I think everyone is insane; it’s how you use your insanity that measures how mental you are. If you use your insanity for the good such as creating masterpieces of art, you will be deemed as a genius. The opposite of this is using your insanity for evil measures such as killing. Obviously killing is wrong- so you are deemed evil. None of us are normal, because normal doesn’t exist.

When a person says, “Oh you’re not normal you’re a girl and you fancy girls.” No dear- I am normal, your homophobia isn’t normal.

Some of the greatest musicians have been labelled as insane (Syd Barrett) and most murderers are labelled as insane (Charles Manson). There’s one artist who could be called insane, I guess most would if they watched his film, The Wrong Ferrari.

I don’t care what you say, Adam Green is a genius. An underrated genius. His lyrics at times may not make any sense- but why should they? His lyrics are genius, he’s just brilliant. Have you ever seen him live? I have, it was the weirdest thing I had ever seen and I loved every minute of it. He lost his mind on stage; he danced like a child that had too many sherbet dips and missed their afternoon nap. His live shows make you feel free and less alone if you’ve ever felt slightly mental. Or, if others make you feel mental. Shame on them.

Before I go into detail about Adam’s music, I want to talk about The Wrong Ferrari. His first film was shot entirely on an i-Phone and he claims to have been off his tits on Ket. I’m obviously against drugs, but watching this film- it made you feel like you were on drugs. I’ve never touched drugs, but the way Adam filmed it made you feel like you were on a trip with him. It’s the most bizarre thing I have ever watched, and I loved it. It makes no sense and the cast in it are brilliant (Dev Hynes is in it and I love him) If you’ve had no sleep, watch the film- it’ll make your head spin even more so! Have a cup of tea afterwards, you’ll probably need it.

Okay, so Adam’s music. He was originally in The Moldy Peaches with Kimya Dawson- there is more to The Moldy Peaches than THAT song from Juno. Go listen to all their work, educate yourself. Free your mind. Adam’s solo work will make you laugh, cry, want to hug him, want to get drunk with him, be his buddy. His lyrics are extremely witty, but although certain songs hold a lot of humour- some contain quite heartbreaking subjects. Listen to Who’s Your Boyfriend, it’ll hurt you. Ever liked someone who said they liked you but they were seeing someone else? This song will remind you of that, “Someone like me should not have a phone.  Jumping the gun despite grief I’ve known. She will become someone I listen for nothing more. Into the hallway with you.” Hurts, right? Of course. We’ve all been there. You ask the person you dig something, and you know their response will hurt you- you shouldn’t have a phone so you can’t talk to them and ask such things. But you do it anyway. You’ve done it, I’ve done it, we’ve all done it. A curious mind is a terrible thing to waste and a bitch to tame.

I can’t write about Adam Green and not mention his song, Jessica. It’s utterly nonsensical but it’s bloody brilliant. He’s quite possibly mocking Jessica Simpson in this song, but he does it in such a caring and loving way. If you listen to his lyrics, you can tell that he wouldn’t make a song being vicious about anyone, he’d add humour to it because he’s a genius. Those who can write like this have more talent and power in their words compared to someone who just writes horrible things about another without adding any depth or substance to it.

“Jessica Simpson, where has your love gone? It’s not in your music, no.” She’s manufactured and her music has nothing to offer anyone, just like the vast majority of pop singers that are polluted across the airwaves. With one listen to this song, I can guarantee you will be singing it out loud in years to come. I heard it years ago, and I still sing it out loud to myself.

 

I think my favourite song by Adam Green is We’re Not Supposed To Be Lovers, I may end up changing my mind by the time I’ve published this, but today- it’s my favourite Adam Green track. “We’re not supposed to be lovers. Or friends, like they’d have us believe. We’re not supposed to know each other. Accept my apology.” Again, we’ve all liked someone we probably shouldn’t. I know I’ve done that a fair few times, I probably apologised for it too, and I have no idea why. The song is vulnerable and honest, you can sense the sincerity in his voice her. It causes you to ache in ways you didn’t think an Adam Green song could.

The last verse of the song is more heartbreaking than the hook, “Picture a person you’ve forgotten, kissing your brother or your friend. Picture a wounded entertainer, cutting his hair again.” The torment you feel from this is astounding, you’ll probably think of the person you don’t want to think about when you hear this song, it’s always the way isn’t it. My advice? Don’t associate songs with people, better still- don’t associate GOOD songs with people, especially if they aren’t worth it.

The melodies in his songs are simple, but his lyrics are the complete opposite. He’s the first person in his family to have not gone to college, you can’t tell when you listen to his music. One of his good friends and one of the first people to witness the talents of Adam Green is Julian Casablancas from The Strokes, he pretty much summed up Adam Green in one short sentence, “It always amazes me how he can express such deep meaning with such twisted humour.” So true. All of Adam Green’s songs are works of art. His music takes you on some weird trip that you never want to come back from.