Today I have an old 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 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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💢𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 & 𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐋𝐊𝐎💢
𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗔 𝗙𝗘𝗪 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗦. 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗘𝗡𝗝𝗢𝗬 𝗜𝗧?
📢“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.“
𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗬 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗬𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗡. 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧?
📢 “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.“
𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗩𝗘 𝗥𝗘-𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗚 “𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗜'𝗠 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚“ 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗗𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗗 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗘. 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡?
📢 “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'.“
𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗗. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗚𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨'𝗩𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗗?
📢“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 |
𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗟𝗘𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗗𝗘𝗟?
📢 “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.“
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗨𝗠 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧?
📢 “'The Soft Bulletin' by The Flaming Lips. I recommend everyone to buy it.“
𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗥𝗬?
📢 “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.“
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗕𝗕𝗔 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗚?
📢“'Dancing Queen', the ultimate perfect pop moment of all time.“
𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗜𝗦 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗔 𝗧𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗦𝗢 𝗕𝗜𝗚?
📢“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.“
𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧'𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗦 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘?
📢 “Is anyone more famous than David Bowie?“
𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗔?
📢“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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