Creativity interview
-
Being645
- Above the Chemist
- Posts: 14925
- Joined: 09 Apr 2009, 12:54
- Location: reconstruction status: 64.35%
...... I thought everything was fine until they came back and said, “Ah, but we want three times the amount of product you thought you were agreeing to.” They just can’t stop themselves being stupid.
...Really a good interview by an interesting website ...
...-
Planet Dave
- Underneath the Rock
- Posts: 6574
- Joined: 22 Apr 2003, 23:51
- Location: Where the streets fold round
Excellent engaging read, many thanks for the link, and welcome to Heartland
There is increasing evidence to suggest that Chris may have been being sarcastic.
... "all my songs are in A" is just Von taking the p*ss, right?
Do you remember a time when angels... do you remember a time when fear?
In the days when I was stronger, in the days when you were here?
In the days when I was stronger, in the days when you were here?
-
LyanvisAberrant
- Utterly Bastard Groovy Amphetamine Filth
- Posts: 728
- Joined: 18 Mar 2013, 21:58
- Location: Where the wild roses grow.
- Contact:
A sweeping generalisation? Many early songs were and those that weren't don't tend to get played?
Oh OH orrr he's secretly admitting to only writing the songs in A? Haha
A man with a fictitious grin pondered the terrain in which he flooded with anguish, for this is England. The lion cannot be tamed, this is the game.
This is the most informative, illuminating interview I’ve read. And the most relevant and real history, I imagine. The description of Alice as an internal pivot point is more magical than any myth. Love this; much appreciated.
Regarding Von‘s inability to work with someone for over a decade because they won’t install windows… I wonder if he is addressing Chris there.
If so - come on, Chris! - you CAN do it! Just to please us.
Ooops, I got a bit ahead of myself. That would mean he will rejoin the Sisters.
If so - come on, Chris! - you CAN do it! Just to please us.
Ooops, I got a bit ahead of myself. That would mean he will rejoin the Sisters.
-
Damaged+Done
- Road Kill
- Posts: 57
- Joined: 13 Apr 2023, 17:17
Nothing about the weekend but interesting as always.
At the same time, the usual frustration; when you would like to live in a world where people only do whatever they want ... how annoying is it when that person happens to be the creative decision maker in your favourite band.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/peop ... instincts/
At the same time, the usual frustration; when you would like to live in a world where people only do whatever they want ... how annoying is it when that person happens to be the creative decision maker in your favourite band.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/peop ... instincts/
-
Planet Dave
- Underneath the Rock
- Posts: 6574
- Joined: 22 Apr 2003, 23:51
- Location: Where the streets fold round
Already posted in the Reviews & Interviews section, it is a brilliant read though
There is increasing evidence to suggest that Chris may have been being sarcastic.
I wonder what he's doing for Universal?
The Chancer Corporation
-
Planet Dave
- Underneath the Rock
- Posts: 6574
- Joined: 22 Apr 2003, 23:51
- Location: Where the streets fold round
Maybe I read too much into words unspoken but I got the impression the thing with Universal went nowhere whatsoever /no longer exists due to their incompetence and overdemanding. It's also probably worth noting that 'recently' in Von-speak could be any time in the last 30 years or so
There is increasing evidence to suggest that Chris may have been being sarcastic.
-
satanarchist
- Road Kill
- Posts: 70
- Joined: 09 Dec 2022, 18:28
-
H. Blackrose
- Gonzoid Amphetamine Filth
- Posts: 492
- Joined: 26 Jun 2005, 06:06
- Location: laying down the long white line
-
H. Blackrose
- Gonzoid Amphetamine Filth
- Posts: 492
- Joined: 26 Jun 2005, 06:06
- Location: laying down the long white line
Windows? I'm very disappointed that Von has sold out and is no longer using DOS 3.3. More seriously, I thought recent Doktors were Macs?Von wrote: I work with one person at the moment who’s spent more than a decade refusing to install the operating system that I use when I’m working on music. It’s a very strange and arcane system called Windows. We may start collaborating properly if the person in question learns to operate this system. We shall see.
"We're Hawkwind and this is a song about love."
Warner’s, Universal. Different faces, same concept, no? Many musicians/songwriters have at least occasional trouble with the legal deep end. This is due to the fact that many of them don’t have any working knowledge of the legal gymnastics that is contact law.
I disagree that formal musical training is worthless, however. No education is ever really wasted. I like Chopin. A musician’s fingers don’t “naturally make Chopin shapes.” Not on your life. Even Mozart had rigorous musical training. Ask his Dad. Leopold wasn’t exactly a spoonful of sugar. Many very successful bands, heavy metal or not, have had a member or two with a background in classical music. Van Halen did. Edward Van Halen, a legend on the guitar, often credited his fame to his classical training. Just listen to “Eruption.” Some people are naturally gifted, but every talent needs refining.
And all power requires responsibility. The tab for which will be exacted in the end.
Fascinating interview, thanks!
I disagree that formal musical training is worthless, however. No education is ever really wasted. I like Chopin. A musician’s fingers don’t “naturally make Chopin shapes.” Not on your life. Even Mozart had rigorous musical training. Ask his Dad. Leopold wasn’t exactly a spoonful of sugar. Many very successful bands, heavy metal or not, have had a member or two with a background in classical music. Van Halen did. Edward Van Halen, a legend on the guitar, often credited his fame to his classical training. Just listen to “Eruption.” Some people are naturally gifted, but every talent needs refining.
And all power requires responsibility. The tab for which will be exacted in the end.
Fascinating interview, thanks!
Nah, he's been rollling with Debian Linux for years now. Yet, he does his music with Cubase, which is currently available only for Win & Mac.H. Blackrose wrote: ↑27 Sep 2023, 00:23Windows? I'm very disappointed that Von has sold out and is no longer using DOS 3.3. More seriously, I thought recent Doktors were Macs?Von wrote: I work with one person at the moment who’s spent more than a decade refusing to install the operating system that I use when I’m working on music. It’s a very strange and arcane system called Windows. We may start collaborating properly if the person in question learns to operate this system. We shall see.
The Doks are indeed Macs atm. Must be fun to maintain multiple systems over the years, tho. Small wonder he claims to tinker with computers a lot.
-
robertzombie
- Overbomber
- Posts: 4379
- Joined: 05 Sep 2005, 12:49
- Location: London
Boomer with no mortgage reads spy thrillers shocker.
-
H. Blackrose
- Gonzoid Amphetamine Filth
- Posts: 492
- Joined: 26 Jun 2005, 06:06
- Location: laying down the long white line
I've been a Linux tragic for a couple of decades and I do my music with Rosegarden, which is an expression of masochism on my part
"We're Hawkwind and this is a song about love."
-
AndyDiagram
- Road Kill
- Posts: 1
- Joined: 30 Sep 2023, 07:53
Saw this interview with AE week. It provided some great context and counterbalance to the negativity that was there for the Roundhouse gigs. Well worth a read.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/peop ... instincts/
https://thecreativeindependent.com/peop ... instincts/
Hello & welcome toAndyDiagram wrote: ↑30 Sep 2023, 08:10 Saw this interview with AE week. It provided some great context and counterbalance to the negativity that was there for the Roundhouse gigs. Well worth a read.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/peop ... instincts/
