๐ But behind the scenes, there are many people we have heard about or seen in documentaries or pictures. My post today is dedicated to one of those people who has been behind the scenes, but who has played and still plays ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ since the beginning of their career. I'm talking about ๐จ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ณ๐๐๐) ๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
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| Screenshot from MTV - Alex and Brian in Spain (1997) |
๐ฌ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ
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"๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป (๐บ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป) ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ. ๐ก๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ, ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐บ, ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ…. ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ."
✔️ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.๐๐๐ - ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ข ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ฐ๐๐๐ก-๐๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ, ๐ธ0๐ธ๐ท
๐ Very interested in the demos Placebo sent her some thirty years ago, Alex saw the potential of this unknown band and was "๐๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ฆ" when she saw them live for the first time.
๐ Alex is present at all levels as you will discover in the interview I'm sharing with you today, in which you can't help but notice that Alex is like a mother who takes wonderful care of her children, as this eventful episode relayed by Kerrang!, testifies:
"๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ. “๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ,” ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ธ๐ผ. “๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ’๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐. ๐ ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ’๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป. ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น."
✔️ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐! - ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ - ๐น๐๐๐ข ๐ธ00๐ฟ
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ❗ The fact that she ended up in the Placebo circle is not surprising at all ! She is just like the band members: strong, independent and with spirit. ๐ฅ๐
๐ Alex followed the band on tour since the very beginning of their career and is still on the road with them as some fans spotted her in Mantova on June 29, 2022.
๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ณ๐๐๐). ๐๐
๐ I let you enjoy this interview with Alex Weston and discover how she sees Brian, Stefan and Steve and you'll see she knows her thing about the band ! The interview isn't recent (2000), but what a wonderful woman, full of love and respect for her protรฉgรฉs.
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๐ธ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค'๐จ ๐๐ค-๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ / ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข?
๐ฌ Same year as my partner, Dave McLean - we received a demo, met the boys and they came to a few of our gigs (we promoted bands in those days !) and eventually we all mutually decided to work together. That was five years ago.
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค-๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก?
๐ฌ I organize the boys' schedules and co-ordinate all their day to day activities, including press and promo (UK and international), videos, Producers, studios, artwork, rehearsals, band holidays, etc. I also liaise with the fan club, web site and oversee the band's merchandise, etc. And Dave and I deal with the band's lawyer and accountants too. I handle all incoming requests and contracts for the band., and liaise daily with the record company on all aspects of planning for any Placebo campaign to ensure that we make the best of the band's time. Dave and I are fiercely protective of brian, Stef and Steve and like to have everything working thoroughly and efficiently. Everything that gets to the band has to go through me and Dave first. I'm a sticker for getting things in writing or contracted. At the end of the day, Dave and I work together to guide and further the band's career.
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ฉ'๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ค๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ / ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐?
๐ฌ I think the most satisfying part of the job is watching the band's career progress internationally. Over the five years, record sales have increased substantially and we are playing good sized venues all over the world. There's something very satisfying, very satisfying about playing a sell out UK tour and then going to the other side of the world (ie Australia) and playing to equally large sell out crowds. As far as the most enjoyable part of my job goes, Dave and I like the band to be happy because if they're happy and enjoying what they do, then so are we. If they're tired, stressed out and miserable (generally towards the end of a long tour) then it becomes increasingly difficult to ask them to do 'one more interview or phot session' for example. The requests for the band's time never stop, we just have to monitor things and draw a line when you see the cracks appear.
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐?
๐ฌ We put Placebo on at the Underworld in Camden and didn't know if they could play live or not so it was the moment of truth ! They could and they were fantastic. They played Lady Of The Flowers in the soundtrack and I was completely blown away. I knew then they were something special.
๐ธ ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก?
๐ฌ They're not like any other band I've ever worked with. They exude star quality. They are three totally different characters that somehow get into this close knit that is Placebo. They are just very special people who are passionate about what they do.
