Elton is a renowned AT-singer known for his spoofs on famous hits dating to the 90's and 80's. We sat down with the man to talk about various issues of relevance, regarding a man's life.
Interviewer: Elton, you're approaching your late 20's more or less certainly, what do you have to say to AT-men in their early 20's or even late teens?
Elton: I know there are many AT-men in these age brackets, feeling anxiety about their status in society and plenty of emotional and maturity issues to be resolved. Only time can deal with some of these problems I'm afraid. What I would like to say is that you're still young enough to just lay back and enjoy yourself, even if it means gaining some weight and identifying with Disney movie characters instead of trying to apply to some educational institution or land a job. You're not topping the ranks of failed people by doing that but if you have the strength and vision to do something 'societal' then I recommend doing it right now. Trying is not going to cost you a thing, even if it seems to hurt right now.
I: What changes, if any, do you notice in yourself, now that you're more chronologically mature yourself?
Elton: For one thing, my knees hurt very often and I do not feel comfortable wearing stubble because I do not want to look like a pretentious hipster, which becomes a danger once you cross your mid 20's and develop a slightly rougher skin. I'm still a very emotional person and a romantic personality, even though the magic of femaledom has worn off somewhat and I seem increasingly concerned with the dull realities of adult life. When I was early 20's, I felt incomplete due to lack of love. As I waited for love to enter to my life, many Snickers bars and forum pages turned by and I found myself feeling like a lovelorn person who felt like an incomplete human adult as well. But before I wander too far, I recommend you ask more specific questions.
I: You mentioned your face in passing. What else do you have to say about physical development?
Elton: For every AT-man in their early 20's I would say this; be sure to work on your flexibility because a few years later it may no longer feel right. Visit your gym and gain a bit of weight. Watch inspirational movies and enjoy music. This would be a good time to get fat because when you get older, you can look back on your somewhat babyfaced self and say that at least you're not that fat. I reached my highest body weight at 23 and have not been very close since.
I: What's your take on self-esteem?
Elton: I believe it's important for us all to maintain an intellectually positive attitude and never allow our tormentors the pleasure of seeing us in a downtrodden state. I don't think it's bad to express your pain and it is not wrong to cry. Rather we should see ourselves as doing those things because we're so tough that we can get away with it and understand how they are transitional moods leading to something greater. It is not about how hard you can hit, it's about being able to get hit and just keep on going, proud of your achievements, from getting up that morning to earning a credit point in your school of choice. Nobody but us knows our hardship and thus they are not fit to judge us in a snotty manner.
Interviewer: Elton, you're approaching your late 20's more or less certainly, what do you have to say to AT-men in their early 20's or even late teens?
Elton: I know there are many AT-men in these age brackets, feeling anxiety about their status in society and plenty of emotional and maturity issues to be resolved. Only time can deal with some of these problems I'm afraid. What I would like to say is that you're still young enough to just lay back and enjoy yourself, even if it means gaining some weight and identifying with Disney movie characters instead of trying to apply to some educational institution or land a job. You're not topping the ranks of failed people by doing that but if you have the strength and vision to do something 'societal' then I recommend doing it right now. Trying is not going to cost you a thing, even if it seems to hurt right now.
I: What changes, if any, do you notice in yourself, now that you're more chronologically mature yourself?
Elton: For one thing, my knees hurt very often and I do not feel comfortable wearing stubble because I do not want to look like a pretentious hipster, which becomes a danger once you cross your mid 20's and develop a slightly rougher skin. I'm still a very emotional person and a romantic personality, even though the magic of femaledom has worn off somewhat and I seem increasingly concerned with the dull realities of adult life. When I was early 20's, I felt incomplete due to lack of love. As I waited for love to enter to my life, many Snickers bars and forum pages turned by and I found myself feeling like a lovelorn person who felt like an incomplete human adult as well. But before I wander too far, I recommend you ask more specific questions.
I: You mentioned your face in passing. What else do you have to say about physical development?
Elton: For every AT-man in their early 20's I would say this; be sure to work on your flexibility because a few years later it may no longer feel right. Visit your gym and gain a bit of weight. Watch inspirational movies and enjoy music. This would be a good time to get fat because when you get older, you can look back on your somewhat babyfaced self and say that at least you're not that fat. I reached my highest body weight at 23 and have not been very close since.
I: What's your take on self-esteem?
Elton: I believe it's important for us all to maintain an intellectually positive attitude and never allow our tormentors the pleasure of seeing us in a downtrodden state. I don't think it's bad to express your pain and it is not wrong to cry. Rather we should see ourselves as doing those things because we're so tough that we can get away with it and understand how they are transitional moods leading to something greater. It is not about how hard you can hit, it's about being able to get hit and just keep on going, proud of your achievements, from getting up that morning to earning a credit point in your school of choice. Nobody but us knows our hardship and thus they are not fit to judge us in a snotty manner.
Vastaukset 1
Vanhimmat
I: Do you remain a firm believer in the concept of a graceful teenage woman?
Elton: I certainly believe there's a graceful teenage woman out there, especially as an archetypical construct our minds, which invigorates and nourishes our senses. When we catch a glimpse of a childhood's movie with subtle romantic overtones or hear a song or witness a beautiful landscape, we will also visualize the eyes of a teenage woman from the present or perhaps we will let out a sigh of wonder as we ponder how many of them have passed by the halls and streets when we were too young to appreciate them and how some of them surely succumbed to accidents and disease many moons ago, never to be caught by our curious eyes and with us never knowing if she had a summer of love in store for us, had the stars been differently aligned. If she knew about the grand things that we associate with her, she would surely be flattered or just confused, in which case she would disappear in a distance and we would be left with the self-satisfaction of knowing that we had the capacity to see her in such a light.
I: Would you turn back time to have such a romance if that's what it took?
Elton: When we are smaller, we are afraid and insecure because of things we do not understand. Now I understand but I feel a lot of anxiety for the same reason. The only sure certainty we have is the gradual accumulation of trauma and memories. I cannot answer your question, however.
I: AT-philosophers have proposed that female sexuality is inherently selfish or self-centered. What's your opinion of that?
Elton: I believe everyone is a child of someone else and we are all prone to our own insecurities, such as a need for validation through erotic means. We can never completely see the world through the eyes of another and we should be glad for the moments that we get to pass with them, as none is certain. It may be that the claim is true but if you get attention from someone, you've at least proven yourself to be more desirable than the rest during that particular moment. So I suggest that we play along and laugh back at her, without meaning any ill will, just as she smiles at the reactions she manages to evoke and try to see the game of love as just that, in case that is all there is to it. it's enough that we've got this far and believe the very best.
I: Thank you for the interview.
Elton: Thanks.