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๐ข “Like a fish that crawls out of the water, grows legs and walks.“
๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ “๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ก“ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ, ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐?
๐ข “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’.“
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ค๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐. ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ก๐ก๐๐?
๐ข “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.“
๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ (๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก) ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง?
๐ข “Absolutely not. It does make you a very good drunk, though.“
๐ช๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ช๐๐ข ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ?
๐ข “It’s good to have someone gullible in the band to mess with.“
๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐'๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ – ๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ? ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ช๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง?
๐ข “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.“
๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐?
๐ข “Yes, especially during the primal act of performance. Sometimes I feel like a stripper, in the sense that I am making myself emotionally nude.“
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๐ข “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.“
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐ก๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐. ๐ช๐๐ข ๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ข๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ?
๐ข “David Bowie. He was somewhat of a mentor at the beginning of our career.“
๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐'๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ช ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ (๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฌ) ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ. ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฌ?
๐ข “I am always very happy when The Black Eyed Peas receive bad press. Beyonce, however, is a very significant artist and a true star.“
๐ญ๐ต๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐; ๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ'๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ?
๐ข “I would like to outlast Leonard Cohen.“
๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ก ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ? ๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?
๐ข “It will sound like the first scream of a newborn baby.“
(Time Out KL, March 24th 2010)
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