Talk:Girl Talk (musician)

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[edit] samples

does he pay for all the samples he uses? can you make money selling songs when you have to pay 50 people before releasing an album? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.11.216.53 (talk) 02:16, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] big butt pirate?

is this bogus?? 75.179.42.243 01:47, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

I talked to him after a show on 5/19/07, and asked him if his next album was going to be called "'Big Butt' something". He looked at me like I was crazy and said, "No..." So, yes, I have no idea where this information was coming from. Nhahmada 16:40, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

LOL That's hilarious! Trust me - it's coming and it will BLOW YOUR MIND! Nobody is supposed to know yet, Greg was probably freaked it leaked. Sounds like he played it off well though. It'll be here. --Donkeylips 15:31, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Just curious--how do you know about this stuff, Donkeylips? Nhahmada 22:35, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pittsburgh

He's "from" Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Anyone know whether this is just where he lives now, or whether he grew up there? (He will often refer to Pittsburgh sports teams at the end of his performances.) 71.246.25.5 04:25, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

he lives there now. He lived for a brief time in Cleveland, Ohio when he was attending Case Western Reserve University, but he moved back to Pittsburgh to (i believe) hold down a biomedical lab job while he did his music on the side. I haven't confirmed this, but it wouldn't be difficult to.

He was born and raised in Pittsburgh. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Michael Ray (talk • contribs) 22:01, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit]  ?

he is often seen jumping up and down, half naked, and girating around his laptop. uh? --Melaen 18:29, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Apparently his live show is somewhat notorious. --Delirium 07:59, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Indeed, it certainly is. 71.246.25.5 04:25, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] mashup

He's said in a recent pitchfork interview that he's not a big fan of the mashup scene. Maybe the article shouldn't call him a mashup artist.

But that's what he is, no? Note, Philip Glass doesn't claim his music is minimalist but his article makes light of his minimalist style as well as his claim regarding it. --Anthony5429 07:06, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

he definitely heavily employs mash-up styles to his music, but he does it slightly differently in the fact that he uses over a dozen songs usually to create original 3 or 4 minute individual tracks. Often, mash-ups are just one song played over another, which I'm assuming is what he is referring to when he says he isnt a fan of the mash-up scene. however, his music is almost entirely made up of mash-ups, though used in a unique fashion, he is still a mash-up artist. Pandapatrol 15:36, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dell

"His computer is a Dell." What's the point of this line? It seems really out of place.

Also, this is anecdotally inaccurate. I distinctly noticed a Toshiba when I saw him in Madison

  • Then why didn't one of you guys simply delete it? - Ghostalker

[edit] DJ?

Technically, since he doesn't use vinyls/any sort of turntable, he shouldn't be labeled as a "DJ". I think that the Illegal Art webpage even has a Girltalk shirt for sale that says "I'm not a DJ". Would anybody mind if I removed the term "DJ" from the page? I didn't want to change everything without asking somebody elses opinion —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.65.242.24 (talk) 04:52, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

He really doesn't look anything like that picture anymore. Maybe a new one can be found? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.240.176.214 (talk) 21:23, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Performances?

I'm really confused about Girl Talk's performances...does he just play songs on his computer? Or does anyone know if he actually mixes them while he's playing them? Or are they new mixes? I think this should be noted.

Wikifried (talk) 20:30, 14 April 2008 (UTC)