Today I have an old πππππππππ 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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π’πππππππππ & πππππππ ππππ πππππ ππππππ’
π¬π’π¨ ππ₯π π₯ππ§π¨π₯π‘ππ‘π π§π’ ππ¨π¦π§π₯ππππ ππ’π₯ π§ππ π¦πππ’π‘π π§ππ π ππ‘ ππ¨π¦π§ π πππͺ π π’π‘π§ππ¦. πππ π¬π’π¨ ππ‘ππ’π¬ ππ§?
π’“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.“
π¬π’π¨ π₯ππππ‘π§ππ¬ π£πππ¬ππ πͺππ§π π¬π’π¨π₯ ππ₯πππ‘π π ππ₯πππ¬π‘ π ππ‘π¦π’π‘. ππ’πͺ πͺππ¦ π§πππ§?
π’ “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.“
π¬π’π¨'π©π π₯π-π₯πππ’π₯πππ π¬π’π¨π₯ π¦π’π‘π “πͺππ§ππ’π¨π§ π¬π’π¨ π'π π‘π’π§πππ‘π“ πͺππ§π πππ©ππ ππ’πͺππ. ππ’πͺ πππ π§πππ§ πππ£π£ππ‘?
π’ “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'.“
π¬π’π¨π₯ πππ‘π¦ ππ₯π π©ππ₯π¬ πππ©π’π§ππ. πͺπππ§'π¦ π§ππ πͺπππ₯πππ¦π§ ππππ§ π¬π’π¨'π©π π₯πππππ©ππ?
π’“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 |
ππ¦ ππ§ π§π₯π¨π π§πππ§ π¬π’π¨ ππ₯π π§ππ π‘ππ«π§ ππππ©ππ‘ πππππ‘ π π’πππ?
π’ “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.“
πͺπππ§ πͺππ¦ π§ππ πππ¦π§ ππππ¨π π¬π’π¨ ππ’π¨πππ§?
π’ “'The Soft Bulletin' by The Flaming Lips. I recommend everyone to buy it.“
πͺπππ‘ πππ π¬π’π¨ πππ¦π§ ππ₯π¬?
π’ “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.“
πͺπππ§'π¦ π¬π’π¨π₯ πππ©π’π₯ππ§π ππππ π¦π’π‘π?
π’“'Dancing Queen', the ultimate perfect pop moment of all time.“
πͺππ¬ ππ¦ π¦πππ‘ππ π§πͺπππ‘ π¦π’ πππ?
π’“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.“
πͺπππ§'π¦ π§ππ π π’π¦π§ πππ π’π¨π¦ π£ππ’π‘π π‘π¨π πππ₯ π¬π’π¨ πππ©π?
π’ “Is anyone more famous than David Bowie?“
π πππ’π‘π‘π?
π’“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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