.