Today I have an old ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ with Brian from the late 90ies for you, it was printed in The Sun Herald in 1999. Brian talks about David Bowie, the weirdest gifts he has received from fans, the last time he cried, modeling for Calvin Klein, drinking with Marilyn Manson and leaving dirty messages on Madonna's answering machine. Enjoy reading!
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๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ช ๐ ๐ข๐ก๐ง๐๐ฆ. ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง?
๐ข“Yes. We realised we had a lot of fans in Australia. But we played clubs. We met so many kids at (CD) signings who couldn't see us. They begged us to play all ages shows. The invitation to support silverchair was quite fortuitous. We've done a lot of festival gigs with them and they rock.“
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ข๐ก. ๐๐ข๐ช ๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐๐ง?
๐ข “It was good to catch up and insult each other again. We drank a lot of absinthe together, the g(reen stuff [Vincent] Van Gough used to drink. Its an extremely strong liqueur that sends you sideways.“
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ'๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐-๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐ “๐ช๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐'๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ก๐“ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ช๐๐. ๐๐ข๐ช ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ก?
๐ข “David fell completely in love with the song when we played it together at the Brit awards. We were in New York at the same time, and he came in the studio to record it. It was quite surreal telling him 'David I think you can sing it a little better'.“
๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐๐. ๐ช๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ'๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐?
๐ข“I get a lot of nail polish, lipstick and pornographic photos. People give me their antidepressants. I don't particularly need them right now. They probably need them more than i do. People send me notes begging me not to kill myself. I've no intention of going away.“
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| Photo credit: Anthony o‘Dwyer |
๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐?
๐ข “Yes, along with Shirley Manson (Garbage), Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), and Melissa from Hole. Were part of the new Calvin Klein line campaign. Being in a successful band opens up so many new doors, from modeling to movies to musical collaborations. Once you get to a level where that happens its great.“
๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ช๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ง?
๐ข “'The Soft Bulletin' by The Flaming Lips. I recommend everyone to buy it.“
๐ช๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ?
๐ข “At a festival. Its good to know music still moves me to tears. During a particularly pumping set by Faithless i felt the old waterworks coming on.“
๐ช๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ก๐?
๐ข“'Dancing Queen', the ultimate perfect pop moment of all time.“
๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ง๐ช๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐๐?
๐ข“Because she's had a hard life, like jewel. In America if your a cute girl and your past is tragic you sell millions of records. That song don't impress me much, it sends me into fits of violence when i hear it.“
๐ช๐๐๐ง'๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐?
๐ข “Is anyone more famous than David Bowie?“
๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ก๐ก๐?
๐ข“Well, if I had her phone number I'd be calling up and leaving lots of dirty messages on her answering machine.“
(The Sun Herald, Q&A with Brian Molko, July 22nd 1999)
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