Q&A w/ Ariel Cooper
- Davey’s World
- Feb 3, 2019
- 4 min read
Updated: Feb 13, 2019
NAME/AGE/LOCATION/MEDIUM(S):
MY NAME IS ARIEL LANIER COOPER, IM THIRTY (XXX) I LIVE ON MAIN STREET AND IM NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY MEDIUM. IN MUSIC SHIT I GO BY THE "saca" AND I ALSO PLAY BASS & GUITAR IN THE BAND "more///better"
SOCIAL MEDIA/WEBSITE:
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOUR-LETTER WORD?
GROSS
TOP 3 TRACKS RIGHT THIS FUCKING SECOND. GO!
SOME SHIT BY HOP ALONG SOME SHIT BY ALGERNON CADWALLADER AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS BY KANYE WEST
DO YOU HAVE A GO-TO JOKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN YOU’RE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO THROW OFF YOUR OPPONENT?
"WHATS BIG AND GREY AND PROTECTS YOU FROM THE RAIN? AN UMBRELAPHANT" HAHAAAAA
DO YOU BELIEVE IN HAVING “FAVORITES”? IF SO, WHAT ARE SOME OF YOURS?
YAH FUCK YAH. MY FAVORITE FOOD IS ETHIOPIAN FOOD, EASILY HANDS DOWN. MY FAVORITE GUITAR IS SPECIFICALLY MY TELECASTER. MY FAVORITE PANTS ARE THESE BLACK JOGGERS I WEAR EVERYDAY. MY FAVORITE GARMENT IS MY GREEN MINNESOTA WILD HOODIE, AND MY FAVORITE ILLEGAL IS MDMA
WHAT CAN ART DO?
ART CAN MAKE PEOPLE THINK IN ABSTRACT WAYS. IT CAN COMMUNICATE AND IT CAN EXPRESS AMONGST OTHER THINGS
WHAT IS THE POINT OF MAKING ART?
FOR ME IT IS RELEASE
WHAT WILL ALWAYS MAKE YOU BURST OUT LOUD IN LAUGHTER?
HAHAA! WATCHING PEOPLE SUFFERING THROUGH AWKWARD MOMENTS AND BAD GRAMMAR
WHAT IS AN OBSCURE FACT YOU KNOW?
THE US HAD A HUGE EUGENICS MOVEMENT THAT HITLER FOUND TO BE INSPIRATIONAL. IM NOT SURE IF THAT IS OBSCURE BUT NOBODY BELIEVES ME ABOUT THAT SHIT
DOES ORIGINALITY EXIST?
TOUGH CALL
DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST ALBUM YOU HAD ON VINYL/TAPE/CD/WHATEVER?
MICHAEL JACKSONS' BAD
WHAT IS A SONG YOU KNOW ALL THE LYRICS TO?
I KNOW ALL THE LYRICS TO ALOT OF THAT SADBOY EARLY 2000's EMO SHIT. IM NOT PROUD
WHAT IS AN “IDEAL” ART SCENE LOOK LIKE? IS THERE AN IDEAL?
NOT SURE SCENES ARE SCARY
WHAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES ARE YOU HOPING TO EXPLORE IN THE FUTURE IN TERMS OF ART, LIFE, WHATEVER?
IM A LOST BOY IM TRYING TO GET MY POSITION AS A PRODUCER THOUGH
ARE YOU OPEN TO COLLABORATING? IF SO, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT THAT TO LOOK LIKE?
FUCK YA IM OPEN TO DOING ALL SORTS OF MUSIC SHIT. ALSO I THINK ABOUT MAKING SKITS ON INSTAGRAM BUT IM TOO SCARED TO DO IT
DO YOU SECRETLY OR NOT-SO-SECRETLY ADMIRE ANYONE?
I ADMIRE A LOT OF MY FRIENDS THEY ARE AMAZING
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU EXIST TODAY? TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE YOUR SUCCESS IN MAKING IT THIS FAR?
ITS GROSS BUT MY DAD AND MY MOM FELL IN LOVE AND THEN THEY LAID ONE ANOTHERS BODIES DOWN AND CREATED ONE WHOLE ARIEL
ARE YOU LEFT-HANDED OR RIGHT-HANDED, BOTH, OR NEITHER?
RIGHT HANDED
TELL ME A STORY.
CAN'T
WHICH CAME FIRST: CUPID OR HIS ARROWS?
CUPID
WHAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET BETTER AT?
MATH
DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS FOR RELAXING?
O LORDT I WISH I DID. IM TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO RELAX NATURALLY
IS THERE A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR YOU? MULTIPLE SOURCES?
TOO RANDOM
IS LA CROIX:
A. A GENIE IN A BOTTLE - ITS GOT TO RUB ME THE RIGHT WAY
ARE YOU WORKING ON ANY PROJECTS CURRENTLY?
YES I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON "WINTER PACKAGE 2" FOR MY HIP HOP SHIT AND THE MORE/BETTER EP
DO YOU HAVE ANY COOL PARTY TRICKS?
I CAN MAKE MY LIPS BIG IN A WAY THAT MAKES PEOPLE LAUGH SOMETIMES
WHAT IS THE LAST THING YOU LISTENED TO?
THE BREAKFAST CLUB WITH DJ ENVY ANGELA YEE AND CHARLAMAGNE THE GOD
IF YOU WERE A CHARACTER ON A PLAYING CARD, WHAT WOULD YOUR STATS LOOK LIKE?
MAGIC 3 STRENGTH 1 STAMINA 5 MINECRAFT 12 SPEED 3 CLAIRVOYANCE 8 FREESTYLE 9
DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST CELEBRITY CRUSH?
FUCK, PROBABLY AALIYAH (RIP) OR MATILDA
DID/DO YOU PLAY SPORTS?
WHEN I WAS IN THE 6TH GRADE I FOLLOWED MY FRIEND ON TO A FOOTBALL TEAM. IT FUCKIN' SUCKED. I DABBLED IN SKATEBOARDING FOR A WHILE BUT IM OLD AND SCARED AS FUCK NOW SO I DONT THINK IT COUNTS. I DO POWERLIFTING WHICH IS KINDVE A SPORT IN THE SAME WAY THAT GOLF IS A SPORT
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MEMES?
THEY ARE V. FUNNY AND I THINK ITS HILARIOUS THAT OUR PARENTS GENERATION THINK THAT MEMES HAVE THE SAME INTELLECTUAL WEIGHT AS TEXTBOOKS
ARE YOU SWEET, SALTY, SOUR, OR A COMBINATION OF THOSE THINGS?
I'M DEFINITELY SALTY.
WRITE A HAIKU.
MY JUUL POD IT BREAKS
HANDS CRACKED BROWN LIKE EARTH AGING
I DRIP LIKE GREEN TEA
ARE YOU READING ANYTHING? WHAT IS A BOOK YOU HAVE READ MULTIPLE TIMES?
FOR SHAME, I AM CURRENTLY NOT READING ANYTHING. HOWEVER WHEN I WAS A SENIOR IN HIGH-SCHOOL THE "POWER OF ONE" BY BRYCE COURTENAY REALLY RESONATED WITH ME.
DO YOU HAVE OPINIONS ON THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY?
I THINK THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN GREAT, BUT I WOULDNT MIND IF IT WOULD SLOW THE FUCK DOWN. SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE IT PICKED US UP TO DROP UP FROM GREATER HEIGHTS.
TELL ME ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE:
IN FILLING THIS OUT YOU'VE AWAKENED AN UNDISCOVERED PASSION INSIDE OF ME FOR QUESTIONNAIRES
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