Join Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline for a reddit AMA in /r/Music tomorrow, September 1 at 6pm Central time

[Hixter]

From Facebook:

 

Join Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline for a reddit AMA in /r/Music tomorrow, September 1 at 6pm Central time. reddit.com/r/Music

[ThisIsNowhere]

Awesome!

[theashtraysays]

oh, great.  yet another form of social media that I know nothing about. 

 

WILL THIS MADNESS NEVER STOP????

[rhino4evr]

Can someone ask him when the next album (that is "half way done") will release?  LOL.

[worldrecordplayer]

what the heck is a reddit AMA?  How do I get there?

[Analogman]

reddit

 

AMA

 

/r/music

[kidsmoke]

This should be fun!

[Three dollars and 63 cents]

what the heck is a reddit AMA?  How do I get there?

 

That's probably what Nels said when they told him about it!

[jff]

Someone was on the Reddit music forum last week asking if anyone had contacts with Wilco, in hopes of setting up an AMA with them.  Looks like their wish was granted. In part, at least.

[Magnetized]

Well, I just postponed my dinner plans for tomorrow night. That's a fairly good indication of my priorities.

[worldrecordplayer]

Is this the kind of thing that will be available to read later if I can't be at my computer at the appointed time?  My only question would be whether there's plans for any Northeast (Boston) shows this year.  Actually, it would be less question and more begging.  I guess I would also ask what the legal rights issue is with W(TA), though I doubt they would answer.

[Hixter]

Yeah, it'll be archived. Sometimes they're a bit of a mess to wade through.

[jff]

Yes, it'll be available.  I plan to read it tomorrow.  I'll post a link tomorrow morning if someone doesn't beat me to it.

[BobDylan'sBeard]

Yeah, it'll be archived. Sometimes they're a bit of a mess to wade through.

One tip, though it's not perfect: go to the user page of the account answering questions, then you can just see which q's they answered - but even this is sort of a pain to wade through.

[ThisIsNowhere]

Here's a link:

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/3j9wph/ama_hi_we_are_wilco_ask_us_anything/

 

It starts in 30 minutes.

[Atticus]

"Ask Jeff and Nels the most vapid questions you can think of"

[uncool2pillow]

It really is hard to sort through all of this and find Jeff and Nels' answers. I found Jeff's username is WilcoJeff and search for that to read his answers, but I can't even find Nels' userid. Anyone??

[worldrecordplayer]

I just see questions, without responses

 

 

[worldrecordplayer]

I can see wilcojeff's answers, complete disconnected from the questions. Guess I don't get how to use reddit.

 

 

[Hixter]

I can see wilcojeff's answers, complete disconnected from the questions. Guess I don't get how to use reddit.

 

 

If you're looking at his user page, there's a "context" link.

[uncool2pillow]

It does appear to be WilcoNels. Just not as many answers as Jeff.

[uncool2pillow]

Some good stuff. Jeff showed his humorous side a few times and gave genuinely thoughtful and serious answers especially about songwriting process. I also appreciated learning that the reason the don't play EKG live is to avoid switching guitars after opening with such a short song.

[ThisIsNowhere]

I don't know if he's said it before but I enjoyed hearing that Nobody Dies anymore was was written after watching a scientist claiming that the first person to live to 1000 years old was already alive today. Overall some pretty good stuff.

[kidsmoke]

I don't know if he's said it before but I enjoyed hearing that Nobody Dies anymore was was written after watching a scientist claiming that the first person to live to 1000 years old was already alive today. Overall some pretty good stuff.

 

Yeah, i liked that answer too.

[Magnetized]

I loved Jeff's answers, both the thoughtful, serious ones and the funny ones. One of my favorite exchanges was when someone asked him how he maintains a personal, intimate connection with his fans now that the fanbase is so much larger. He said:

 

I only worry about maintaining the personal and intimate connections I have with my family and friends and stay somewhat removed from the notion of fans. More of an abstract thing. Till I meet you then I hope we're just two people.