But Jack Antonoff manages to be both the lead vocalist of a rock band and the producer of pretty much every contemporary pop singer you’ve heard of.

Poisoning the day

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2024-11-22 11:30:05

But Jack Antonoff manages to be both the lead vocalist of a rock band and the producer of pretty much every contemporary pop singer you’ve heard of.

A few months ago, he was interviewed by Zane Lowe ahead of his band’s latest album release. The interview began on a grim Manhattan morning, with a walk-and-talk before they headed to Antonoff’s studio.

When they arrived, Lowe asked Antonoff whether he’d taken drugs (the answer: lots), if he’d stopped (the answer: yes), and why.

“The magic is when the magic is. The magic isn’t when you’re fucked up at three in the morning. For me, the kind of music I’m writing, the kind of stories I’m telling, the magic is kind of right now. I feel like myself. I haven’t been poisoned by the day yet.”

“Every day is a new beginning. You wake up and at some point in the day, someone shoots up a school, or something’s going on with your family, or you wake up and eat the wrong thing. And then you’re done. Emotionally cooked. Literally and emotionally poisoned.