in the grand machinery of the world: hanif abdurraqib on form, the state of music venues, and vulnerability

ABDURRAQIB: I want an exchange of fandom. That’s what I’m excited about. I don’t care how old you are or what musical background you came from. If you have access to hearing something better than I have, then I want that. I want to like music. I want to love music. Sometimes it doesn’t hit, and sometimes I’ve got to tell people, “I listened to that shit, and it wasn’t hitting for me. But I thank you for offering me the path.”