Kevin Whelan of The Wrens on his rivals The National: “How the F did they make it?”
nme.comThe Wrens Kevin Whelan has opened up about his feelings towards the success of The National in a new interview.During a conversation on an episode of the Discograffiti podcast, Whelan reflects on his career and compares The Wrens to other bands – including The National, who he called their “nemesis”.He said: “We never made it.
And we knew it. Which is kind of interesting… Even when we were being appreciated, we never made it. We saw it. We saw it with Conor [Oberst] and Bright Eyes, we saw it with the Arcade Fire.”The interviewer then asked about The National, to which Whelan replied: “You know what’s so funny?
Charles would laugh. They were always like my nemesis, The National. I was always just like, ‘How the F did they make it?’ You know what I mean?”“I mean, I get it…I’m not flagging on them.
Like I totally get why and his voice, with these long kind of songs.“But then you kind of get into that phase too, where it’s just like… there are just some that win the lottery ticket, and you kind of can’t be jealous of someone who wins a lottery ticket, you know what I mean?
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