By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)
nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr
eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr
Not only was the previous week a sight for sore eyes and an amusement park for bored minds, it was also very well deserved. Dare I say, applaud yourselves dearest readers, for how far you’ve come! Because of my own satisfaction, and my refusal to talk about the upcoming finals, I have decided to amuse both myself and you, dearest readers, with an interview. Today, I will be reporting live from the founding members of TTM & YUK for an exclusive sit-down. They are our very own homegrown rock groups, born from the halls and corners of our school. We, equally might I add, talked about music, the industry, and well, love lives and scandalous mysteries, simply chit-chatting while maintaining the serious professionalism of a panel moments away from saying something entirely unserious. In the spirit of journalism and mild curiosity, I now present you the questions at hand:
Were these your debut performances? How was the performance and atmosphere for you?
“No, it wasn’t a debut, were you not following? It was splendid as always,” responded TTM. YUK’s Çağan described the atmosphere as “BIBLICAL.”
What did you think about the crowd? How would you rate the crowd?
“The crowd was great. The TTM crowd can never be posers and stuff anyways.” reported TTM. YUK, finding the stage too small to realize the big crowd, stated that “You can’t always find this many cool people in the same room or same corridor, I don’t know, the stage was narrow.”
Did you have an “I did it” moment?
Utku confidently responded, “I have those everywhere and everytime.” Çağan was a bit confused, responding “Did what?”
Was there a point where things nearly went wrong, or are those details being withheld from the press?
Somewhat offended, TTM responded: “Well if you think that we went wrong at some point that’s on you. You hear it that way because we want you to hear it that way.” Conversly, YUK addressed a bit of drama: “Well someone has to be the black sheep. That’s how we ended up four.”
After such success, how do you plan to remain relatable to the public?
TTM officially stated that “[they] were never relatable to the public,” while YUK responded with a question: “Does this public have any eyewear recommendations?”
Should the press expect news that love was found on stage or had developments already taken place behind the scenes?
TTM, from the bottom of their hearts, stated “Love is everywhere, kid.” YUK advocated for their love of music with “Love IS the stage.”
As for the future, what lies ahead: expansion, evolution or plans too classified to disclose at this time?
TTM addressed their future with the power of their talent: “You should not hide greatness from people. We are gonna be back better than ever.” YUK responded with confidence and glory: “Lightning will strike the same place twice. Or other places. Something like that.”
As a person with an “I Love Music” sticker, I have established ground to criticize performances and concerts as well as have this sort of an intellectual chat on music. On that highly credible basis, I hope you have enjoyed our little chat. Until next week, I shall return to my highly private thinktank where last-minute decision making remains the primary field of study.