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ / ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ?
๐ฌ I loved doing the U2 dates just for the excitement of seeing Placebo play to hundreds of thousands of people an the big Zooropa stage ! The most nerve racking was when Placebo played the Irving Plaza in New York in February 1999 and David Bowie joined them on stage for an encore of Without You I'm Nothing and 20th Century Boy. I was so nervous for them and so desperate for it to work well and it really was one of the most exciting moments. The most enjoyable gig to watch was at the Rockwave festival in Greece last year. Deus played before us and then Placebo played an amazing set with the sun going down behind the open stage. It was a beautiful warm night and the atmosphere was amazing. The crowd was incredible and it was a pleasure to see.
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ / ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ?
๐ฌ It was the Paradise in Amsterdam, a 'London Calling' event. It was Placebo's very first time in Amsterdam and our stage time was very late which meant too much time for drinking and erm, 'smoking' before the gig. It was the first time the Dutch record label had ever seen the band play and it was a disaster ! The PA was dreadful, strings and guitar strpas broke, and they weren't playing their instruments properly and kept wandering off stage. I remember hiding behind the mixing desk at the sheer horror of it all!
๐ธ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค'๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐๐ช๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐จ?
๐ฌ The new album is everything you would expect from Placebo. It's a mixture of hard edged rock songs and emotional, heart wrenching slower numbers with their first venture into a bit of American rap. It's the band's first album they have co-produced and mixed so it's very personal to them. I really love Spite And Malice, the rap song with Justin Warfield. I also love Peeping Tom which tugs at the heartstrings. I always love these Placebo songs. I Know was my favourite on the first album and Without You I'm Nothing on the second. A great Placebo album.
๐ธ ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค.
๐ฌ ๐ธ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ - the most wordly of the band. He's a father (of gorgeous Emily) and therefore quite responsible. He keeps everyone's feet firmly on the ground and is not afraid to speak his mind ! He's car mad and obsessed with all things black - music, clothes, women...
๐ฌ ๐ธ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ - an absolute sweetheart. The quietest of the bunch who often finds himself in the middle of two loud mouths! He's very kind and thoughtful (brings homemade cakes and biscuits into the office - delicious). Stef on stage however, is frankly an absolute star and is so moody, cool, intense - just mesmerizing!
๐ฌ ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ - where to start ! He has his moments and can be a devil but is generally quite adorable and gets away with murder because he knows he can with his daft little grin that makes you give into him! He really does live for this band and is such a passionate character. Brian is on the phone 5 or 6 times a day with some crazy idea or scheme he's come up with. His brain never seems to switch off ! He can charm anyone when he wants to - if he wants to!
๐ธ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ, ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐จ, ๐๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ (๐ฃ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐!)
๐- ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ?
๐ฌ Brian - Drama. (๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก '๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก'!)
๐- ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฌ Breed and Boo Radleys (Right again!)
๐- ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 1996?
๐ฌ Evil Superstars and Scheer (๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐ด๐๐๐ฅ, 1,5 ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ '๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐!)
๐- ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?
๐ฌ Well, it's not Brian! I doubt very much if it's Steve (although maybe his daughter has). I would guess Stefan, although I don't remember seeing any at his flat. (๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐)
๐- ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐?
๐ฌ Are you deliberately asking me more difficult questions than usual? A guess again - Ferrari - do you actually know the answers yourself? (๐ผ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ . ๐ถ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐กโ๐๐ -๐๐๐๐ฆ 1/2 ๐๐๐๐๐ก โ๐๐๐)
๐- ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?
๐ฌ Saul Fletcher. I think the boy was saul' nephew (๐ ๐๐โ๐ก! 1 ๐๐๐๐๐ก)
๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ธ๐ !
