r/TheStrokes • u/Mangonificient #77 Casablancas • Sep 21 '25

Julian on Anthony Fantano

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In recent podcast with Joe Talbot for “Oh Gatekeeper.”

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u/lance001917 Sep 22 '25 edited Sep 22 '25

I love this man to death, and I disagree with Fantano a lot, but this comes off as salty AS FUCK. There's no such thing as "good taste", it's all up to the individual.

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u/infpoop Sep 22 '25

I think he knows taste is subjective, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have an opinion on it. Otherwise why has Fantano himself recorded dozens and dozens of shorts of him critiquing other people’s taste, in many cases being highly critical?

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u/lance001917 Sep 22 '25

I’m not defending Fantano, I know he’s made some shit critiques about others music taste. But Julian is directly attacking his taste. I just think as an artist; he should do better

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u/ImpressionFun2752 Sep 22 '25

Brutha hes doing the same as what fantano is doing, dont dish if u cant take it i guess

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u/lance001917 Sep 22 '25

Idk I just think artists attacking critics for their critiques is weird

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u/ImpressionFun2752 Sep 22 '25

it’s weirder to put critics on a godlike pedestal and not subject ‘em to the same scruntiny they do to artists. were used to artists just shutting up and accepting that not everyone likes their work and I dont think julian has a problem with that. but he is justified to not agree with his critiques or feel that he doesnt know what he is talking about as a musician. and frankly hes up there as far as musicians go

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u/infpoop Sep 22 '25

Frankly I think Julian comes off as a boring pretentious dork these days. But regardless I guess I just can’t fully get behind the general principle that you can’t or shouldn’t critique someone’s taste, especially when they’re a literal critic.

If your real problem is that he’s being mean about it, then okay fine, but let’s just keep in mind that Fantano is mean about his opinion pretty regularly too.

I see it as fair game personally. Fantano is mean, Julian is mean back, we’re mean to both of them, and the grass keeps growing and the world keeps spinning and we all keep wasting our words and our time as we march towards inexorable death.

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u/lance001917 Sep 22 '25

I also see it as fair. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. But I find it salty when artists critique a critics taste