LONG BEACH, Calif. – Anime fan Trevor Linden, 26, is “in love with the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack,” but has expressed absolutely zero interest to further investigate jazz music, sources confirm.
“When Spike [Spiegel, main character from Cowboy Bebop] is fighting someone and all the trumpets come in like ‘blaow,’ it’s just, like, so badass,” said Linden, showing no curiosity to understand the influences in instrumentation and improvisation from the jazz genre used intentionally by composer Yoko Kanno.
Linden’s girlfriend, Stacy Cedar, 25, has played other jazz records around the apartment for Linden to enjoy or even notice, to no avail.
“I like the show’s music, too, and I thought it would be fun to share stuff that sounds like it,” said Cedar. “But when I put on bebop like Miles Davis, he says it’s ‘boring’ or ‘confusing.’ But “bebop” is literally half the show’s title! Wouldn’t you want to at least try it?”
Experts say Linden’s particular taste is nothing new. California State University musicologist Winston Mark, who has studied jazz for the better part of 25 years, is not surprised to hear of Linden’s apathy.
“Jazz is about throwing away the old and making up something new every time,” said Mark. “The guys we call the masters didn’t want to mimic their masters. So if Trevor likes this particular sound, he wouldn’t wanna move backward in time.
“At least, that’s the most empathetic reason I can think of,” added Mark. “‘Cause otherwise he sounds like a total weeb.”
