I think anyone operating in good faith sees this non-issue for what it is, but fwiw I’ve been friends with Diana for 29 years and she’s never been mendacious about any of this stuff, including her own age, to her friends or anyone else.
Leading candidae Diana Chan McNally has faced criticism for giving local media incorrect information about herself — including her own age. https://t.co/O5sCnAq3FM
It used to be that DJs didn’t really get going until their 30s, and it wouldn’t be uncommon for them to pop up with a crossover hit in their 40s and beyond, but that’s not really a thing anymore.
Funny how musicians only seem to catch on in their 20s, maybe 30s at latest but every other type of artist can later. It's not like the barrier for entry to music is that high. Anyone can just post something online. Why can't some 40+ year old randomly blow up?
@Nate_Rgrs I read somewhere that the beginning was tacked on at the suggestion of Paul or George Martin as a way of getting into the song. I think it was one of his favourite songs that he wrote, he kept referring to it in the post-Beatles years, esp. how he was unhappy with the arrangement
@RahRahRaina@offbeatorbit Yeah, there’s no way the math on this works, I smell a rat. I know for a fact that Toronto is more expensive to live in than Brooklyn (in 2019 when I looked into it, at least)
@clatterculture I don’t think it was meant to be taken literally, as if every bit of underground music is not only good, but objectively “better” than anything else. Just that engaging with underground culture can be much more rewarding than having it spoon fed to you by marketing departments.