The interview is from the Battle For The Sun era, and Brian sounds very optimistic. Although too much changed since that time in his attitude to life, obviously, I love his words and want to believe theyโre still relevant, โ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ .โ
Enjoy reading, soulmates!
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| Photo credit: Trip Fontaine |
๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ explains the reasons for the long absence of the band and talks about new directions of their work.
๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐?
๐ขCertainly! A new producer is not surprising, really, because on every album we work with different producers, so thereโs no need to specifically explain it. But the new drummerโฆ yeah! We needed to recapture the sense of brotherhood that no longer existed within the band and positivity that wasn't there anymore. It turned into a kind of "tube โ work - sleep" scheme. As a teenager, I tried to run away from many things in my life, and when everything around you starts to resemble what you tried to avoid, you tell yourself that it's time to change something.
๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ , ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐?
๐ขLife on endless tours is only interesting when you're in a band. So, a solo career didnโt attract me back then.
๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ?
๐ขCalifornian sun (laughs)! What's interesting about Steve is his positivity and his attitude. Thereโs something unique about him that attracted us. We needed someone who hadn't been corrupted by show business yet, and with whose help we could bring back the magic, the youthful enthusiasm that we had lost. It was thanks to him that we again felt the fire as it was at the very beginning of our career.
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| Photo credit: Screenshot from Coming up for air documentary |
๐ขWe wanted to make a record that wouldn't get outdated over time. Thatโs why we went for strings, not synths, because these are classical instruments, theyโre timeless. The trick is that electronic music changes very quickly. And if you use a lot of synth sounds, your music will get old quickly. Actually, that's why we preferred wind and string instruments, so that the album remains relevant regardless of time.
๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ : "๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐." ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐?
๐ขIn fact, I'm going to never stop, I can't do anything else. So, there will be other albums, some happy, some sad.
๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ฏ๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐?
๐ขEverything goes well. Today weโre a band that gets along very well with each other, and this is new for us. Besides, no alcohol, no drugs for me and Stef anymore, so it's great. Just yoga and green tea.
๐พ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?
๐ขI would really like to become a โknightโ in the Order of Arts and Letters, that would be the best compliment. I know that Kylie Minogue was given such an order, and thatโs a bit sad to me because sheโs not even a writer of her songs. Well, thatโs probably because I'm not that handsome as Kylie.
(๐ฟ๐ ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐, 24.10.2009)
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