Porter Robinson has been a fan favorite for years. After a successful summer tour with Madeon and a full 2016 festival run (including Shaky Beats, Bass Center, EDC Orlando, Voodoo, and more), Porter drastically changed gears and took to Twitter to officially denounce all of his music, save for just 11 tracks. In his own words, “i’ve been making music for 12 years and i only wrote 11 songs. wow.” Read his tweets below.
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckthis
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) January 24, 2017
no disrespect but this is the canon
everything else is unofficial now
i've been making music for 12 years and i only wrote 11 songs, wow pic.twitter.com/xgpzMk8iFh
— porter robinson (@porterrobinson) January 24, 2017
The ever popular “lionhearted” is notably missing from this list.
Fans were shocked to see him lashing out via social media; some defended his sentiment and cited quality over quantity, while others felt confused and worried for the producer’s state of mind. Though it remains unclear what spurred Porter’s public decry; artists are subject to changes of heart and mind just like anyone else. Regardless of how the man himself may feel, his music lives on untarnished in the hearts of true fans.