Shekaru da yawa da suka gabata na tafi farautar kiɗan ban tsoro. A'a, ba maki daga fina-finai masu ban tsoro ko kiɗan da za ku yi a Halloween ba, amma ina nufin kiɗa mai kyau tare da jigogi masu ban tsoro. A lokacin ne na ci karo da Harley Poe.

Idan ya zo ga kiɗa mai ban tsoro, makada da yawa tare da jigogi masu ban tsoro sune ƙarfe, dutse, rockabilly, psychobilly, da dai sauransu Bambancin da ke tare da Harley Poe shi ne cewa an haɗu da kalmomin ban tsoro, marasa azanci ko damuwa.

Babu wani abu kamar ɓoye yatsunku zuwa bango mai banƙyama tare da kalmomi game da mutuwa, kisan kai, warkoki, vampires, aljanu da mallakan aljannu.

Na sami damar yin magana da mutumin gaba Joseph Whiteford kuma in zaɓi kwakwalwarsa game da ƙungiyar.

Kai kuma godiya ga magana da ni! Ina matukar sha'awar sanin daga ina asalin sunan Harley Poe ya samo asali?

Harley Poe wannan tsohuwar tsohuwar shithead ce wacce take zaune gida biyu daga gidan mahaifana. Na ƙi wannan dude, kuma ya ƙi kowa. Ni da yaran maƙwabtan za mu yi magana game da fasa gidansa da duka ko kashe shi. Ba yadda muke so da gaske bane. Shi kawai irin wannan dickhead ne, babu wani daga cikinmu da zai iya tsayayya da shi. Kinda kamar fatalwar baiwar daga fim din Monster House, zai ajiye kayan wasanmu idan sun sauka a farfajiyar shi. Ya harbi karen abokina sau daya. Muna da kyawawan dalilai na ƙi shi. Ya kasance mawadaci sosai, kuma yayin da abokaina suka tsufa sai suka fara fuskantar matsala kuma sun yi shirin gaske don yi masa fashi da duka. Na tuna suna gaya mani game da ra'ayinsu don shiga gidansa, amma banyi tsammanin zasu taɓa yin hakan da gaske ba. Sun ƙare har sun shiga gidansa kuma suka kashe shi, ta hanyar zalunci. Ba ni da tabbacin dalilin da ya sa na yi amfani da sunansa a matsayin laƙabi na.

Kai, wannan yana hannun mafi tsananin asalin labarin da na taɓa ji. Me yasa za a sanya waƙoƙi a cikin jigogi masu ban tsoro?

Ina son fina-finai masu ban tsoro. Na girma tare da fina-finai masu ban tsoro. Na ɗan damu da su na ɗan lokaci. Ba yawa yanzu ba, amma har yanzu ina ƙoƙarin ci gaba da abubuwan da ke fitowa. Ina tsammanin kawai suna tunatar da ni game da yarinta. Ina son waɗannan kwanakin. Abin farin ciki ne lokacin rubuta waƙoƙin pantan folksy game da ban mamaki shit. Yana ba ni ma'anar ma'ana.

A biye da amsarku, me yasa za ku zaɓi irin waƙoƙin farin ciki, waƙar jama'a don irin waɗannan jigogi masu duhu?

Ina son farin ciki, waƙoƙi masu jan hankali Ina son bambance-bambancen da kalmomin duhu suke kawowa, sauti mai daɗi. Ban tabbata masu sauraro ba zasu yi tunanin waƙoƙin kamar abin dariya ko naɗi idan kiɗan ya yi duhu kamar abun da ake waƙar. Yana sanar da mutane cewa wannan gaskatawa ne. Wannan Komawar Matattu Mai Rai or Kisan Kashewar Tekun Texas Kashi na 2. Nishaɗi ne. Almara ce tare da yafa gaskiya a ciki. Ya kamata ya zama daɗi. Hakanan, saboda irin waƙar da nake so kenan. Yawancin ƙungiyoyi masu alaƙa da tsoro sun faɗa cikin rukunin fandare, ƙarfe, psychobilly, ko kuma waƙar lantarki mai duhu. Ban taɓa yin wasa da wannan ba. Ina kunna guitar ta iska, kuma ina son lokacin da masu sauraro zasu fahimci abin da nake rerawa. Menene ma'anar samun kalmomi idan ba za ku iya isar da saƙarku ba?

Wane ɗan wasa (s) ne ya rinjayi ku?

