Eric Harvey
@ericdharvey.com
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prof ∙ critic ∙ music and media ∙ award-losing author of WHO GOT THE CAMERA?, which Rolling Stone called "approachably erudite" ∙ ericdharvey.com
prof ∙ critic ∙ music and media ∙ award-losing author of WHO GOT THE CAMERA?, which Rolling Stone called "approachably erudite" ∙ ericdharvey.com
![Mike F's famous tweet: "Check this shit out motherfucker [I slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, it's not clear what kind of move I was trying to do]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zq5bfggbq3lmhkdqm3xnx6s5/bafkreifxgbeqlev6q4g6gmilla2lgos5tdd2gzebx3jnixyh3c4suy3dhy)
![The band I was obsessed with at the time was the brother and sister duo Fiery Furnaces. There were some things on Blueberry Boat that took me out. [Plays “Quay Cur” on the speaker] I’m sorry I have to do this, I haven’t heard this song in so long. There’s a lot of psychedelic experimentation, lots of synth. The way she articulates, how she—I can’t explain it. It’s just so white. This is a time when white people were doing white shit, remember that? [Stops music.] They tore.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zq5bfggbq3lmhkdqm3xnx6s5/bafkreifp4hijlf5edpy3rkkkxrl75ndxjpuofqur6kaat2vmdl4tmewn6e)
![Q.
Was it at all controversial to root for the Raiders, who were just coming into town, over the Rams, who had been the hometown team?
A.
Not in my life. [laughs] It wasn’t controversial at all. The Rams just seemed soft. My neighborhood really didn’t identify with that. Coming out of South Central L.A., the Raiders were the team that we can identify with the most. They had the attitude that we had. Some of the Raiders looked like my uncles. They had ‘fros and they had mustaches, beards. We definitely could identify with their players. It was basically just, show up on Sunday and do your thing.
Q.
Was that why N.W.A. made the Raiders clothing its uniform?
A.
N.W.A. was actually an all-star group — we all had our own style, because we had come from different groups to create N.W.A. So we felt that we needed to look like we belonged together. This was an age of troop suits and uniforms. Run-DMC were in black and leather. We decided we’re not dressing alike but we’ll at least wear the same color. So we picked black as our color. I’d show up in my Raider gear. Next thing you know, other people start buying Raider gear. It’s just a thing where you looked right, it felt right. It had the same image we had.
Q.
The eye patch, the sword…
A.
Yeah. That pirate mentality, of take what you think is yours.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zq5bfggbq3lmhkdqm3xnx6s5/bafkreigoqzkeu6eekwfqkciiqp7y7cqcrnx7m3zfcyt43xsw4ztitklgfa)
