Is it bad I honestly can't tell what "they" are? I know people get touchy on the subject but I genuinely can't tell who in the comments is try to bait as opposed to telling the truth.
I actually found Dorian through your channel. And really had fun with the music despite never having experienced quite anything like it. Also I am straight and have very little avenues to actually understand LGBT people because I don't have any friends who openly identify with the community. With a lack of first person encounters it becomes difficult to wrap your head around their experiences. So naturally I developed several pre conceived ideas about what they would be like. This interview was really wholesome. I don't know I guess you just don't expect such chill attitudes from people who are so bold and out there with their creativity. Of course I'm only speaking for myself. But thanks to Dorian for breaking some of those stereotypes in my head. I appreciate them and look forward to more fun music
Dorian noted the difference between Baroque and Romantic as different eras within the Classical music sphere. Maybe this is common knowledge, but in combination with the artists their parents influenced them in listening to from a young age.. I get the sense they have a deep understanding of music history!
I've been meaning to find these particular piano sounds and it took me discovering Dorian (specifically Man to Man) to finally put a name on that sound. I've always heard it and liked it but never knew how to search for it, like keywords and stuff. I usually hear it from gothic anime/video game soundtracks and Melanie Martinez's Cake. Feel free to send me some recs.
28:29 *"I always like to be a little bit unsure [when I'm putting something out] because if I'm too sure, that means I'm not challenging myself enough."* Word.
What a coincidence, I’ve been recommended Dorian Electra’s music by both Spotify and UA-cam for the longest time and i only finally got into their music a few days ago. I still haven’t checked out their album in full yet, but thinking of doing it soon as I’ve got the time to (Japan still isn’t on lockdown). Great interview!
They have a nice chemistry it was a great interview. It was especially nice to hear their thoughts as a nonbinary person myself. Love Dorian. Thanks for the interview Melon.
Having had watched a lot of Ant's interviews now, it's easy to take for granted how effortless his and Dorian's chemistry in this. At the top of my head, the second interview that gives the same feeling was St. Vincent's.
Holy shit I had to do a double take...BLESS U MELON for this. There are basically no interviews (certainly no good ones) of Dorian on UA-cam. You’re doing the lord’s work (Adam and Steve’s work). :)
I'm literally obsessed with Dorian!😭💖 Not only their talent & aesthetics but also their incredible charisma, community spirit & intelligence!!!💖❤ They are such an inspiring, charming & gorgeous king OMG!😭🌹💖
When I find a new artist who I love I'm always hesitant to watch interviews in case it turns out I dislike them as a person... Thankfully not the case here, I love hearing Dorian speak about their album and the future and Fantano was a great interviewer!!!!
I like a lot of your artist interviews but this was definitely a favorite. What they talk about early on about how they give themselves permission to aesthetically contradict on a song gender-wise is so relevant to me.
went to see them in adelaide not long ago, was probably one of the last shows they performed. honestly, best show i've ever been to, it was hype as fuck
19:40 Wow, I keep forgetting that (song)writers don't just always write in solitude then immediately release stuff. They go to different camps or activity groups or whatever so they can always challenge their own skills, all the while also harnessing their confidence with bit by bit exposure. I always forget that art should be one's lifestyle (one that they always crave to do) for one to be deem an artist. Imma keep this mental note from now on.
I love that Dorian really appreciates music videos as a medium! I think videos are sometimes so underestimated in what they can add to the meaning of a piece of art :)
Dorian is by far my favorite pop artists lately, and for the first time I feel like all the lyrics and style is so relatable to my personal life, I can’t wait to go see a show. 😭 great interview, so inspiring!
@@kellanshields To explain why, or be a little more specific, being trans means that you identify as something else than what you were assigned at birth(whatever the doctor decided), nothing more. Doesn't have to be about transitioning or anything like that, and it doesn't mean identitying as "the opposite" gender, just as something else than you were given(:
I've been so taken by Dorian Electra. They're sincerely a transformative artist thru & thru, but still highly intelligent with no overdone portrayals of a vapid sexed up celebrity puppet. Just a sexed up trailblazer 😊😏😉 Dorian understands the importance of being truly liberated- afterall, what type of liberation allows for sexual freedom only after you're told to? Being comfortable in their gender fluidity and sexual self expression is teaching so many people to stop hindering their ownership of whatever feels like the best version of theirselves in any particular moment
I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thanks a lot. Dorian seems so sweet and likable! I have listened to their album a couple of times, but I feel like I need to get more into them now.
