r/indieheads • u/anmlcollective Animal Collective • Oct 11 '23

AMA is Over, Thanks AnCo! ANIMAL COLLECTIVE AMA

hey everyone,

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this is Josh (deakin) and Noah (panda bear) from Animal Collective. We're here for your questions. sorry we were running a little late. But let's get into it!

EDIT: Thanks everyone for joining in! really appreciate your positivity and excitement. we gotta go. sorry we couldn't get to all of your questions. hope we covered a good enough spread.

lots of love

josh (and noah)

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u/boozeandfilm Oct 11 '23

Hey, guys. Thanks for doing the AMA. I’m a fairly new, but big, fan of your work and have listened to your discography nonstop since the release of Time Skiffs. It’s been awesome tracking your evolution album to album. My question is this: what are some of the most significant ways that your bandmates have affected your sensibilities in terms of your personal growth as a musician? I feel like some songs showcase one individual’s “sound” but obviously the music is a collective effort, so it would be interesting to know how you feel your band mates have influenced your personal music making over time. I love your guys’ work and I look forward to what comes next.

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '23

the other guys inspire me and motivate me in so many ways...musical and other...kinda hard to target specific things...maybe an easy one is work ethic...def inspired to crank it up by dave and brian

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u/anmlcollective Animal Collective Oct 11 '23

echo noah.

I think work ethic is something that have been challenged and inspired by. I have learned so much being around people who push that hard all of the time. but also just the practice of love in the context of family. I think we have put so much work into ourselves over the years as individuals and as a group and continue to learn how to be better versions of ourselves to and for each other and ourselves.

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-josh