When Pennsylvania-based songwriter Jacob Newman was looking for inspiration, he turned to one of his favorite things: Pokémon.
That was more than seven months ago, and he hasn’t looked back sinceThe 24-year-old, who goes by the stage name Jacob Norman Chainsaw-Arm, found troves of material within some of his favorite characters, eventually vowing to craft an individualized tune for each of the more than 700 types that populate the Pokémon universe.
So far, he’s written and recorded about 100 songs using a variety of different instruments, as The Washingtonian first reported. In an interview with Mashable, he discussed how it all started, and the ability for Pokémon to act as metaphors for human behavior. Read more…
More about Pokemon Songs, Great Plain, Jacob Norman Chainsaw Arm, Pokemon, and Entertainment