✔️ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ (๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ000)
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๐ I hope you appreciated the interview Soulmates as much as I did and that you realised how well Placebo are in good and caring hands. ๐
๐ Let's end this post with the song that amazed Alex the first time she heard it live... ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ (1997)
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"๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป (๐บ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป) ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ญ๐ต๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฒ. ๐ก๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ, ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐บ, ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ…. ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฐ."
✔️ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.๐๐๐ - ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐ข ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ฐ๐๐๐ก-๐๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ, ๐ธ0๐ธ๐ท
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| Placebo recieving Gold Award in Berlin for Loud Like Love (2016) - Credit unknown |
๐ Alex is present at all levels as you will discover in the interview I'm sharing with you today, in which you can't help but notice that Alex is like a mother who takes wonderful care of her children, as this eventful episode relayed by Kerrang!, testifies:
"๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ ๐๐ถ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ. “๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ,” ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐น๐ธ๐ผ. “๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ’๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐. ๐ ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ’๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป. ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น."
✔️ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐! - ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ - ๐น๐๐๐ข ๐ธ00๐ฟ
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| Screenshot from Sleeping With Ghosts documentary |
๐ Alex followed the band on tour since the very beginning of their career and is still on the road with them as some fans spotted her in Mantova on June 29, 2022.
๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ (๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ณ๐๐๐). ๐๐
๐ I let you enjoy this interview with Alex Weston and discover how she sees Brian, Stefan and Steve and you'll see she knows her thing about the band ! The interview isn't recent (2000), but what a wonderful woman, full of love and respect for her protรฉgรฉs.
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๐ธ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค'๐จ ๐๐ค-๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ / ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข?
๐ฌ Same year as my partner, Dave McLean - we received a demo, met the boys and they came to a few of our gigs (we promoted bands in those days !) and eventually we all mutually decided to work together. That was five years ago.
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค-๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก?
๐ฌ I organize the boys' schedules and co-ordinate all their day to day activities, including press and promo (UK and international), videos, Producers, studios, artwork, rehearsals, band holidays, etc. I also liaise with the fan club, web site and oversee the band's merchandise, etc. And Dave and I deal with the band's lawyer and accountants too. I handle all incoming requests and contracts for the band., and liaise daily with the record company on all aspects of planning for any Placebo campaign to ensure that we make the best of the band's time. Dave and I are fiercely protective of brian, Stef and Steve and like to have everything working thoroughly and efficiently. Everything that gets to the band has to go through me and Dave first. I'm a sticker for getting things in writing or contracted. At the end of the day, Dave and I work together to guide and further the band's career.
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| Placebo and Alex Weston receive Gold Award for Soulmates DVD in Berlin (2005) - Credit unknown |
๐ฌ I think the most satisfying part of the job is watching the band's career progress internationally. Over the five years, record sales have increased substantially and we are playing good sized venues all over the world. There's something very satisfying, very satisfying about playing a sell out UK tour and then going to the other side of the world (ie Australia) and playing to equally large sell out crowds. As far as the most enjoyable part of my job goes, Dave and I like the band to be happy because if they're happy and enjoying what they do, then so are we. If they're tired, stressed out and miserable (generally towards the end of a long tour) then it becomes increasingly difficult to ask them to do 'one more interview or phot session' for example. The requests for the band's time never stop, we just have to monitor things and draw a line when you see the cracks appear.
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐?
๐ฌ We put Placebo on at the Underworld in Camden and didn't know if they could play live or not so it was the moment of truth ! They could and they were fantastic. They played Lady Of The Flowers in the soundtrack and I was completely blown away. I knew then they were something special.
๐ธ ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก?
๐ฌ They're not like any other band I've ever worked with. They exude star quality. They are three totally different characters that somehow get into this close knit that is Placebo. They are just very special people who are passionate about what they do.
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ / ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ?
