Heartland

...The Sisters Of Mercy still are alive on stage. Have you recently heard the band live, and how do you understand the way Andrew Eldritch pursues this adventure without publishing nothing new officially?
The last time I saw Andrew and SOM was at Mera Luna in 2001, I think it was, when we played on the same bill together. I saw a little, through all the smoke, of their show from side stage but drinking in the bar seemed like a far more fun proposition so I left after about 1 1/2 songs........I did see Andrew afterwards and that meeting is memorable if only because of the verbal exchange between Andrew and myself. Andrew: ‘We're just shadows of our former selves�, to which I replied “Speak for your soddin' self�. I think it's remarkable that Andrew has managed to maintain his mystique and the draw of SOM as a live band. Maybe that's the secret - don't release any new records. Certainly, if you don't release any new records then you can only be judged by what you have done in the past. As a live band I have heard nothing but bad reports from the last couple of tours, but then again, I don't think anyone who knows my past is going to say to me that they were brilliant. However, these same people who vow every time to never go and see them again are always the first in line for tickets when a new tour is announced. Good luck to Andrew. The music scene these days is bereft of characters like him and a less amusing landscape for it.