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๐ข ”I suppose so, I mean it's difficult to say when the band was born. Me and Stef we started to write songs back in '94, were signed in '95, we released our first album in '96. It's difficult to say, we don't feel we were a band until '97 when Steve joined the band, you know. But it's not really that important.”
๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ก๐? ๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง...
๐ข ”Is it? Woooo! well I don't know, I don't think so...”
๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ? ๐'๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฑ.
๐ข ”Probably late 2005 for our album No 5. In October it will be a singles collection which will start with «36 degrees» and it will end with one or two new singles which we are gonna record soon, so it will be new material in this singles-album and also a dvd with all the videos to accompany that. So that's coming in October. Probably the first edition it will have an extra CD with it, which it will have all the extra stuff on it. And then we'll start working on the new album, late 2004 or early 2005.”
๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐ง๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐ง?
๐ข ”Unfortunatelly bands no longer have the luxury of playing a whole bunch new songs, of testing new songs on an audience like we used to do in '97. Fans are so inpatient that they bootleg them and put them on the internet. I wish they would be more patient about it 'cause those songs aren't meant to be listened to yet, they are not finished. There is a reason why you are trying them out on an audience. In a live show you are playing them once and they hear them and that's cool. You want to see the responce and that's the way this situation was designed for. But to put them on the internet, put a demo of them on the internet two years before the album comes out, it's not right. People must be more patient and wait for the proper thing to come out, otherwise it ruins the surprise for everybody. It has to be understood that people who do that... it's their own fault that bands don't do that anymore. If they wouldn't do that, we would try new material out on an audience.”
๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ง?
๐ข ”No, no absolutely not. It's a question of principle, it's a question of quality. That's what is all about. We believe that we must release the highest quality possible of music. That takes time and alot of work. Obviously you want to deliver to your fans the best possible mix of your new song and have the best quality song and the best quality of music for their own personal enjoyment.
And that's what is all about. Of course is not gonna harm you in anyway, financialy or whatever, this is not the issue.”
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๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง ๐ข๐๐จ๐ง.
๐ข ”Absolutely. Because we believe that's the way that it was intented to be listened to. In the old days when Pink Floyd wrote «Dark side of the moon» they took it on tour for a year before they redorded it. And that allowed them to develop songs on the road. Bands today don't have that luxury anymore and that's a shame cause you make an album and you go on tour for a year and after a year you realise that the songs have evolved in to something even better and if you have the luxury to be able to do that without having the songs ending up on the internet, then... the public will get a better album at the end of it. So, the public actually shoots it's self in the foot!”
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ ๐-๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฆ. ๐ช๐๐ฌ'๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ง?
๐ข ”With b-sides we do a lot of experimental music, alot of covers, instrumental and stuff like that and it is fun for us, but the stuff that we play live it's kinda our favorites. There is a certain instruction of what works better live and especially in a festival situation and usually it is a powerful rock song with lyrics. You are not gonna play like a ten minute instrumental.”
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ. ๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐ก'๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐.
๐ข ”We just do what we want. We DO all care alot but we are not pre-occupied.”
๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?
๐ข ”Is anybody shy? Well yeah! (smiles) Myself and Stefan we are quite shy people. Steve isn't shy! But we are shy people. So, that's probably why we are on stage where we are allowed to be larger than life. With that body and personality which is bigger than us in everyday life.”
๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐...
๐ข ”I think we proved our selves to a great degree but that doesn't mean we can start being lazy now. The challenges get bigger now because you have a strong body of work behind you. So everytime you make a new album you have to make it better than the last one. And I think particullary the last one was a very good record so now we have a bigger challenge in our hands for album No 5. I supposed we've achieved a great deal now and we are confident because we have a good fan base and that shows that what we do, is made of good quality, because otherwise we wouldn't be around for 10 years. We would be a flash and a pan. We would be fashionable for 2 years and then dissapear. That kinda thing. We have a tendency to operate outside of musical trance, the fashion in music or what's in the cover of NME and stuff like that.”
๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ช?
๐ข ”I don't know! I don't read comics!” (big smile)
๐๐ข๐ช ๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐ก-๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐?
๐ข ”You have to realise that you are very blessed to be in your position, you know. And certainly it is difficult some times but in the same time it's so much better than having a real job. You are in a very very enviable position. You have a really beautiful life because you get to see so many different places, enjoy different cultures, meet different people which enrich your life. You are very blessed when you are able to do that. Obviously you miss your loved ones, you miss being at home and the comfort of that, but in the same time not many people realisticly have the oportunity that you have so you shouldn't complain about it and you must enjoy it to the full cause you never now when it's going to end.”
๐ช๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐?
๐ข ”Places!” (laughs)
๐ช๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ'๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ก ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐?
๐ข ”We used to do a lot of stage diving, alot of crowd surfing, jump in to the audience with our instruments, flirt around and stuff like that but our clothes are too expensive now (laughs) and they are just ripped to shreds, torn to pieces if you do that (laughs again) and the guitars are too expensive for that aswell.”
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๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐ฌ? ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐?
๐ข ”Absolutely (smiles). Yeah yeahhh... it's only because of mutual trust when you can achieve proper kinkiness.”
๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ'๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐ข๐ข ๐ก๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ฌ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง?
๐ข ”I'm not getting married but when I commit, I commit.”
๐๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ฌ ๐ช๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ช ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ?
๐ข ”The second one, you learn how to live with them. They are always gonna be there you know. It's a form of catharsis, a form of exorcism. You have a much more objective discourse with these ghosts and demons cause you externalise them and you can learn to live with them more realisticly and more objectivly.”
๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ง๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐?
๐ข ”It hurts sometimes. Nothing is ever simple when it comes to human relationships, yeah. No one is perfect, everybody makes mistakes and struggles with their own selfishness and their own ego. It's very difficult sometimes to live with someone, to share your life with someone, but it's also an amazing thing that gives you so much more, fills your life up with so much joy. But there is a balance to everything that you have to keep. And there is a double side to everything cause you know, the closer you are to someone, the more you have the capacity to hurt them.”
๐๐ก๐ฌ ๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐? ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ข๐.
๐ข ”Yes I was a DJ for a month in Bangkok and yes I will DJ more. I don't have any certain plans right now but yes I will do it again. I have some good offers on the table so we will see....”
(Interview at Rockwave festival, June 22nd 2004)
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