What about another translation of an older Russian ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ? This one was published in ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ magazine in April 2007.
Until that time, Placebo already played in Russia several times and got their devoted fanbase but probably, were still a bit less known as, for instance, in France. The article is written in kind of introductory style using – intentionally, of course – the hottest and most provocative topics to draw attention of the new fans.
I hope it’s going to be a nice read for you.
Big thanks to Anastasiya Loginova for the magazine scans!
 |
| Photo credit: Frazer Harrison |
“I'm so happy we still exist! The fact that we managed to survive while many of our peers just disappeared, sounds hopeful,” says ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐, frontman of one of the most resonant and beautiful British bands.
"๐ด๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐?"
๐บ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
They are insane. No, really! They confess to things that most people would be surely silent about. They don’t hesitate to publicly declare that they don’t adhere to a traditional sexual orientation (Brian Molko is bisexual, bassist Stefan Olsdal is interested in boys). They openly say that some of their songs are inspired by a crazy lifestyle - for example, Special K from the Black Market Music album is dedicated to ketamine. Brian Molko admitted that "heroin is the only drug in the world that I haven’t tried yet." Hair stands on end! But Placebo can be excused for all of that and even more. Because in music, they are gods!
๐บ ๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐
Bursts of electronic sound, pulsating bass, bouncy guitar sound: Placebo's style cannot be copied. All over the world, they are perceived not as an English but European band: an extra point for them since the arrogant British people have already set everyone on edge. Placebo's music can be sad, harsh, explosive - but it’s never boring or non-melodic. That was admitted by such titans of rock as The Cure and David Bowie, who willingly record duets with Brian and his band. The directors and film producers agree with that too: the song Every You Every Me became a real gem of the soundtrack of the movie Cruel Intentions, and Pure Morning is featured in the cult teen film The Chumscrubber. Recently, an ‘unholy trinity’ has been honored to get their Kate Bush cover Running Up That Hill included into the fourth season of the famous American series The O.C. And their single Infra-Red from the Meds album released in March [2006] reached the top positions in the world charts. Brian promises to release the next album in two or three years. He even came up with the title already but of course isn’t going to say anything to anyone.
๐บ ๐ต๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐, ๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ท๐ฝ
They are so different but still, they are together [๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ค, ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ 2007]. When not making music with his bandmates, Brian spends time with his son Cody, plays saxophone and loves to give out witty phrases. “Opinion is like an ass, everyone has it." he grins. Drummer Steve Hewitt is recording a collaborative album with the […] Lamb's Jon Thorne. "Finally, after so many years, I’m working with Steve from Placebo!" - Thorne rejoices, and he knows a thing or two about good musicians
.
๐บ ๐ต๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ โ๐๐โ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Stefan Olsdal dreams of playing with ABBA and Sonic Youth: “It would be cool if we did a concert together and ABBA were the headliners,” he laughs. Also, all Placebo members joined the Global Cool charity, an anti-global warming organization. “If we’re able to do something positive, we do so,” says Olsdal. At the end of May, Placebo are coming to play in Moscow. This is the best thing they can do for their Russian fans.
 |
| Photo credit: Virgile Biechy |
... ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐: "I love the fact that there are people who think I'm damn handsome and others who think I’m ugly."
... ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก: “My big mouth tends to get me into troubles but there’s no other way for me. I’m small, and most people are bigger than me. If someone punched me I'd tell my drummer to beat them."
... ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ: "Because of the fact that they raised me strictly as a boy, now I absolutely don’t want to wear men's clothes."
… ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฑ: “Actually it's very private. I was 14, she was French and my very first girlfriend. We were both virgins. It happened in my room. I later tried to convince my mother that my nose was bleeding, but she said: "Your lie is pretty strange dear!"
… ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ค ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ: “Every day there’s a hangover. And every time you look at yourself in the mirror you think: "I don't want to go out to people now!" And it’s the same every day. Groundhog Day. After about 50 days like this, I don't want anything at all."
… ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐๐: “I was a devastated, lonely, and afraid of people teen. I felt extremely alienated and unhappy."
(๐ต๐๐๐ฃ๐ #15, ๐ด๐๐๐๐ 11๐กโ, 2007)
Post by Olga