Funny how the day after I found dorian through melon, and I started talking to my friends about how awesome they are that they actually do an interview together
Dorian flexing that Nintendo DS camera
Lmao
was boppin jimbo?
😭😭😭
The music is quality but the trap phone camera aint
Anthony hiding out in Windows98
Thank you for having me!! WE LOVE M*SIC!! 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤
DORIAN ELECTRA loved watching you talk to Anthony! Huge fan of yours, and Melon too. Thank you for your service as our chief musical genius.
MEWZIK
DADDY
But seriously, that part were you both denied the Armenian genocide ever happening was a bit too much imo
Thank Cal for setting it all up
Their audio and video qualities are flipped
Mac Carmack true 😂
It’s an aesthetic choice
Dorians video quality later in the video gets better
Brilliant observation
Mac Carmack Brooooooo, that’s dead accurate.
Anthony why are you skyping from a McDonald's play room
winston, the skeleton I’m dead 😂💀
I laughed out loud at this. 🏆
😂
It's Elton John's, he just crashed in
he likes kids
Why are you closing your eyes Antoine??? Afraid to look at someone who has a cooler mustache than you??
Don't ask questions anymore you are not allowed to comment on this channel anymore
He lost to a girl. Loser
@@KeepDatRatchet not a girl though
Is it bad I honestly can't tell what "they" are? I know people get touchy on the subject but I genuinely can't tell who in the comments is try to bait as opposed to telling the truth.
@@Substantial-hf1rm Dorian isn't very touchy about their gender, they were born female but the ambiguity is the point.
Melon in the windows 97 void and Dorian on the nintendo DS camera, my god we're in the future
Frannie finally
Seems like the govt already limiting bandwidth to this face call
limiting chance of infection u know. Good for us.
I actually found Dorian through your channel. And really had fun with the music despite never having experienced quite anything like it. Also I am straight and have very little avenues to actually understand LGBT people because I don't have any friends who openly identify with the community. With a lack of first person encounters it becomes difficult to wrap your head around their experiences. So naturally I developed several pre conceived ideas about what they would be like.
This interview was really wholesome. I don't know I guess you just don't expect such chill attitudes from people who are so bold and out there with their creativity. Of course I'm only speaking for myself. But thanks to Dorian for breaking some of those stereotypes in my head. I appreciate them and look forward to more fun music
this is incredibly wholesome. thank you for sharing your experiences
I recommend you to watch a UA-camr who has a channel called ContraPoints, I think you might like her.
Mikel Montoya Don’t forget Philosophy Tube, he has a few videos on queer stuff
@@Wyrdangus yeah, Olly is awesome too, obviously!
@@Wyrdangus but I mean, Natalie is very much like a female political-commentator UA-camr version of Dorian lmao
Melon and Dorian. My two favorite fruits!
You’re a god for knowing Durian. I love you, bye.
This works on multiple levels
@@kristyy420 well, 2, but yeah, no wait it's 3?
youre stupid ahahaha
Durian is the perfect fruit for Covid, just sayin
Wow does this mean Dorian Electra is a confirmed character in Smash Bro’s?
Deepak Bhatti duh
Obviously smh
Dorian Electra for smashed bros!! !!!!
Interviewee: * cracks a joke * Anthony: 😐
I rage whenever he does this.
kind of cute to see melon stan this hard
Anthony be vining in the Windows 7 void
he hath not leaveth as of yet, but we’ll see
XP
I can dig it
Logic should feel honored to get an interview with Dorian Electra. Hopefully we can see a collab sometime soon
I don't know when this joke will get old, but I can say from personal experience that it still has life left in it
Little did we know that this live stream video was recorded in 2004
Literally ahead of the game. I rate that.
