"I would just focus on making the best stuff you can make, and if it’s good and you put it on the internet, I mean if it’s good enough, stuff will just fall into place, ya know?" Alex Giannascoli, known as (Sandy) Alex G in the DIY music world, explains while describing his unexpected success. It's as simple as that.
"There’s a song called 'Horse' on the album that I think is going to be fun to play live. It’s one that I’ve practiced a lot and it’s pretty cool," he says.
But, even though Giannascoli is touring for one of his most critically acclaimed albums, he remains humble as ever and thinks this new recognition was just rolling the dice. "I got lucky because someone heard it who showed it to someone else who posted it, you know what I mean? It’s so much luck. I wouldn’t think about the career side of it too hard, I would just make music because you love it. That’s that," he says. "That's all I was doing."
(Sandy) Alex G performs at El Club with special guests Japanese Breakfast and
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