Here's what Dresden Dolls singer/pianist Amanda Palmer wrote on her blog about my profile that ran as last week's Creative Loafing cover story. I did think she came off as a bit loopy in our interview and in a blog post she published Christmas Eve — but in a cute way. And I never wrote she was crazy. I mean, Palmer is out there, but I don't think she needs committed or anything.

some journalist read my blog about going out barefoot in the snow and wrote a preview of the show calling me crazy.

i kind of like being called crazy, it's sort of romantic. but i really don't feel crazy. i feel pretty sane.

i think a lot of people think that i'm crazy because of the lyrics, the music, the image. that bugs me.

my theory, and we were discussing this in the bus last night. there are four kinds of music:

1. negative negative music.

2. positive negative music.

3. negative positive music.

4. positive positive music.

the first adjective describes the lyrical and musical content of the band (ie: what kind of music is this?)

the second adjective describes the overall vibe of the band and the quality of performative connection (ie what kind of people are these?).

we tried to come up with perfect examples of each and an overarching phrase to encapsulate:

1. negative negative music = "we are sad the world sucks and fuck you too you bloody cunts" = sex pistols, gg allin

2. positive negative music = "we are sad the world sucks but don't you feel the same way and let's all bond together in mass sorrow and anger" = rage against the machine, the smiths, nine inch nails

3. negative positive music = "let's all dance and sing and be happy but don't fuckin' bother me you bloody cunt i'm a rock star" = any bitchy pop band out there (you name it, i ain't gonna take the heat)

4. positive positive music = "yay! we love happy music and everythings great and we love you too" = polyphonic spree, yanni

dave argued that the dresden dolls fall into the "positive negative" category. i think we straddle that line between positive negative and positive positive. depends on the song. i mean, ALL the songs aren't about pain.

o god. no, wait. maybe they are. well, fuck it.

The Dresden Dolls perform tonight at Tampa Theatre. I'll be there reviewing the show.

This article appears in Jan 9-15, 2008.