“There’s something to be said for catching a genius in that sweet moment when their skillset is close to being fully formed but their ego is still in its infancy.”
Thanks to Peter for this.
From a review of a rock-music recording (artist unidentified)…
Andrew Nosnitsky wrote this of Surfing on Sine Waves – a studio album by Polygon Window, one of the many alter egos of the electronic music producer Richard D. James, released in January 1993 by Warp Records in Sheffield. The full review and its great punchline – of a variety and style well worth reading – can be found at https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10011-the-50-best-idm-albums-of-all-time/?page=3 (under No 26).
Oh gosh, that resonates with me. It’s a principle by no means restricted to artists of the rock world. Sometimes by as early as the second record, the ego has blossomed into a fully-formed-door-slamming adolescent!