The term “la belle indifference” is a French term, which translates to “beautiful ignorance.” La belle indifference is defined as a paradoxical absence of psychological distress despite having a serious medical illness or symptoms related to a health condition.
“We're a bunch of outsiders who refused to be kept out,” says High Pulp drummer Bobby Granfelt. “We've never had an academic approach to jazz—most of us grew up playing in DIY bands—so it was the rawness and the energy and the absolute freedom of the music that called to us in the first place.”
