Indie rocker Ty Segall loves being loud and prolific. But he's trying to be less of both

LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a rock star, Ty Segall may come across as surprisingly unassuming and demure — perhaps even quiet. And although the indie musician doesn’t make a habit of talking during his shows, that muted posture shifts when he steps onstage with his electric guitar and facilitates the kind of religious experience that can only come from basking in music that is really loud.

“There is such a cool thing that happens when people communally are together, not only just in front of live music, but there’s something about a loud thing that kind of shakes you,” he said. “I’ve always been attracted to that.”

Indeed, it was the almost primal release that came from listening to rock and punk music as a kid that inspired the young Segall to teach himself how to play.

“It did feel very in tune with like the physical nature of sound, how sound affects you physically, how it rattles your body,” he recalled of the songs that shaped him.