๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ผ! ๐๐
To celebrate her special day I want to share one interview with Fiona from 2010 about touring with Placebo and another one about her music from January last year.
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| Photo credits: Gabrielle Motola, Gwen, Rianovosti, unknown / edit by Silke |
♦๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ – ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ♦
๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ก ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ'๐ฉ๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ก, ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ: ๐๐ข๐ช ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ ?
๐ข ”I have known the band socially for many years because we have several friends in common in London, and we used to meet at gigs before Placebo became hugely successful and their tours took them away for long periods. Brian remembers seeing me playing violin with Michael J Sheehy about 10 years ago at the 12-bar club in London. At the time I was playing and writing with various bands, including Dream City Film Club. Coincidentally I was also in the band Tram for a while, and Bill Lloyd was in this band before me! Small world… But our musical paths didn’t officially merge until the band decided to use strings on theMeds album. They asked me to write with them, and we found musical material and a sound that could add something to the songs without overpowering them. It worked well and after this I collaborated with Stefan on the strings for the Hotel Persona album.”
๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ช ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ข ๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฆ?
๐ข ”Yes I am very happy with the way the ’string’ songs sound live. Our sound engineer is brilliant and has worked hard to ensure that combination of the samples and my live violin sound has a great impact. Using an electric violin helps with this as an acoustic violin would be overwhelmed by everything else on stage.”
๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐?
๐ข ”I really love playing Battle for the Sun. I feel this is an important track for the band and it is exciting to perform. Every You Every Me and Special K are amazing too. I become a ‘fan’ again because I have always loved those songs and it reminds me of being in the crowd, rather than being in front of the crowd. It’s important to remember where you’ve come from! Speak in Tongues is also very powerful. I enjoy all the songs in the set for different reasons, and I am constantly finding new things in them to keep me inspired.”
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| Photo credit: Morgane Lescoutre |
๐ข ”The whole tour has really been fantastic so far. The Bucharest gig was wonderful for me. (I am not just saying that for this interview!) We were all in a good mood on that hot summer day, and the audience were so energetic and happy, I could really feel their excitement and love on stage, it was quite emotional. I had a great experience in Mexico City and I also loved the London Roundhouse and 02 gigs. Aside from the gigs, some of my favourite experiences have been from travelling. We visited the pyramids at Teotihuacan (Mexico) which is a truly awesome place. Visiting Tokyo for the first time was exciting, as was arriving in Rouen (France) after midnight and turning a corner to find the gothic cathedral shrouded in mist and lit by moonlight. I fell in love with Lisbon too.”
๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐?
๐ข ”Touring can get tough when you are ill because there is no recovery time. We all get sick occasionally, and it can be hard to perform when you feel unwell. I try to stay healthy on the road to avoid this, but jetlag and exhaustion can get to you sometimes. Airports, flights and flight cancellations can be stressful too. Travelling by tourbus is the best! But really I have absolutely nothing to complain about because I get to play music and travel the world, and I feel privileged to do so.”
๐ช๐๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐ ๐ก๐ข-๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐?
๐ข ”I did not need any convincing! After the experience of playing at Angkor Wat (Cambodia) I knew I wanted to do the tour straight away. Who wouldn’t want to tour with Placebo? They’re an amazing live act!”
๐๐ฌ๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐, ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐ง ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ, ๐ช๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐
๐ข ”Obviously it would be an honour to be asked to join the band permanently but it is unnecessary because I am very happy with my position in the band as it is.”
(Interview by Niki Phaser, January 2010)
♦๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐๐ช ๐ฎ – ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น (๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ต)♦
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