Na gano Vioarfin lentarfin Matan ne lokacin da nake saurayi. Na fara soyayya. Daga baya aka gano game da Cramps, Matattu Kennedys, Matattu Milkmen, Dickies, Green Day, Weezer, Cake, Pixies, The Demonics, Slim Cessna's Auto Club… mutumin jerin suna kan. Da kyau duk abin da nake sauraro da ƙauna ana iya jin shi ta rubutun kaina. Akwai manyan ƙungiyoyi da yawa a can. Ba da daɗewa ba na shiga cikin Jeff Rosenstock, Frank Turner, Reverend Horton Heat, Rocket From the Crypt, Ratatat, Mutumin Mutum, Masu Biyan Kuɗi, Shugabannin ƙasa, lean Matasan lean Sanda, Fotigal. da Kiram, The Goats Mountain, The Babies, Ezra Furman, Fugazi, Millencolin, A Giant Dog… yanzu sun zama ƙungiya mai ban tsoro!

Na ji kaɗan daga waɗannan, amma tabbas zan duba sauran. Shin akwai wasu marubuta masu ban tsoro musamman da suka yi tasirin rubutunku?

Ba na tsammanin haka, amma watakila Edward Gorey.

Babban zabi! Ghastlycrumb Tinies yana ɗaya daga cikin gajerun littattafai da na fi so. Ba a daɗe da nuna wasannin haɗuwa ba. Shin an sake shiryawa a nan gaba?

Lokaci ne kawai zai bayyana. Abinda nake mai da hankali yan kwanakin nan shine kan 'ya'yana maza biyu. Ungiyar tana ɗaukar rayuwata da yawa, amma ban tsammanin Harley Poe ya gama wasan kwaikwayo ba har abada. Ni, aƙalla, ba ni da shirin dakatar da rubuta waƙoƙi. Za mu gani kawai.

Sabon kundin waƙoƙin "Lost da Rasa shi" kwanan nan aka sake shi. Ya bambanta sosai da waƙa fiye da na da Harley Poe albums. Menene tasirin ku ga wannan?

Saki na.

Kayi hakuri da jin labarin saki. Don ɗan tambaya mai sauƙi, kuna yin naku Harley Poe da sauran kayan zane masu ban tsoro; me ya sanya ka zabi salon kuma me ya karfafa maka gwiwa?

Salon shine kawai abin da nake jin daɗi. Ba na tsammanin na fito ne don kwafin kowa, amma koyaushe ina son masu zane-zanen littattafan yara. Na tono Tim Burton, Charles Addams, Edward Gorey, da dimbin manyan masu fasaha waɗanda mashawarta suka yi wahayi. Instagram cike da masu fasaha masu ban mamaki. An yi wahayi zuwa gare ni duk lokacin da na bincika.

Me za mu sa ido a nan gaba don Harley Poe da fasaharku?

Yawancin lokaci nakan sanya fasaha ta Instagram. Nayi shirin fitar da adadi na a duk lokacin da zan iya, kuma a wannan lokacin ina zancen littafin yara ne wanda darekta Joshua Hull ya rubuta. Zan fara rikodin kundi na Harley Poe na gaba da fatan wannan lokacin hunturu. Ina tsammanin zai zama mai daɗi, ƙaramin ƙaramin kundin waƙoƙi. Kuma kamar yadda na ce, ban yi Harley Poe an gama wasan kwaikwayo ba. Kasance a hankali, ina tsammani.

Taya murna a kan hoton littafin! Ina fatan ganin samfurin da aka gama. Kuma tabbas ina fatan za a sami karin nunawa a gaba. Menene fim ɗin tsoro da kuka fi so?

Ya kasance koyaushe Dawowar Matattu Masu Rai, amma ban tabbata ba kuma.

Wace irin waƙar da kuka fi so ta Harley Poe?

Ban sani ba.

Abin sani kawai zan iya ɗauka hakane saboda akwai kyawawan waƙoƙi da yawa waɗanda zan zaba daga ciki. Ko kuna sauraron "Olivia," "Mutumin da yake nika gawar," "Ni mai kashewa ne," "Kar ku shiga cikin dazuzzuka" ko ɗayan sabbin waƙoƙi kamar “Naci gaba,” kuna da tabbacin kyakkyawa lokaci, wasu waƙoƙi masu kyau da taimako mai tsoratarwa.

Idan kun fi dacewa da masu fasaha kamar Marilyn Manson, tabbatar da duba tsoratar da shi azabar lahira Instagram shafi yana gudu.

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