""I think I was being a lion," he says, "and she was like, 'No, don't be Funny Daddy. Be Real Daddy.' Which hurt," he deadpans. "It's like: I'm being a clown again. And she could see right through it.""
""The album is not comedy," he said, straight-faced. "So, you know, leaving the microphone sounds in there... that was just something I didn't really realize. And that is also just me maybe being new to the recording experience - like, it was just actually recorded in my bedroom, which I feel like a lot of people might not even know.""
Kyle Mooney created The Real Me as a performed persona, billing himself as Kyle M and delivering earnest-seeming songs about personal details and societal observations. The project intentionally blurs comedy and sincerity, with Mooney committing to the bit while also describing the album as not comedy. Recording choices, including leaving microphone sounds and using a bedroom setup, underscore the intimate and deliberate aesthetic. Mooney toured the material, incorporating familiar characters alongside the songs. Interactions with his young daughter reveal tensions between performance and authenticity in his public and private identities.
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