Lucas Lex Interview - The Backlight Podcast Ep. 20

this week i sat down with Lucas Lex to talk punching Brendon Urie, the core-ification of music genres, and why the hell they're listed as a Dream SMP artist on spotify.

you can find jack ‪@jckdog7‬ on all platforms, or follow them directly here:
  / songsforboys  
  / songsforboys  
  / songsforboys  
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2LMBo...

and you can follow BACKLIGHT here:
https://solo.to/backlight

and you can follow noah, the interviewer, here:
https://solo.to/noahsellers

intro sound/graphics supplied by our amazing graphic designer bryce, you can find his work here:
https://bryceterry.com/

additional graphics supplied by our lovely graphic designer rei, you can find her instagram here:
  / reikonggg  

and here are each of the artists ben mentioned in the interview!
finlince:   / finlince  
that kid:   / itthatkid  
andrew goes to hell:   / andrewgoestohell  
wastedju:   / wastedju  
girls that: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0bLB4...
rosalia:   / rosaliaofficial  

timestamps for each question:
0:00 intro
0:15 what inspired you to revisit demos from when you were 12?
1:33 has rivers cuomo ever added you to his spotify playlist?
2:09 why keep the deluxe version of Spider CD-exclusive?
4:43 pros/cons of creating art on the internet at a young age?
6:36 BONUS: spotify hyperpop playlist discourse
7:17 do you need to study the greats to get better at creating music?
10:23 favorite trends of yours that died out too quickly?
10:53 BONUS: how ben tracked the spread of COVID-19 in january 2020
11:52 back on trends that died out too quickly
12:59 BONUS: the batman (2022) horror stories
14:27 BONUS: why ben would punch Brendon Urie
15:15 pros/cons of the line between content creator/artist being blurred?
18:58 why have you deleted so many of your biggest songs?
20:53 unintended consequences of deleting your music?
23:00 pros/cons of remaining an independent musician?
25:48 why are you a "Dream SMP" artist on spotify?
29:11 pros/cons of the core-ification of music genres?
33:27 how do you know when you've finished a song?
34:07 songs/albums you turn to when looking for inspiration?
34:48 best small artists we should listen to? (links in desc)
35:36 artists you want to collaborate with?
36:10 things you want to accomplish this year?
36:59 outro