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Electric Picnic '11 - Interpol
by John Erne
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New York band Interpol have turned from post-punk ingénues to become one of the most praised bands of the past ten years. With their Electric Picnic headliner fast approaching, we caught up with lead singer Paul Banks for a few words about press clippings, fans and whether he would (not that we’d ever wish to see it) ever give any consideration to quitting music?
“I think I would have to stop if what we did became less invigorating or pedestrian. I don’t see that happening. When you see some of the older rock stars performing, you might think it’s pedestrian or that they’re doing it for the money – well, that’s probably not the case. I think there’s still a lot of love for the music and performing. Whether or not they still have the bombast as they used to, inside there’s always the heart to do it. It’s like with us, we all compose the songs, so I have a stake in them no matter what.”
Are you of the opinion that bands that sign to a major label from an independent label deliberately keep strong material for their major label debut?
“Why would anyone save up their best material for a hypothetical future? We’ve always given it our all. It’s all about gaining a greater audience.”
As something of an old hand by this stage, how do you feel about reading your press clippings?
“You have to become immune to media, and at this stage I put as little stock into the positive as I do into the negative. Otherwise, I’d be hypocritical to say that I don’t pay attention to the negative reviews. However, in the background if anyone says you got this or that great review, then that sounds good to me. I’d rather hear that than the opposite, obviously. Nothing is important other than making the music. Once that’s complete and I feel proud of it then I’m utterly indifferent to whatever happens in relation to its success or to its reception from the media.”
How do you feel about your incremental success, from album to album, over the past ten years?
“I was aware from the second (Antics, 2004) that people would be wondering if we could follow up an album that did pretty well, which our debut (Turn On The Bright Lights, 2002) did. A lot of people spoke moronically and erroneously about our influences and about where we come from musically. We felt the media took a very simplistic approach to what it is that we do. So for the second album I was aware that people were going to take us to task if the results weren’t good. In relation to the other albums (Our Love To Admire, 2007; Interpol, 2010), when we love our music we all have an instinctive sense that our fans will love it, and I know we’re not going to let any of them down. Frankly, we don’t give a rat’s ass about what some people say.”
Interpol play the Electric Picnic in September
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Heineken Music article
Electric Picnic '11 - Interpol
by John Erne
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New York band Interpol have turned from post-punk ingénues to become one of the most praised bands of the past ten years. With their Electric Picnic headliner fast approaching, we caught up with lead singer Paul Banks for a few words about press clippings, fans and whether he would (not that we’d ever wish to see it) ever give any consideration to quitting music?
“I think I would have to stop if what we did became less invigorating or pedestrian. I don’t see that happening. When you see some of the older rock stars performing, you might think it’s pedestrian or that they’re doing it for the money – well, that’s probably not the case. I think there’s still a lot of love for the music and performing. Whether or not they still have the bombast as they used to, inside there’s always the heart to do it. It’s like with us, we all compose the songs, so I have a stake in them no matter what.”
Are you of the opinion that bands that sign to a major label from an independent label deliberately keep strong material for their major label debut?
“Why would anyone save up their best material for a hypothetical future? We’ve always given it our all. It’s all about gaining a greater audience.”
As something of an old hand by this stage, how do you feel about reading your press clippings?
“You have to become immune to media, and at this stage I put as little stock into the positive as I do into the negative. Otherwise, I’d be hypocritical to say that I don’t pay attention to the negative reviews. However, in the background if anyone says you got this or that great review, then that sounds good to me. I’d rather hear that than the opposite, obviously. Nothing is important other than making the music. Once that’s complete and I feel proud of it then I’m utterly indifferent to whatever happens in relation to its success or to its reception from the media.”
How do you feel about your incremental success, from album to album, over the past ten years?
“I was aware from the second (Antics, 2004) that people would be wondering if we could follow up an album that did pretty well, which our debut (Turn On The Bright Lights, 2002) did. A lot of people spoke moronically and erroneously about our influences and about where we come from musically. We felt the media took a very simplistic approach to what it is that we do. So for the second album I was aware that people were going to take us to task if the results weren’t good. In relation to the other albums (Our Love To Admire, 2007; Interpol, 2010),when we love our music we all have an instinctive sense that our fans will love it, and I know we’re not going to let any of them down. Frankly, we don’t give a rat’s ass about what some people say.”
Interpol play the Electric Picnic in September
Electric Picnic '11 - Interpol
by John Erne
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New York band Interpol have turned from post-punk ingénues to become one of the most praised bands of the past ten years. With their Electric Picnic headliner fast approaching, we caught up with lead singer Paul Banks for a few words about press clippings, fans and whether he would (not that we’d ever wish to see it) ever give any consideration to quitting music?
“I think I would have to stop if what we did became less invigorating or pedestrian. I don’t see that happening. When you see some of the older rock stars performing, you might think it’s pedestrian or that they’re doing it for the money – well, that’s probably not the case. I think there’s still a lot of love for the music and performing. Whether or not they still have the bombast as they used to, inside there’s always the heart to do it. It’s like with us, we all compose the songs, so I have a stake in them no matter what.”
Are you of the opinion that bands that sign to a major label from an independent label deliberately keep strong material for their major label debut?
“Why would anyone save up their best material for a hypothetical future? We’ve always given it our all. It’s all about gaining a greater audience.”
As something of an old hand by this stage, how do you feel about reading your press clippings?
“You have to become immune to media, and at this stage I put as little stock into the positive as I do into the negative. Otherwise, I’d be hypocritical to say that I don’t pay attention to the negative reviews. However, in the background if anyone says you got this or that great review, then that sounds good to me. I’d rather hear that than the opposite, obviously. Nothing is important other than making the music. Once that’s complete and I feel proud of it then I’m utterly indifferent to whatever happens in relation to its success or to its reception from the media.”
How do you feel about your incremental success, from album to album, over the past ten years?
“I was aware from the second (Antics, 2004) that people would be wondering if we could follow up an album that did pretty well, which our debut (Turn On The Bright Lights, 2002) did. A lot of people spoke moronically and erroneously about our influences and about where we come from musically. We felt the media took a very simplistic approach to what it is that we do. So for the second album I was aware that people were going to take us to task if the results weren’t good. In relation to the other albums (Our Love To Admire, 2007; Interpol, 2010),when we love our music we all have an instinctive sense that our fans will love it, and I know we’re not going to let any of them down. Frankly, we don’t give a rat’s ass about what some people say.”
Interpol play the Electric Picnic in September
Nice interview PQSM although the question about keeping the best material for major label debut seemed moronic to say the least their Musicians not psychics... :huh:
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