Godspeed Drummer Says Band Is A "Fucking Nightmare"

Iconic instrumental band Godspeed You! Black Emperor has long been considered an enigma of the industry, but we've been given a rare insight into what goes on in their unique musical universe.

In a recent interview, drummer Aidan Girt discussed the “fucking nightmare” that sometimes is their creativity process.

“With Godspeed – there are eight of us now [Bruce Cawdron and Norsola Johnson have left the fold, whilst original guitarist Mike Moya is back] – it's a process. Does it inform our sound? Of course – we are a band in the true sense. We sit down, we talk together, we fight and we stumble our way through it. It's a fucking nightmare, but it's how we do it. What we have left is this big sound where everyone's influence is on it, it's never a single vision. Everyone has to be there, present.”

The respect and admiration Godspeed has from their fans though, continues to spur them on to make more music.

“At the end of the day, I'm just a fucking musician,” Girt asserts. “I'm there trying to make the craziest, fucked-up sounds with my band, and vibing off the band, and creating something, like a fucking musician. When I look out and see all these people who have spent their hard earned money staring at us, that's heavy. I am blessed that people want that from us, and I am blessed that I get to do that. So I play my balls off, it's my duty.”

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