Pitchfork Interviews Devendra Banhart

Devendra Banhart is a playful fellow, and his sense of humor is on full display in a recent interview the musician gave to Pitchfork. Along with anecdotes about his first job as a manure-shoveler in Venezuela and reminiscences about the love he feels for ska music, Banhart shares his favorite joke with Pitchfork and also passes along a great video of Orson Welles drunkenly trying to act in a failed commercial (embed included). Read the whole interview, which includes the “Saturday Night” video, here.

Banhart’s new Ape In Pink Marble LP has been in the Top 10 at CMJ for the past three weeks, but there are still many stations that have yet to grab ahold of this delightfully eccentric songwriter’s new record. Do yourself a favor and give Ape In Pink Marble a listen now!