Destroyer shares the inspirations behind the new LP, HaveWeMet
Getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame isn’t easy. There’s the concept of influence, the question of longevity, and for the artist, weighing whether it’s worth paying for your own flight to Cleveland. But in order to even qualify for consideration, at least 25 years must have passed since the release of your first commercial recording.
It’s a typical Bejarian response: Cantankerous but not necessarily rude, unsurprising coming from a guy who doesn’t celebrate his own birthday but relishes the idea of approaching middle age. “I’m not into landmarks,” he says over the phone from Vancouver , sporting a dry January cough. “I’m just kind of into the feeling of being disoriented in the world. It’s kind of mysterious to me, watching the world erase itself.
But in his musical life outside of Destroyer, collaborators new and old have come knocking at his door recently, despite his expected objections. First was an unexpected email from one of Bejar’s heroes, David Berman, the mercurial frontman for the seminal '90s indie rock band Silver Jews. “I didn’t know him," Bejar recalls. "He asked me if I wanted to work on a record.
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