𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪: ”𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗟𝗞𝗢”

Here's an interview Brian gave to Kerrang in February 2010. What's special about this one is that the journalist used keywords instead of questions and Mr. Molko answered them by saying what came to his mind first. If you want to know what Brian thinks about acceptance, mistakes, Placebo's hits, touring and writing then this article is perfect for you. Enjoy reading!

Photo credit: Franck Juery

ACCEPTANCE

“I don't feel I have to prove myself so much anymore. I've been able to settle in my own skin. I've came to accept that this is who I am, this is what I do and I had enough justification from others and from our fans to not feel so much like Sisyphus any longer. I'm not pushing a big rock to the top of the mountain only to see it roll down the other side.”

THE HITS
“You'd have to pay me to play ”Nancy Boy” again... Oh, wait a minute, that's what people do, isn't it? Actually I have less of a problem playing that song than I do playing ”Pure Morning”. I just can't bring myself to sing the lyrics any more. Crowd seem to take it as a victory when we play ”Nancy Boy” now. They're like 'Oh my God, we're at the one where they've decided to play it! The Belgians next week definitely won't get this!'”

Credit: Screenshot of a live video

TOURING
“Long tours are daunting, but this is what we do. This is our calling. We're travelling minstrels. We're gypsies. I just can't see how anything else may satisfy us the way performing does. The performance doesn't fill you with trepidation; it's the emotional states you get into once you're past twelve months. It's very strange because that nomadic existence can drive you insane and make you emotionally unstable.”

MISTAKES
“The days of the nonsense lyrics, like on ”Pure Morning”, are completely gone. I just can't write that way. It's not a choice; I don't choose to write in a certain fashion. It's just the way that it comes out. It comes out and it moves me, so I hope it will move other people. I used to listen back to our records for all the mistakes and all the things we could have done. But you can't change things. You have to have a level of acceptance. Records are the best you could do at the time and they will always sound different from how you first imagined them. Whatever idea you have will change. It's inevitable. Albums are thoughts and desires made real. Something will always get lost in the process.”

Photo credit: Scarlet Page

WRITING
“I don't like revealing too much about myself. Every creative writing teacher will tell you to write about what you know, I suppose, but I can't do a complete autobiography. I find a way to write small fictions based on real events and emotions. I was thinking about this the other day and, though my songs are getting more confessional as the years go on, I still protect myself.”
(Kerrang, February 2010)

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