Fortress of Solitude
Don’t let the titling fool you… My fortress of solitude is a LOUD place. It is an isolation from everything I need a few minutes away from. The hour I spend in the car every day with enough entertainment to DJ a block party. A lunch break with the above-pictured devices. It is never enough to simply see earbuds as a deterrent of extraneous conversation. The car makes it obvious; announcing that I won’t hear you three blocks before I ever even alive. But on the ground, out in the world? That will require some closed-back cans. It needs to be obvious that I am not ignoring you (or am I?). It needs to be apparent why I just can’t be bothered right now. It creates a space where I am around people who speak my language. People who talk about shit I want to talk about. People who enjoy things that I enjoy. When I am with my music, I am in a space without the disappointment of general human interaction. I get to choose my spots, I get to explore things