๐ฌ I loved doing the U2 dates just for the excitement of seeing Placebo play to hundreds of thousands of people an the big Zooropa stage ! The most nerve racking was when Placebo played the Irving Plaza in New York in February 1999 and David Bowie joined them on stage for an encore of Without You I'm Nothing and 20th Century Boy. I was so nervous for them and so desperate for it to work well and it really was one of the most exciting moments. The most enjoyable gig to watch was at the Rockwave festival in Greece last year. Deus played before us and then Placebo played an amazing set with the sun going down behind the open stage. It was a beautiful warm night and the atmosphere was amazing. The crowd was incredible and it was a pleasure to see.
๐ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐๐ / ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ?
๐ฌ It was the Paradise in Amsterdam, a 'London Calling' event. It was Placebo's very first time in Amsterdam and our stage time was very late which meant too much time for drinking and erm, 'smoking' before the gig. It was the first time the Dutch record label had ever seen the band play and it was a disaster ! The PA was dreadful, strings and guitar strpas broke, and they weren't playing their instruments properly and kept wandering off stage. I remember hiding behind the mixing desk at the sheer horror of it all!
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| Screenshot from Canali TV - Alex Weston in Istanbul (2009) |
๐ฌ The new album is everything you would expect from Placebo. It's a mixture of hard edged rock songs and emotional, heart wrenching slower numbers with their first venture into a bit of American rap. It's the band's first album they have co-produced and mixed so it's very personal to them. I really love Spite And Malice, the rap song with Justin Warfield. I also love Peeping Tom which tugs at the heartstrings. I always love these Placebo songs. I Know was my favourite on the first album and Without You I'm Nothing on the second. A great Placebo album.
๐ธ ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช๐๐ก ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ค.
๐ฌ ๐ธ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ - the most wordly of the band. He's a father (of gorgeous Emily) and therefore quite responsible. He keeps everyone's feet firmly on the ground and is not afraid to speak his mind ! He's car mad and obsessed with all things black - music, clothes, women...
๐ฌ ๐ธ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ - an absolute sweetheart. The quietest of the bunch who often finds himself in the middle of two loud mouths! He's very kind and thoughtful (brings homemade cakes and biscuits into the office - delicious). Stef on stage however, is frankly an absolute star and is so moody, cool, intense - just mesmerizing!
๐ฌ ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ - where to start ! He has his moments and can be a devil but is generally quite adorable and gets away with murder because he knows he can with his daft little grin that makes you give into him! He really does live for this band and is such a passionate character. Brian is on the phone 5 or 6 times a day with some crazy idea or scheme he's come up with. His brain never seems to switch off ! He can charm anyone when he wants to - if he wants to!
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| Photo credit: Universal Music |
๐- ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ?
๐ฌ Brian - Drama. (๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก '๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก'!)
๐- ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ฌ Breed and Boo Radleys (Right again!)
๐- ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 1996?
๐ฌ Evil Superstars and Scheer (๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐ด๐๐๐ฅ, 1,5 ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ '๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐!)
๐- ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?
๐ฌ Well, it's not Brian! I doubt very much if it's Steve (although maybe his daughter has). I would guess Stefan, although I don't remember seeing any at his flat. (๐ด ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐๐)
๐- ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐?
๐ฌ Are you deliberately asking me more difficult questions than usual? A guess again - Ferrari - do you actually know the answers yourself? (๐ผ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ . ๐ถ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐กโ๐๐ -๐๐๐๐ฆ 1/2 ๐๐๐๐๐ก โ๐๐๐)
๐- ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?
๐ฌ Saul Fletcher. I think the boy was saul' nephew (๐ ๐๐โ๐ก! 1 ๐๐๐๐๐ก)
๐ถ๐๐๐บ๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ธ๐ !
✔️ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ (๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐ - ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ000)
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๐ I hope you appreciated the interview Soulmates as much as I did and that you realised how well Placebo are in good and caring hands. ๐
๐ Let's end this post with the song that amazed Alex the first time she heard it live... ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ (1997)
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