Although I'm into music, I have this thing where I can't know too much about any of the bands that I like. I'm always afraid I'm going to find out that the lead singer is a dick, or that my favorite song actually has a totally different meaning than I think it does. Here's a perfect example of what I'm talking about.

Somehow this interview with Miles from Beulah popped up in my Google Reader, and I accidentally read it. As I don't really know how to work that thing, I'm not sure why I'm getting updates for sites that I'm not subscribed to, but that's besides the point. Apparently since Beulah broke up, Miles has been pretty sick with shoulder issues and some sort of intestinal disease. Despite being the frontman of one of my favorite bands, he actually seems quite boring. He doesn't have an actual job, but he also doesn't really write music anymore except for a commercial here and there, and a solo album he's putting out. He doesn't listen to music, except for whatever is in his girlfriend's cd player, and she apparently has atrocious taste because he mentioned that he's been listening to Beyonce, Justin Timberlake and Kanye West. He does mention Okkervill River and Iron and Wine, but personally I'm not too crazy about either of those bands. How can you have had this fantastic indie band and have no interest in discovering new music? He also doesn't read anything on the internet. So reading the interview, I kept trying to figure out exactly what it is that he does with his time, what with no job and no music career and no outside interests that I can discern. So now I'm going to have to take some memory erasing pills or something so that I can continue to enjoy their old albums.

I need to start writing about something other than music. Perhaps tomorrow I'll have some news to report...