Anthony, im sorry to say it, but Dorian has taken the throne of the best teeth in the game
Diego Reinosa for real I can’t look away from their teeth
Dorian indeed has quality chompers
I was looking for this comment, those are some exceptional teeth
I love that while this is true, their newest aesthetic is literally just to make their teeth look displeasing lmao
I love Dorian even though they are recording on a toothpick rn
Dorian noted the difference between Baroque and Romantic as different eras within the Classical music sphere. Maybe this is common knowledge, but in combination with the artists their parents influenced them in listening to from a young age.. I get the sense they have a deep understanding of music history!
they deadass have Gregorian chants in a few of their songs lol
Musical genius
I'm not really surprised. They are a musical genius after all.
I've been meaning to find these particular piano sounds and it took me discovering Dorian (specifically Man to Man) to finally put a name on that sound. I've always heard it and liked it but never knew how to search for it, like keywords and stuff.
I usually hear it from gothic anime/video game soundtracks and Melanie Martinez's Cake. Feel free to send me some recs.
@@cheesecakelasagna there's also harpsichord, idk if thats what ur referring to
BROOO THIS WAS SO UNEXPECTED BUT SO COOL!!!!!
WHAT THE HECK I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SEE U HERE
@@user-if9oh6zt1j im EVERYWHERE
Anthony: Good video, bad audio
Dorian: Good audio, bad video
Dorian audios bad
Dorian has such an intimidating style/aesthetic but their personality is SO sweet and humble i honestly love them so much
It tends to be like that for people who present as very edgy and unapproachable. It's usually for self-protection.
nothing to see here. just too kings looking at each other
I am so sorry, but TWO
@@Lepstick_- i know, i didn't want to come off as a douchebag and correcting something so small, but it triggered me SO MUCH, i'm glad you did it
I am sorry but Dorian isn’t a king they are a god
It was uncomfortable when Anthony kept hitting on them and asking if he can call them daddy throughout the interview
She/her
John Smith no
@@JohnSmith-xm3bp its they/them
@@JohnSmith-xm3bp i dont fw the trans stuff so to me shes a woman but what did that have to do with what anyone said lol
Ye he really needs to work on his interview skills and staying on topic. Don’t know how he related touring to the Cold War but hey
28:29 *"I always like to be a little bit unsure [when I'm putting something out] because if I'm too sure, that means I'm not challenging myself enough."* Word.
im in this photo and undergoing existential self analysis because of it
I needed to remember this quote today, lol.
This is like the battle of the nice teeth
damn was not expecting their talking voice to sound like that. love it
good thing I happened to stumble across that Andrew Huang video, "4 producer 1 song" and discovered Dorian there.
@@cheesecakelasagna wow dorian was in one of those? i'll have to go watch it
CheesecakeLasagna thats the same way I found out about them! And i am so glad i watched it bc dorian is amazing
she is girl how is she suppose to sound ?
@@amandaclaireon4065 they are non binary and I've never heard them talk
Dorian be on that Gameboy camera grind
Dorian really be using a Casio fx-83GT X calculator to record.
I live for when Dorian said “uh oh.” And tapped at melon. So calm, yet flustered.
Dorian forgetting their entire mental library of musicians they like after being asked about it on the spot is a whole-ass mood. Me too buddy, me too
I'm laughing so hard when Anthony's video just freezes and Dorian's like "uh oh"
Timestamp?
18:52
What a coincidence, I’ve been recommended Dorian Electra’s music by both Spotify and UA-cam for the longest time and i only finally got into their music a few days ago. I still haven’t checked out their album in full yet, but thinking of doing it soon as I’ve got the time to (Japan still isn’t on lockdown). Great interview!
I love that they said “If I’m too sure about something when I put it out I’m not challenging myself.” As an artist that makes so much sense.
Dorian truly is a musical genius. Been a long time since I have heard true artistry like that in pop.
Huge fan of Dorian. This made my day. Thank you Melon!
Pretty cool that you got to interview someone you so clearly admire
my face during this whole thing: ☺
Relatable, have a nice day.
@@cheesecakelasagna you too thanks!
Everyone getting Dorian's pronouns right in the comments is making me so happy
Kinda funny how they refer to themselves as i, not as we in the video.
