Infinitely Losing My Edge
Yeah, I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
The kids are coming up from behind.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids from Marshall Islands and from Lagos.
But I was there.
I was there in 1971.
I was there at the first Neu! show in Düsseldorf.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks.
I'm losing my edge to the internet seekers who can tell me every member of every good group from 1966 to 1971.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Houston and Seoul.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Houston kids in little jackets and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered nineties.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
I can hear the footsteps every night on the decks.
But I was there.
I was there in 1984 at the first Arcadia practice in a loft in London.
I was working on the guitar sounds with much patience.
I was there when Michael McDonald started up his first band.
I told him, "Don't do it that way. You'll never make a dime."
I was there.
I was the first guy playing The Gories to the funk kids.
I played it at the Roxy.
Everybody thought I was crazy.
We all know.
I was there.
I was there.
I've never been wrong.
But I'm losing my edge to better-looking people with better ideas and more talent.
And they're actually really, really nice.
I'm losing my edge.
I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody.
Every great song by Avey Tare. All the underground hits.
All Kayak tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every D'Angelo record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal rock hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '50s cut and another box set from the '90s.
I hear you're buying a theremin and a clarinet and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Little Man record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your güiro and bought a guitar.
I hear that you and your band have sold your guitar and bought a güiro.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Moss Icon,
Stiv Bators,
The Flesh Eaters,
Lungfish,
Godley & Creme,
The Angels of Light,
Camron Feat. Memphis Bleek And Beenie Seigel,
Ajijia Myrayebe,
Morten Harket,
Boogie Down Productions,
Stetsasonic,
Camron Feat. Jay Z And Juelz,
Ronnie Foster,
Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks,
Flipper,
Wally Richardson,
Soul Sonic Force,
The Pop Group,
The Divine Comedy,
Derrick Morgan,
Chris & Cosey,
Todd Terry,
Barbara Tucker,
Deepchord,
La Düsseldorf,
The Gladiators,
Ice-T,
Audionom,
Sonny Sharrock,
Andrew Hill,
The Royal Family And The Poor,
Kas Product,
The Mighty Diamonds,
Mr. Review,
Bobby Hutcherson,
Groovy Waters,
The Red Krayola,
The Grass Roots,
Bootsy's Rubber Band,
The Fugs,
Rufus Thomas,
Pantaleimon,
Sixth Finger,
Gang Green,
Roxette,
Main Source,
Sex Pistols,
Davy DMX,
Absolute Body Control,
Sparks,
New Age Steppers,
Pole,
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo,
Sun Ra,
Ken Boothe,
Ituana,
X-Ray Spex,
Grauzone,
The Remains,
Pet Shop Boys,
Ohio Players,
Louis and Bebe Barron, Louis and Bebe Barron, Louis and Bebe Barron, Louis and Bebe Barron.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.