Interview with John Crave
The following John Crave interview was conducted by young reporter Sandhay Raman for the school newspaper of Oberlin College. As you may remember, John Crave is the musician whose song “Watermelon Nights” I turned into a music video for The Meth Minute 39.
Watermelon Nights: Interviews with John Crave
June 11, 2008
Hi John. How are you?
Good. I’m good.
Alright. I guess I’ll start out with the basics. How did you get into the music?
I make music. I’ve just been doing something with music all of my life. I never really got into it more than I was already.
Tell us about your hit Watermelon Nights.
I recorded Watermelon Nights two years ago and Dan Meth asked if he could put the music into the video he was doing for the Meth Minute. And he really captured my vision of what I was trying to translate through my music. It’s like he could read my dreams
How did you and Dan get together?
I never actually met him. He just called me and sucked the vision from my brain. It was a magical thing when I finally got to see it. He wants to do more videos so we will work again sometime.
Have you been recognized since the “Watermelon Nights” has become really popular online?
I usually don’t see many people. I walk through different layers of reality that different people are on. People I meet are on different dimensions. I travel around a lot. So not really.
How’s your music changed since the video has gotten a lot of attention?
The video makes it really helpful in getting people to hear it. When there is something to look at to go along with the vision it is a lot more potent. I think once there is a video for every John Crave song, people will be astounded by what they see and hear together.
How would you describe your sound?
The ear waves nest within your soul. It’s very cosmic the kind of thing that happens with the music for me. It’s a very real, moving kind of sound.
So what’s next for you musically?
I am going to be in the future. I’d like to see videos for Lion Belt, Hot Hotties, Octapoc, I Was A Mighty Child, Star Wipe, and 1990. All those songs will probably be Oscar-winning videos
Do you mean Grammy winning videos?
Huh? No, Oscar winning. They’re going to be cinematic masterpieces. Also, if in 400 years they have different awards I’ll probably win those too.
Are you planning any tours anytime soon?
I tour quite a bit. In the future there will be international tours: Hungary, some South Pacific islands and Cleveland, Ohio so you guys can come check me out. And possibly other eras…. Not just places
Oh, do you have a time machine?
I just know how to slip through time. It’s not something you need to build; you just need to think about time travel and then you can do it.
Tell me about your musical beginnings.
I have been recording songs for 600 years, but more recently since 2000. The first John Crave record was in 2001 and there have been four since then. I have been a part of different groups: The Laser Quails and The Power Apes.
What are your plans for the future?
Well - definitely more videos. I’ll be touring and exploring new frontiers of sound and possibly remix some more albums and more time travel. I might have a farm and grow wheat or make maple syrup. I’m also thinking about the porn industry.
Oh. What kind of porn?
Porn of a type that no one has comprehended- that has always been subconscious until now. There wouldn’t be English words to describe it.
Interesting, okay so if you had to be on a reality TV show – which one would you like to be on?
Blind Date cause I’d win and if not that then Jeopardy since I consider that a reality show which I would also win
Anything else you’d like to tell the students of Oberlin College?
Stay golden, golden light is probably the most important resource we have. Don’t worry too much about your careers. If you stay in the golden light you will be golden. That’s really all I have to say.