@@TheSPFPR No it's not. "They" has been used historically in English as singular.
@@TheSPFPR lmao ur kind of dumb
did you scroll thru the whole comment section just to make yourself angry or to try and tell on someone?
@@deengew both
Dorian seriously has the prettiest teeth ever wtf
I cant even see their teeth cause of their camera quality lmao
best teeth in the game meets the prettiest
Very attractive features
Dorian is just beautiful in general
woaahhh I love my dad and daddy
They have a nice chemistry it was a great interview. It was especially nice to hear their thoughts as a nonbinary person myself. Love Dorian. Thanks for the interview Melon.
Having had watched a lot of Ant's interviews now, it's easy to take for granted how effortless his and Dorian's chemistry in this. At the top of my head, the second interview that gives the same feeling was St. Vincent's.
My man really used the Windows XP pipes screensaver as background
Dorian just seems like an awesome person. I really need to check out their music a little bit more
It's so cute how Dorian invented the word like.
Holy shit I had to do a double take...BLESS U MELON for this. There are basically no interviews (certainly no good ones) of Dorian on UA-cam. You’re doing the lord’s work (Adam and Steve’s work). :)
It's not Adam and Steve, it's Adam and some animated piece of rib cage.
Me: *DAaAAAddDDdYYYY LiiiiIkeEEe*
Melon: *Yes, daddy do like*
Dorian: *Yes, I’m big daddy*
Love this comment what's your insta?
I'm literally obsessed with Dorian!😭💖 Not only their talent & aesthetics but also their incredible charisma, community spirit & intelligence!!!💖❤ They are such an inspiring, charming & gorgeous king OMG!😭🌹💖
damn, that "pipes" Windows XP screensaver though... couldn't hear a word they said for the 1st minute, nostalgia blocked everything.
Great to see you interview Dorian! Their album is still one of my favorites of last year
Paul Electra, rockstar realtor and musical chad
Anthony, its okay you can tell us you fell into your computer. we can get the fire department to get you out.
When I find a new artist who I love I'm always hesitant to watch interviews in case it turns out I dislike them as a person... Thankfully not the case here, I love hearing Dorian speak about their album and the future and Fantano was a great interviewer!!!!
I like a lot of your artist interviews but this was definitely a favorite. What they talk about early on about how they give themselves permission to aesthetically contradict on a song gender-wise is so relevant to me.
Dorians video quality progressively improves over the course of the video
went to see them in adelaide not long ago, was probably one of the last shows they performed. honestly, best show i've ever been to, it was hype as fuck
If u look closely in the background of melon's side you can see some parts of his sex tape that leaked like 2 years ago.
Link now
A series of tubes.
He get that good pipe
Yeah he legit has a sex tape that leaked, he was getting frisky with a black girl maybe his gf
@@UnthawedGuitarist lol wtf you mean his wife?
Dorian is incredible, love their music
Damn that was a really interesting question at 2:35 you're killing it! Watched this like 3 times now!
Flamboyant was by far my favorite album last year, and I found it thanks to Tony's review, thanks so much to both of you!
weird relistening to this a year later and we are still in the pandemic LMAO
Dorian is such an enjoyable person. I met them briefly at one of their shows and they were so nice.
19:40 Wow, I keep forgetting that (song)writers don't just always write in solitude then immediately release stuff. They go to different camps or activity groups or whatever so they can always challenge their own skills, all the while also harnessing their confidence with bit by bit exposure. I always forget that art should be one's lifestyle (one that they always crave to do) for one to be deem an artist.
Imma keep this mental note from now on.
That was not the voice I expected to come out of that human beings mouth.
Damn bruh I never thought live action anime would work 😳😳
Dorian is easily already a JoJo character in their own right, I don't know about the melon man though...
@@cheesecakelasagna Anthony is their stand
The face of antony when Dorian said Kirim J
I love that Dorian really appreciates music videos as a medium! I think videos are sometimes so underestimated in what they can add to the meaning of a piece of art :)
18:51
Melon: change da world
my final message.
