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Thomas Macbrady of Young Clerks In The Dusk AMA (self.AMA)

submitted by tmacbrady

My name is Thomas Macbrady. I play guitar and sing in a band you’ve probably already forgotten about. But hey, ask me anything.

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edit: Thanks for the questions, I enjoyed answering them. I’ve got to get back to the studio but I hope to do something like this again in the future.

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[–]youngclerk 2 points3 points  (1 child)

if you could go back in time to give your younger self one piece of advice, what would it be

[–]tmacbrady[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Hey, younger self. Don’t be so pissed off all the fucking time. It’s not going to get you anywhere. … I say that, but I think if I was less angry I would have also been less successful. Rage fueled four albums between 2000 and 2009. I’d have to have lost that income and ended up working at Whole Foods or something. I’m not cut out for retail – I’d end up in prison for homicide. (PS, God bless all you fuckers who clock in at jobs like that. You are better human beings than I could ever hope to be.)

[–]jjsdiner 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What’s the story behind the band name? What made you pick it?

[–]tmacbrady[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

"I felt a haunting loneliness sometimes, and felt it in others--young clerks in the dusk, wasting the most poignant moments of night and life" – F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby. It’s my favorite book and I spent several days pouring over it for an appropriate quote. There were a few really great quotes that stood out to me, too many to list here, but if you haven’t read the book ( and if you haven’t where the fuck were you in your high school English class? ) I highly suggest picking it up and educating yourself.

[–]cutewithoutthee 0 points1 point  (1 child)

ow would you describe your worst enemy in one sentence? how would you describe your best friend?

[–]tmacbrady[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Based on your username I’m guessing you’re digging for a specific answer. Which I’m going to decline to the best of my ability. There’s an entire album out there about my alleged “worst enemy”. I would suggest you listen if that’s what you’re looking for. In all honest, I’d describe my worst enemy simply as myself. Nothing more or less. My best friend fluxuates on the day and my mood, I’d suppose, but I’d describe them all as constant and reliable and infinitely patient as I’m a fucking burden to deal with most days.

[–]degausser [score hidden]  (1 child)

what is the most defining moment of your life? thus far?

[–]tmacbrady[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

There have been a few. I don’t like talking about any of them in depth or detail – I feel the internet has already covered most of them well enough if you want to google it. However, I’ll say this. Loss is always going to be defining. You have to choose what that definition means. I’ve made bad choices and good choices when it comes to loss and I regret some of those choices deeply. If I could go back in time and correct my actions, I probably would. I live with those choices every fucking day. But you take the hand your dealt, you move forward and you strive for more. That’s all any of us can do. If you’re me, you write a record about it.

[–]angelasashes [score hidden]  (1 child)

What is ‘Sink’ about? Did you write it about someone in particular?

[–]tmacbrady[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

I don’t like answering questions like this. I write songs as a form of self-therapy and I like for people to take from them what they want to take. We all benefit. But I did write that particular song about a particular person. That person knows who they are. In essense it’s a song about a complicated relationship and about self deprication. When you know that you’re a destroyer it’s hard to keep hold of things. That’s what the song was about.

[–]waterheater 1 point2 points  (4 children)

When is the new album going to hit? I've been waiting for six years, man...

[–]tmacbrady[S] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I feel your pain. We're working diligently in the studio to get the album out as soon as fucking possible. Writing it was a labor of love. I was really trying to bring you something that wasn't a soundtrack to slit your wrists for once and that was kind of a stretch for me.

[–]waterheater -1 points0 points  (1 child)

So, it's not going to be anything like past albums? Are you going to tour to promote? I JUST WANT SOMETHING NEW, GODDAMMIT

[–]tmacbrady[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, shit I know what you mean. It's not anything like past albums in a broad sense. It's been a long time since Daisy came out. We've all grown as artists. But I don't think you'll be disappointed. But we will be touring in April and probably through the summer so you're not completely fucked.

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