The Electric Theater with Clown | 032 Dev Hynes (Blood Orange)

The revered composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist shares how his enduring love for music is so deeply rooted, that he feels like it’s something he needs to defend in his interview on The Electric Theater with Clown of Slipknot. A creative contributor that has had a profound impact on the contemporary climate of music, Hynes’ ability to challenge expectations and blur genre lines has made him a force that has permeated throughout the sphere of music as well as film and television - which as of late has consumed his workload. 0:00 Hynes explained that his head was always fixed on the moment he could skate home, get back to his room, and get lost in the music. While clown talked about his mother really fostering an environment that allowed him to explore art at his own pace - even if it meant allowing him to dive into material that maybe wasn’t especially age appropriate. 11:50 As a teenager, Hynes began playing cello and while his family couldn’t afford one, his mother did