Aphex Twin Twiddles Knobs

Text on the meme

Aphex Twin Admits He Literally Has No Idea What He’s Doing Written by Isaac Martin SCOTLAND—Richard D. James of Aphex Twin fame admits to us in an interview: "Yeah, I just go on stage and twiddle knobs until people start cheering."

What it means

An article-style meme shows Richard D. James, known as Aphex Twin, wearing headphones and adjusting knobs on electronic music equipment. The joke pretends that his complex electronic performances are actually improvised knob-twiddling, making it useful as a reaction to feeling clueless while appearing competent.

Who

Aphex Twin (Richard D. James)

Objects

man with headphones / мужчина в наушниках electronic music equipment / электронное музыкальное оборудование audio mixer / аудиомикшер control knobs / ручки управления cables / кабели black hoodie / чёрная толстовка stage / сцена dark venue / тёмное помещение article headline / заголовок статьи computer screen / экран компьютера