Today I have an ♦️ππ‘π§ππ₯π©πππͺ♦️ for you that Brian gave to Time Out KL before Placebo's first ever gig in Malaysia in 2010. Enjoy reading.
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π’ “Like a fish that crawls out of the water, grows legs and walks.“
ππ‘ π¬π’π¨π₯ πππ§ππ¦π§ ππππ¨π „πππ§π§ππ ππ’π₯ π§ππ π¦π¨π‘“ π¬π’π¨ ππππ§π¨π₯ππ π¦π’π π ππ₯ππ¦π¦ ππ‘π π¦π§π₯ππ‘π ππ₯π₯ππ‘πππ ππ‘π§π¦, πͺπππ§ ππ₯π’π¨πππ§ πππ’π¨π§ π§πππ¦ ππππ‘ππ?
π’ “Our decision to use brass was inspired by our love of soul, reggae and Beatles’ records. We’ve used strings before; check out ‘Pierrot the Clown’ from [the album] ‘Meds’.“
π¬π’π¨π₯ π£π₯ππ©ππ’π¨π¦ ππππ¨π π¦ πͺππ₯π π€π¨ππ§π πππππ ππ¨π§ π¬π’π¨ πππ¦ππ₯ππππ π¬π’π¨π₯ πππ§ππ¦π§ ππππ¨π ππ¦ πππ©ππ‘π π πππ§ π’π ππ’π£π. πͺπππ§ ππ₯π’π¨πππ§ πππ’π¨π§ π§ππ πππππ§ ππ§ π§ππ ππ‘π π’π π§ππ π§π¨π‘π‘ππ?
π’ “Each new album starts as a reaction to its predecessor, which is the biggest influence of all because it determines exactly what we do not want to do. With that in mind, and with a little distance for perspective’s sake, Stef and Idecided that ‘Meds’ was a very claustrophobic and monochrome album that offered hardly any hope to the listener. Thus it seemed logical to make a new album bursting with colour and optimism. Having said that, whether we did so or not remains up for debate.“
ππ’ π¬π’π¨ π§πππ‘π π£ππ¦π¦ππ ππ¦π (π’π₯ ππππ₯π§ππ₯πππ, π’π₯ πππ£π₯ππ¦π¦ππ’π‘) π ππππ¦ π¬π’π¨ π πππ§π§ππ₯ ππ₯π§ππ¦π§?
π’ “Absolutely not. It does make you a very good drunk, though.“
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π’ “It’s good to have someone gullible in the band to mess with.“
π§ππ πππ‘π'π¦ π¦ππ«π¨ππππ§π¬ πππ¦ ππππ’π π ππ‘ ππππ‘π§ππ§π¬ ππ’π₯ π¬π’π¨ – ππ’ π¬π’π¨ π§πππ‘π ππ§'π¦ πͺπππ§ π ππππ¦ π£ππ’π£ππ ππ§π§π₯πππ§ππ π§π’ π¬π’π¨? πππ π¬π’π¨ ππππππ π§π’ ππ ππ’π‘ππ¦π§ π’π πͺππ’ π¬π’π¨ ππ₯π ππ¦ π π¦π§ππ§ππ ππ‘π§ π’π ππ π£π’πͺππ₯π ππ‘π§?
“Both attraction and repulsion are created by such honesty. Empowerment can only be achieved through the courageous and political act of standing up to be counted.“
ππ¦ ππ§ π ππ₯ππ©ππ‘π ππ’π₯ππ ππ‘ π¬π’π¨π₯ π π¨π¦ππ?
π’ “Yes, especially during the primal act of performance. Sometimes I feel like a stripper, in the sense that I am making myself emotionally nude.“
π£ππ’π£ππ π’ππ§ππ‘ π¦ππ π¬π’π¨π₯ ππ’π§π ππ§π§ππ₯π/π πππ-π¨π£ ππ¦ π πππ¦π§ππ‘ππ§ππ©π ππππ₯πππ§ππ₯ππ¦π§ππ π’π π£ππππππ’. πͺππ¦ π§πππ§ ππ‘ ππ‘πππ¨ππ‘ππ ππ₯π’π π¬π’π¨π₯ π π¨π¦ππ πππ₯πππ§ππ’π‘?
π’ “I wear make-up and have black hair. Why does that make me a goth? Look at Cher – she wears make-up and has black hair, does that make her a goth? Show me a picture where I look like a goth and I’ll show you a picture of me and Cher getting it on.“
π¬π’π¨ πππ©π π£πππ¬ππ πͺππ§π ππ‘π π’π£ππ‘ππ ππ’π₯ π ππ‘π¬ ππ₯π§ππ¦π§π¦, ππ‘πππ¨πππ‘π πππππ¬ ππ’π₯πππ‘ ππ‘π π₯π’πππ₯π§ π¦π ππ§π. πͺππ’ ππ’ π¬π’π¨ π§πππ‘π πππ¦ π§ππ ππππππ¦π§ ππ π£πππ§ π’π‘ π¬π’π¨π₯ πππ₯π₯πππ₯?
π’ “David Bowie. He was somewhat of a mentor at the beginning of our career.“
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π’ “I am always very happy when The Black Eyed Peas receive bad press. Beyonce, however, is a very significant artist and a true star.“
π§πππ₯π'π¦ ππππ‘ π¦π’π π πππ π£π₯ππ¦π¦ πππ’π¨π§ ππ’πͺ π§ππ ππ¨π§ππ’π₯ππ§πππ¦ ππ‘ ππ¨πππ ππ¨π π£π¨π₯ π₯ππππ§ππ (π₯ππ§πππ₯ π‘ππππ§ππ©π) π§π’ πππ ππ‘π§ππ₯π‘ππ§ππ’π‘ππ ππ₯π§ππ¦π§π¦ πͺππ’ π£πππ‘π‘ππ π’π₯ πππ π£ππ₯ππ’π₯π ππ πππ₯π, ππππ πππ¬π’π‘ππ ππ‘π π§ππ πππππ ππ¬ππ π£πππ¦. πππ¦ π§πππ§ πππ¦ππ’π¨π₯ππππ π¬π’π¨ ππ₯π’π ππ’π ππ‘π πππ₯π ππ‘ππ§πππππ¬?
π’ “I would like to outlast Leonard Cohen.“
πππ©π π¬π’π¨ π¦π§ππ₯π§ππ πͺπ’π₯πππ‘π π’π‘ π¬π’π¨π₯ π‘ππͺ ππππ¨π ? πͺπππ§ πͺπππ ππ§ ππ ππππ?
π’ “It will sound like the first scream of a newborn baby.“
(Time Out KL, March 24th 2010)
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