When Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld created High Maintenance in 2012, they were attempting to correct two things: how TV shows of the past had poorly portrayed the pot-smoking and listening habits of everyday people.
Sinclair, who also stars as the good-natured weed dealer known simply as “The Guy” in the web series turned HBO show, explains it this way: “I’m listening to music all the time.
All the time! So when my characters talk, I want them to be listening to awesome music.” By now, the sound of High Maintenance is one of its most recognizable characters: a foggy, gently psychedelic soundtrack that can make its NYC setting feel distant and full of wonder.
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