John Cale獨家訪問 (Brit-pop板獨家)
看板Brit-pop作者theleaf (big bands are boring)時間13年前 (2010/11/30 15:05)推噓5(5推 0噓 3→)留言8則, 4人參與討論串1/2 (看更多)
剛剛才在英國領完大英帝國勳章,又馬不停蹄的飛到洛杉磯為台灣演出做24小時密集
練團(特別的歌),練完之後又馬上直飛台北,你可以見到他真的格外重視這次的表演,
他也聽了很多台灣獨立樂團的小故事,也問了很多有關台灣新一代玩團小朋友的事,
也驚訝原來Velvet Underground的音樂可以傳那麼遠,而且真正讓一些人覺得是有意
義的,而他才在不久前剛下機,馬上就快速寫下最熱騰騰第一手的Q&A (本板獨家),
先貼英文等等翻譯成中文。
Enjoy……
Q1. Can you let us know what's considering as the most beautiful
lifestyle should be in your mind? What do you think Simple Life
festival should look like and any expectations for playing at
Simple Life Festival 2010?
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JOHN:
MY PERFECT LIFESTYLE WOULD BE ONE WITH ALL THE BEST TECHNOLOGICAL
GADGETS, BOOKS FROM MY FAVORITE AUTHORS STREWN ALL OVER THE PLACE.
A PEACEFUL BEACH WITH CLEAR WATER AND A RECORDING STUDIO WITH EVERY
VINTAGE INSTRUMENT AND ANALOGUE DEVICE I'VE EVER DREAMED OF. BUT
MOST OF ALL - PEOPLE WHO ARE FREE, PROGRESSIVE THINKERS WHO WILL
NOT STAND STILL ! I THINK PERHAPS THIS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE
PEOPLE ATTENDING THE Simple Life Festival - people who are
interested in moving things forward and taking risks to maybe break
the rules a bit!
Q2. For this year' s performance on the main stage, will you perform
something different than your usual set? What' s first impression
or surprise you wish to make to the Taiwanese audience this time,
since this is your very first visit to the country.
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JOHN:
I LIKE TO CHANGE THINGS ALWAYS. SINCE I'VE NEVER BEEN TO TAIWAN, I
WANT TO PLAY SOME OF MY SONGS THAT SEEM TO BE FAVORITES FROM MY
FANS, BUT EVEN THOSE WILL NOT BE THE SAME VERSIONS. BECAUSE OF MY
CLASSICAL AND AVANT GARDE BACKGROUND, SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK MAYBE
I WILL PERFORM MORE OF A SIT-DOWN CONCERT. NOT THIS TIME! I WANT TO
ROCK IN TAIPEI -- DON'T SIT DOWN PLEASE! HOPEFULLY - I'LL COME BACK
AGAIN FOR A PROPER LONG SHOW, BUT FOR THIS TIME, WE'LL HAVE SOME FUN
AND MAKE SOME NOISE!
Q3. "Do the thing you like to do and make the thing you like more
worthwhile". This is the main theme of the festival this year.
________________________________________________________________________
JOHN:
MUSIC IS WHAT MAKES ME LIVE. SOMETIMES ITS COMPOSING FOR FILM,
SOMETIMES ITS PRODUCING A YOUNG BAND, BUT MOSTLY ITS ME LEARNING
NEW SOUNDS AND HOW TO DO SOMETHING I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE. YOU
CANNOT SIT STILL AND EXPECT A GOOD LIFE. YOU MUST ALWAYS EXPLORE
AND EXPAND. ITS EASY TO RELY ON WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST, BUT
FOR ME, THAT'S BORING. EACH DAY THERE ARE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
DOING THINGS THAT ARE INTERESTING...IN SCIENCE, POLITICS, HUMANITY,
INDUSTRY AND OF COURSE IN THE ARTS. I LISTEN TO HIP-HOP AND OLD-
SCHOOL SOUL BECAUSE IT GIVES ME IDEAS ... EMOTIONAL IDEAS OF WHERE
I'M TAKING MY MUSIC THESE DAYS AND IT KEEPS ME LEARNING AND PUSHING
FOR NEW HYBRIDS AND SOUNDS EVERY DAY.
Q.4 Can you share with us, if there is some similar experience that
you may have in your life before may match that?
________________________________________________________________________
JOHN:
WHEN I CURATED THE FIRST 'LIFE ALONG THE BORDERLINE' (my tribute
festivals to Nico) - I HAD TO CREATE NEW ARRANGEMENTS OF SEVERAL
OF NICO'S SONGS. EACH GUEST ARTIST HAD SUCH A UNIQUE IDENTITY AND
UNDERSTANDING OF HER MUSIC. SO I ADAPTED HER SONGS TO FIT PEOPLE
LIKE THE FIERY FURNACES, JAMES DEAN BRADFIELD /Manic Street
Preachers, LAETITIA SADIER (Stereolab), LISA GERARD, MARK LANEGAN,
COCO ROSIE and many more. SO MANY DIVERSE AND WONDERFUL ARTISTS,
WHO WERE EXCITED BY THE PROGRESSIVE RE-WORKINGS AND THEY EACH
EMBRACED THEM AND MADE THE SONGS 'THEIR OWN' -- THAT IS WHAT YOU
CAN DO IF YOU KEEP A FRESH TAKE ON THINGS THAT YOU RE-VISIT...THEY
BECOME NEW AND EXCITING ALL OVER AGAIN!
Q5. What's your impression about Taiwan, since this will be your first
visit? Are there any particular places that you're looking forward
to and wish to go to sightseeing, besides the performance?
________________________________________________________________________
JOHN:
YES ! - THE MUSEUM CONTAINING OLD ARTIFACTS ! ALL IN ONE BUILDING
WILL BE A VERY NICE WAY TO SPEND A DAY - OR MORE ! I ALSO SEE
THERE'S A GREAT SKATE-PUNK FASHION SCENE HERE.....WHENEVER I VISIT
A NEW PLACE, I LOOK FOR THE BURGEONING UNDISCOVERED CLOTHING
DESIGNERS. ESPECIALLY URBAN STREETWEAR AND IT LOOKS LIKE TAIPEI
HAS IT! ALSO, I WANT TO SEE THE 101 TOWER. I TRAIN DURING SEVERAL
MONTHS EACH YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN SKYSCRAPER STAIR-CLIMB MARATHONS
AND I'VE DONE A FEW OF THEM IN THE TALLEST BUILDINGS ON THE WEST
COAST IN LOS ANGELES. I AM FASCINATED WHEN I GET TO SEE THESE
MONUMENTS IN NEW CITIES! I'M AWARE OF THE SCOOTER CULTURE AND OF
COURSE ALL THE TECHNOLOGY - I AM A SERIOUS TECHNO SLUT SO I WILL
TRY TO CONTAIN MYSELF FROM BUYING TOO MANY SHINY OBJECTS! BUT
AGAIN, ITS ALWAYS ABOUT THE ART -- I WANT TO SEE AS MUCH AS I CAN
John Cale NOV 2010, Taipei
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You can see he put a lot of efforts in it. Too bad the show is
already sold out; I know most of the indie fans usually purchase
their ticket very late. They may all miss out this time. :(
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