http://www.heyreverb.com/2008/07/29/jandek-the-bug-theatre/ Denver Music Blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.heyreverb.com/2008/07/29/jandek-the-bug-theatre/#comment-1113 peter Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:22:59 +0000 http://www.heyreverb.com/2008/07/29/jandek-the-bug-theatre/#comment-1113 Assuming anything about the person of Jandek through his perfromance is silly. Regardless of his reputation for not being a public person, he is no different in 'knowability' than Mariah Carey. Media sells an image and people buy into it. You don't know Mimi any more than you don't know Jandek. At least the persona Jandek's created forces the viewer to be more honest. You project what you want to see onto it because there's nothing to hang your hat on. You know Mariah Carey's a nutcase behind a glossy well publicized life. You can't assume anything about Jandek. Assuming anything about the person of Jandek through his perfromance is silly. Regardless of his reputation for not being a public person, he is no different in ‘knowability’ than Mariah Carey. Media sells an image and people buy into it. You don’t know Mimi any more than you don’t know Jandek. At least the persona Jandek’s created forces the viewer to be more honest. You project what you want to see onto it because there’s nothing to hang your hat on. You know Mariah Carey’s a nutcase behind a glossy well publicized life. You can’t assume anything about Jandek.

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