"The reasons for this were characteristically opaque; Murphy expressed a discomfort with his growing celebrity and a desire to de-professionalize the act of making music. More acutely, the founding principle of LCD Soundsystem has always been a paralyzing fear of ever becoming washed up, and such a fate could be easily prevented with retirement. (This perspective is best articulated in "Losing My Edge," one of the band's"
"Regardless, at the time I was 18, and absolutely heartbroken about the prospect of a post-LCD Soundsystem world. (It was, as it is now, my favorite band.) So I took to the desert, on a hipster pilgrimage, ready to grieve. The memory that sticks out most was the fourth song of that Coachella set, "All My Friends," a lengthy power ballad that had already become encumbered by significant generational gravity-"millennial 'American Pie' " is a decent analog."
LCD Soundsystem live shows tend to attract audiences resembling the narrator. In April 2010 the band played Coachella to kick off a planned yearlong farewell tour after James Murphy hinted that the upcoming album This Is Happening would be the last. Murphy cited discomfort with growing celebrity and a wish to de-professionalize music; the band's founding principle also involved fear of becoming washed-up and choosing retirement. The narrator, eighteen and heartbroken, experienced a cathartic moment during the fourth song, 'All My Friends,' watching the piano and the crowd and feeling the transient nature of youth. The breakup did not last; Murphy later reunited the band.
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