epheron Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Robert Crumb on Collecting 22Mar08 The following quotes are taken from the book, “Vinyl Junkies: Adventures in Record Collecting” by Brett Milano. “Collecting is creepy. Record collectors put each other down for their various fixations. Everybody is convinced that his way of collecting is superior. They look down on casual collectors, who are just accumulators - the kind who’ll just pick up anything and let it pile up. A true collector is more of a connoisseur, and that’s the good thing about collecting. It creates a connoisseurship to sort out what’s worthwhile in the culture and what isn’t. Wealthy art collectors in this country have sorted out who the great artists are. If you’re collecting a lot of objects of one particular kind, you develop a very acute sense of discrimination.” “Any of the younger guys who get into collecting are quirky and oddball types, pretty maladjusted people. They’re not into hanging around in bars and picking up chicks or nothing. If they have a girlfriend at all it’s amazing. And the older collectors I know, a lot of them just have their little room down in the basement where they go and listen. They don’t share it with anyone, and their wives don’t know anything about it. So when they die, the vultures start descending.” “78 collectors have almost nothing to do with LP or 45 collectors; prewar collectors have nothing to do with postwar collectors. They don’t avoid each other, but they bully and pick on each other. That’s the problem, it’s lonely collecting records. You can share it, but there’s a vicious undercurrent there, the only person you can ever impress with that rare record you just got is another collector who’s looking for the same record. And the average person, I can show them the rarest record in the collection and they’ll say, ‘Yeah? So what?’ “I did try to share it with the world, I did comic stories about old musicians because I thought it was far superior to anything being done currently. In this case, I had done a comic story about Charley Patton, one of the great fathers of the blues, and the guy who published it was over at my house. So I took out one of my favorite 78s, Charley Patton’s ‘Down the Dirt Road,’ and I put it on. So I’m sitting there, having this great experience listening to this record, and he’s sitting there quietly, patiently. And after I took it off, he looks at me and says, ‘So, what did you like about that?’ I mean, he wasn’t trying to be insulting, just curious, but what can you say to that? So I don’t try to convert people anymore.” “Picking up chicks? Forget it! It never gets them hot, they don’t give a shit about collectors. I wouldn’t say that collectors are antisocial - that would imply that they want to do something harmful to society - but it’s not very sociable either. Very self-obsessed, kind of asocial. That’s why the world looks down on collectors, it takes a certain kind of personality. There is nothing sexy or glamorous about it. Women aren’t attracted to people because they collect. You can go up to them and say, ‘I’m an outlaw bandit’ and they’ll like that. But if you say, ‘I’m a collector’ - no chance.” http://msmilie.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/robert-crumb-on-collecting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamlikesmusic Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 The fuckers last name is Crumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 "You can share it, but there’s a vicious undercurrent there, the only person you can ever impress with that rare record you just got is another collector who’s looking for the same record. And the average person, I can show them the rarest record in the collection and they’ll say, ‘Yeah? So what?’" This is weird to think about, but completely true. At least in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 i grew up on r. crumb comics. i thought it was neat when i found out he collected records. i also think it's awesome that he traded sketchbooks to some huge fan for the house he lives in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 R. Crumb is awesome. I love the guy's art and comics. Everyone should watch the documentary about him, "Crumb". Him and his family are so fucked up. He also has a pretty intense record collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markalark17 Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 "You can share it, but there’s a vicious undercurrent there, the only person you can ever impress with that rare record you just got is another collector who’s looking for the same record. And the average person, I can show them the rarest record in the collection and they’ll say, ‘Yeah? So what?’"This is weird to think about, but completely true. At least in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epheron Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 R. Crumb is awesome. I love the guy's art and comics.Everyone should watch the documentary about him, "Crumb". Him and his family are so fucked up. He also has a pretty intense record collection. He is truly bizarre. I would say, don't mess with acid, but he's like that for a lot more reasons than just acid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 I'll have to check that doc out. Sounds interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericxthexred Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 i think it was a cover of one of the american splendor comics that had a picture of one guy going through his records and making an offer on one. his response was something like "sorry, moneys still in print, that record isnt". they got a framed copy at vinyl fever here in tampa, and i always forget to check it so i can track down that issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 i think it was a cover of one of the american splendor comics that had a picture of one guy going through his records and making an offer on one. his response was something like "sorry, moneys still in print, that record isnt".they got a framed copy at vinyl fever here in tampa, and i always forget to check it so i can track down that issue. When you find out, let us know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 edit guess thats not it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 i think it was a cover of one of the american splendor comics that had a picture of one guy going through his records and making an offer on one. his response was something like "sorry, moneys still in print, that record isnt".they got a framed copy at vinyl fever here in tampa, and i always forget to check it so i can track down that issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 That is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickbuysvinyl Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 i think i might look for these now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericxthexred Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 kurtz wins! david fails! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechevre Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I have the Vinyl Junkies book and I highly recommend it. It speaks truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Everyone should watch the documentary about him, "Crumb". Him and his family are so fucked up. He also has a pretty intense record collection. I watched this last night. Pretty insane dude. His brothers are fucked. Good documentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyk36 Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Everyone should watch the documentary about him, "Crumb". Him and his family are so fucked up. He also has a pretty intense record collection. I watched this last night. Pretty insane dude. His brothers are fucked. Good documentary. I think I'm gonna watch this on netflix tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Everyone should watch the documentary about him, "Crumb". Him and his family are so fucked up. He also has a pretty intense record collection. I watched this last night. Pretty insane dude. His brothers are fucked. Good documentary. Yeah. they are definitely a bunch of weirdos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I watched this last night. Pretty insane dude. His brothers are fucked. Good documentary. I think I'm gonna watch this on netflix tonight. I found out I can watch unlimited movies on my computer, so thats what I did last night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 That sucks dude! I didn't know the director did Ghostworld too until today. I'll have to check out his other stuff. I liked Ghostworld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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