Goodb ye
Anthony, asking Dorian to peg you while Swans' "Bring the Sun" plays in the background for 35 minutes is not an interview.
lmao
Whats this about Dorian's dad?! Anthony tryna steal Narduwar's job
Dorian's dad actually has a youtube channel (The Rockstar Realtor) created back in 2006 and still uploads! He really is a chad dad.
Recorded with a second hand toaster.
Didnt see that coming, but loving it!
Also the Kirin bomb now im so stoked
I did not expect Dorian to sound like that lol
Anthony's grabbing hands in the thumbnail worries me.
Keep calm and allow him to vibe check you.
@@FOGSHIE hahaha
Awesome Interview. Dorian Electra is not an artist. Dorian is THE artist! Thank you for having them on here!
Interview 100 gecs!
Im at 144p rn, and Dorian looking like minecraft
Why does Anthony's hand on the thumbnail look like that stock hand that gets edited on all the surreal memes
Dorian is by far my favorite pop artists lately, and for the first time I feel like all the lyrics and style is so relatable to my personal life, I can’t wait to go see a show. 😭 great interview, so inspiring!
I love Dorian! One of my favourite artists right now. I saw them in Toronto two months ago ❤️. I’m so happy I saw them before this pandemic
Transphobes mad? What’s new?
Whereas Dorian is not even Trans.
Vault Chorus non-binary and genderqueer falls under the term trans
@@scrungly ahh I didn't know! Thanks for informing me though.
@@kellanshields no problem :)
@@kellanshields To explain why, or be a little more specific, being trans means that you identify as something else than what you were assigned at birth(whatever the doctor decided), nothing more. Doesn't have to be about transitioning or anything like that, and it doesn't mean identitying as "the opposite" gender, just as something else than you were given(:
I've always thought Dorian Electra was born male (I thought Dorian was just a male name). Now I have to reinterpret all their lyrics!!
Dorian is an actual human name?
@@cheesecakelasagna Dorian Gray for example, from the novel
@@alessandrofusari3746 t h e n o v e l
I've been so taken by Dorian Electra. They're sincerely a transformative artist thru & thru, but still highly intelligent with no overdone portrayals of a vapid sexed up celebrity puppet.
Just a sexed up trailblazer 😊😏😉
Dorian understands the importance of being truly liberated- afterall, what type of liberation allows for sexual freedom only after you're told to?
Being comfortable in their gender fluidity and sexual self expression is teaching so many people to stop hindering their ownership of whatever feels like the best version of theirselves in any particular moment
the amount of technical difficulty that preceded this was incredible
And still somehow managed to not just disconnect completely like damn.
anthony intentionally placing his webcam in a lower angle so he'll appear intimidating to dorian electra is too much.
Maybe that wasnt intentional
what?
@@goldproductionsofficial9949 im just kidding lol this is a fantano comment section haha
I met Dorian after a show while they were on tour. Super cool person!
I thoroughly enjoyed this! Thanks a lot. Dorian seems so sweet and likable! I have listened to their album a couple of times, but I feel like I need to get more into them now.
The camera quality feels intentional
YOULL GET WHATS YOOOUURRRSSSS IF YOU LIVE BY THE SWORDDD
Funny how the day after I found dorian through melon, and I started talking to my friends about how awesome they are that they actually do an interview together
Dude I have such a crush on Dorian keep going! I love your music
Only true fans were there for Anthony's struggle to make this happen because he doesn't know how to IG.
They’re so cute
0:18 "Rockstar of the 24th century..."
He's not wrong though.
interview black midi !
now THAT i can get behind
Gordie boy
Alejandro Castillo Landero that would be awesome
Dorian and Anthony's teeth are fantastic between them. They're so stoked to be talking to each other
Really interesting conversation! Thank you for this video, I think you came up with very cool questions for a person like Dorian
Dorian recording on a Motorola Dynatac 8000X
This was awesome! Only discovered Dorian from seeing Edgelord in my feed and it bangs! They seem really genuine and down to earth too! Big fan!
"The c word"
yeah
indeed
Crap!?!?!
Covid19
Chinaaaa
legit great interview, loved the question about how seeing their audience at shows might affect their writing process!