Difference between revisions of "'I Felt Nothing When Thatcher Died' - Digital Spy, 10th September 2013"
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'''We spoke to WWE Superstar Wade Barrett last year - is anything going to come of you doing his theme music?'''<BR> | '''We spoke to WWE Superstar Wade Barrett last year - is anything going to come of you doing his theme music?'''<BR> | ||
− | "Now this could be a way of being young again! He has got in touch and we are thinking of it. James would love to let loose on a real f**king metal, really '80s metal riff. His tattoos are amazing, he's a proper hardcore fan. Which is very odd, when he gets on stage in those skimpy little pants. | + | "Now this could be a way of being young again! He has got in touch and we are thinking of it. James would love to let loose on a real f**king metal, really '80s metal riff. His tattoos are amazing, he's a proper hardcore fan. Which is very odd, when he gets on stage in those skimpy little pants. I suppose it's quite fitting. I think it might happen actually. I think when we get a bit of downtime James would like to do it. It's the genius of being in the band - Arthur Scargill, Kylie Minogue and Wade Barrett. That's our demographic." |
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'''What did you think about the reaction from the public and the media when Margaret Thatcher died?'''<BR> | '''What did you think about the reaction from the public and the media when Margaret Thatcher died?'''<BR> | ||
− | "I felt nothing, because she'd been dead to me for years and years. The song's about her philosophy really, it's not about her. I see my own community f**king wrecked and barely ever recovered, so I don't really need to celebrate or dance. It didn't have any impact on me at all. The damage has been done where I live, so I just felt kind of cold about it all really - in every way. | + | "I felt nothing, because she'd been dead to me for years and years. The song's about her philosophy really, it's not about her. I see my own community f**king wrecked and barely ever recovered, so I don't really need to celebrate or dance. It didn't have any impact on me at all. The damage has been done where I live, so I just felt kind of cold about it all really - in every way. I just didn't want to see it or hear it. I'm just really proud that terrible film with Meryl Streep [The Iron Lady] basically it was only the south of England that f**king watched that. No-one in Wales, no-one in Scotland and very few in the north of England watched it." |
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'''Do you still get nervous when you have a new album out?''' | '''Do you still get nervous when you have a new album out?''' | ||
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"I think we get f**king worse, because you realise how hard it is to be 44 and still competing with lots of young people. I think it feels more nervewracking than ever, to be honest, because we've got this inbuilt thing to communicate with people. We still want people to hear it, if people want us." | "I think we get f**king worse, because you realise how hard it is to be 44 and still competing with lots of young people. I think it feels more nervewracking than ever, to be honest, because we've got this inbuilt thing to communicate with people. We still want people to hear it, if people want us." | ||
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"Yeah, but it's hard. Most of my favourite bands, by the time they were in their 40s, on their 11th album... well, they didn't exist. All the bands we grew up with have split up and reformed. We're still here, ploughing a lone furrow." | "Yeah, but it's hard. Most of my favourite bands, by the time they were in their 40s, on their 11th album... well, they didn't exist. All the bands we grew up with have split up and reformed. We're still here, ploughing a lone furrow." | ||
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'''What do you think young bands should be singing about now?'''<BR> | '''What do you think young bands should be singing about now?'''<BR> | ||
− | "I think there's lots! Lots to partake in, but I don't really hear any. Maybe with the exception of Plan B. Last year he tried to address certain aspects of what it's like to be young and growing up in Britain. As a rule I think most people want to ignore it and just enjoy the good times, which I find slightly disheartening. | + | "I think there's lots! Lots to partake in, but I don't really hear any. Maybe with the exception of Plan B. Last year he tried to address certain aspects of what it's like to be young and growing up in Britain. As a rule I think most people want to ignore it and just enjoy the good times, which I find slightly disheartening. There's a lot of stuff to write about, and it shouldn't be up to us to do it. We're way too old. I'm glad I feel old now. I've never felt a generation gap until this album really. I do feel slightly ostracised from youth, which is good. It's the way it should be." |
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− | Generation Terrorists captured what it's like to feel young and restless, critics are saying this album captures another stage of life... | + | '''Generation Terrorists captured what it's like to feel young and restless, critics are saying this album captures another stage of life...''' |
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'''You played a Radio 2 set for a Radio 2 crowd, was there a bit of you deep down that was tempted - Buckingham Palace up the road, to kick into 'Repeat'?'''<BR> | '''You played a Radio 2 set for a Radio 2 crowd, was there a bit of you deep down that was tempted - Buckingham Palace up the road, to kick into 'Repeat'?'''<BR> | ||
− | There's always that in us! But like I was saying earlier, I don't know if it's a tiny bit embarrassing now. I'm sure it'll come back. At the moment I think it's all because we've got kids and everything, it doesn't feel quite right. You've got to believe. | + | There's always that in us! But like I was saying earlier, I don't know if it's a tiny bit embarrassing now. I'm sure it'll come back. At the moment I think it's all because we've got kids and everything, it doesn't feel quite right. You've got to believe. It's why we struggle with The Holy Bible sometimes. It's such a mental state of mind when you play those records. You can't fake it, the crowd know it. They all know - our crowd more than any crowd will f**king tell you. It's a hard balance really. But we'll get it. I'll get it back." |
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'''When you released Journal For Plague Lovers, you played it in full - would you do that for another album?'''<BR> | '''When you released Journal For Plague Lovers, you played it in full - would you do that for another album?'''<BR> | ||
− | "It was very demanding to do, maybe because of the tone of the lyrics, and obviously it was all Richey's lyrics. Afterwards we felt like we wouldn't. Having said that, it's 20 years since The Holy Bible next year, and there's a bit of us that thinks, maybe we should for once, stop being so f**king principled and make loads of money and play it! Try and get a hologram of Richey, or something, like Tupac! | + | "It was very demanding to do, maybe because of the tone of the lyrics, and obviously it was all Richey's lyrics. Afterwards we felt like we wouldn't. Having said that, it's 20 years since The Holy Bible next year, and there's a bit of us that thinks, maybe we should for once, stop being so f**king principled and make loads of money and play it! Try and get a hologram of Richey, or something, like Tupac! But I'm not sure. I don't think we will again. We found it hard to pace the set, we wanted to come on and do a load of greatest hits. We're doing five or six of the new album on the tour. Richard Hawley's joining us for three of the dates, Cate Le Bon's joining us for a few of the dates to do a duet as well. That'll break it up a little bit." |
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Latest revision as of 17:17, 28 October 2018
Title: | 'I Felt Nothing When Thatcher Died' |
Publication: | Digital Spy |
Date: | Tuesday 10th September 2013 |
Writer: | Mayer Nissim |
Nicky Wire talks to Digital Spy after his band's live return.
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