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It's Christmas Eve, and I hope you all are having a beautiful peaceful day ๐๐
If you ask me, I’d say this time of the year should be dedicated not to crazy shopping and hunting for the best gifts ever but rather to some personal reflections on the passing year and, possibly, spending more time with people we love. Virtually too, why not Let me know what you think about it, by the way.
Today, I want to share an ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ Brian did for ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐ just before Christmas 20 years ago. Celebrating of the ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ anniversary recently refreshed our memories about that period in Placebo’s career. So I believe you would be interested to know Brian’s thoughts about the highlights and achievements of 2000 for him.
Enjoy reading!
Some of the questions are quite universal so probably you’d like to answer them too, about your 2020. I’m looking forward to your comments, dear soulmates!
๐จ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ถ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?
“It's not over yet! It's been work, work, work and hardly any play. It's been a full-on emotional year.”
๐๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
"’At The Drive-in's 'Relationship Of Command'. It's an amazing record. I heard 'One Armed Scissor' and managed to get a copy of the album before it came out. It's like a cross between Fugazi and Jane's Addiction. They're my favourite band and they harness energy and passion. It's all over the Place musically. It goes off on tangents and there's a rebellious spirit which I like. I also love the new Queens album, 'Rated R'. It's hedonistic and really fun. 'Feel Good Hit...' is my karaoke favourite.”
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ?
“I've just bought an Apple I-book laptop. That opens up several new doors of entertainment. Never a dull moment. I check out the Placebo chat rooms and have a bit of fun trying to find out what everybody thinks. It hasn't backfired yet!”
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ ๐จ ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“I haven't really been on holiday this year. We've done a whole bunch of festivals: Japan, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, France, Belgium. We never get the chance to check anv of the cities out. It's been a series of hotels and tour buses.”
๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
"’Boy's don't cry’. It's shocking that that kind of thing happens even today, that people can be that backward. The fact that it's a true story makes it all the more heartbreaking.”
๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
"Anne Widdecombe for taking the legalisation of marijuana one step forward instead of backward, which was what she was originally trying to do.”
๐๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“Me.”
๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
"What's going on in the Middle East right now. It seems to me that people there don't want peace and it's pretty heavy."
๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“The tour we're on at the moment. It feels like freedom from responsibility. It's th. most fun because you feel like a teenager all the time.”
๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
"I've had several, and it's all relationship based."
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“After Mark Richardson (drums) from Skunk Anansie's 30th birthday. We went out and partied like it was 1997. I couldn't make it to the studio the next day. It was the last time I break danced too. It was a good party."
๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
"It involved deflowering. No, I didn't."
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“PJ Harvey. Outside Ladbroke Grove tube station by accident. Her drummer Rob Ellis worked on our new album.”
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“I don't get embarrassed about break dancing. None so far thankfully. I haven't been really embarrassed, it would be difficult.”
๐๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ?
“I think Melissa Auf der Maur has to be one of the sexiest people in rock. It was a real shame because we were on tour when The Smashing Pumpkins played at Wembley. Typical.”
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“Queens Of The Stone Age at a festival in Belgium. That was amazing. Nick Oliveri, their bassist, was naked and how he didn't get sunburn on his ass I'll never know. Sonic Youth and Einstfirzende Neubauten too. We had a studio outing and came back feeling really inspired.”
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
"All of the songs we've written since the new album came out. They have to remain a secret, sorry.”
๐๐จ๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“I'm really bad with jokes. I would have to say Limp Bizkit.”
'๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ': ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐?
“I unfortunately saw that programme. Arse. Complete arse. They should have axed the show. The fact that these people are becoming celebrities is disgusting. What's the point?”
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“Go unmasked, and see if they can Pull it off without their costumes.”
๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ?
“Fear of flying'. I usually have a few double vodkas before getting on the plane and after that, I'm still shitting it.”
๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐...
“Peace in the Middle East.”
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ?
“Ignore her.”
๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ?
“Mental stability…”
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ซ?
“I'm not sure where I'll be. Somewhere exotic, hopefully. I definitely don't want to be in London. I haven't decided who I'm going to take yet.”
๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ...
“Try to give up smoking, but it's not going to be very easy. it improves my voice, but I can't keep going on like this.”
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(๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ "๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐๐", ๐ท๐๐'00)
Photo credit: Anja, Wall Backstage, 2000
(๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐ "๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐๐", ๐ท๐๐'00)
Photo credit: Anja, Wall Backstage, 2000