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...world, by the world. How could you create the ‘World Cup of Storytelling’? 2. FM: Can you explain the quote of yours about Pangea Day, “Once you get to know someone, you can’t kill them”? JN: It’s harder to kill them. If you can laugh with somebody and relate to somebody, it becomes harder to dehumanize them. I think that most of what we are constantly bombarded with in terms of media leads you to a creation of ‘the Other?...
...JN: They even say "no drums, no amplified instruments allowed." I have a lot of friends in music school and the hardest part sometimes for me is seeing the contrast with the lifestyle of a musician here. It's not really a difference of talent. It's just that people have so much less time. Scheduling rehearsals, forget about...
...JN: The tradition of most American colleges is to be bastions of creative or experimental music, or even experimental forms of mainstream music like indie rock. At Harvard, I think there's a desire to be culturally conservative. I was shocked that people had such a negative reaction to the Violent Femmes concert last year. At any other college, people will get very excited about a band that original and that distinctive playing. Here you can see the UC posters. "Who wants the Violent Femmes? We want Third Eye Blind...
...JN: I'm a spectator for them most of the time, and there are always incredibly positive reactions. It's very accessible music, mainly because it's so personal and expressive...
...JN: I'm sure that there are other bands...