Lex Fridman: uncertainty

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…Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. What is that? I don’t understand how you can create that. What is that? Why is that so magical? Why is that so singular inside a particular song and in rock history period? Like, these moments, I don’t know, musically, I don’t understand how you create them ’cause it might be bigger than musical. It might be cultural, a bunch of different elements, and plus, it’s him filled with … Like, I’ve seen live performances. He has, like, a headset. He does something. He’s like a telemarketer or something. Like, his whole vibe and look to him, he doesn’t look like a rockstar, but he is. Those are hooks when you think about it, right? It’s like, it’s as much of a hook as any, as the chorus of the song or any song. That drum thing is something that people wait for, and they air drum to it. Everybody air drums to it, and it is a hook, and those are hard to create. Those are … Those moments are really hard to create, and usually they’re done by accident.…

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