| Band Interview Before VMAs |
| December 31, 1995, 11:00 pm |
Source: Muchmusic An Interview before the VMAs Muchmusic [Date Unknown] I= interviewer BC= Billy Corgan JI= James Iha D= D'arcy I-LONG DAY FOR YOU GUYS? BC- LOTTA SHOPPING I-YEAH SHOPPING, ANYTHING GOOD? D- 24 HOUR SHOPPING IN NEW YORK, I-WHAT'D YOU BUY? D-THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS I-DID YOU BUY ANYTHING GOOD? D- UM... WHAT DID I BUY? I DON'T THINK I BOUGHT ANYTHING! BC- UNDER GARMENTS! YOU BOUGHT UNDER GARMENTS! JI-I BOUGHT SOME NEW SKIN I- YEAH? ON SALE? BC- WOW! LOOKS GOOD! I- ALRIGHT, LETS UH--- D- THAT'S WHY HE LOOKS SO YOUNG YOU KNOW I-CONGRATULATIONS ON --- BC- HE'S REALLY ABOUT FORTY D- HE WON'T TELL US WHERE HE GET IT. JI- THAT'S RIGHT I-ALRIGHT, SO WHAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU, FIRST OF ALL CONGRATS ON THE 2 NOMINATIONS (HE DIDN'T DO HIS HOMEWORK) AND ALSO THE FACT THAT YOU GUY ARE PERFORMING TONIGHT TONIGHT WITH A LIVE ORCHESTRA. THAT MUST BE A GREAT WAY FOR YOU GUYS TO PERFORM THAT. BC- IT'S PRETTY COOL BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE NEVER REALLY DID IT THAT WAY. IT'S CERTAINLY THE FIRST TIME WE'LL DO IT THAT WAY AND IT WILL PROBABLY I- TRYING TO TAKE THAT ON THE ROAD WOULD BE PRETTY EXPENSIVE D- COULDN'T AFFORD IT JI- YEAH BC- ACTUALLY WE'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE MONEY PART. IT'S JUST DEALING WITH ALL THOSE EGOS D- ALL THOSE PEOPLE ON 1 BUS UGH... JI- THIS A ROCK GIG MAN, IT AIN'T TO THEM, SO THEY AIN'T DOWN WITH THAT. I-ONE THING I WANTED TO FIND OUT TOO, LIKE ANY BAND OR LIKE ANY INDIVIDUAL, YOU GO THROUGH PERSONAL HIGHS AND PERSONAL LOWS--- BC- AND PERSONNEL? I-YEAH, AND PERSONNEL, YOU GUYS HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME SERIOUS CHANGES. HOW HAS THAT EFFECTED YOU I MEAN ULTIMATELY TO COME TO THIS POINT? BC- HMMM I THINK WE'RE SURPRISED BY HOW MUCH IT HASN'T AFFECTED US. I THINK WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE MUCH MORE HEAVY DUTY AND ACTUALLY IT'S FINE, I MEAN WE'RE JUST GOING ALONG PLAYING OUR SONGs JI- WE'RE JUST NOT LOOKING BACK. WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY PROGRESSIVE AND GO FOWARD BC- DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER I HEARD YOU SAY JI-(SINGING IN A FUNNY VOICE) I HEARD YOU SAY I-ALRIGHT NOW, SCRATCHIE RECORDS BC- HEY! YOU GUYS ARE WORKING ALL THE ANGLES HERE! D- YEAH I- I'M JUST MOVING NOW AS FAST AS I CAN. SCRATCHIE RECORDS, SO MUSICALLY, WHAT KIND OF STUFF CAN WE EXPECT FROM YOU GUYS? JI-UM.. D- UM EVERYTHING BC- PROBABLY THE SAME OLD CRAP D- EVERYTHING, BUT NOTHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE JI- REALLY GOOD POP BANDS AND SOME REALLY LOUD STRANGE ROCK BANDS AND... D&JI- DANCEHALL! I- OH WICKED I'M ON THAT. YOU KNOW WHAT I WANTED TO ASK YOU TOO. OKAY YOU CAN HELP US OUT WITH THIS CATEGORY. LETS SEE HARD ROCK VIDEO CATEGORY FOR THE VMA'S, I WANT YOU GUYS TO PICK THE WINNER, WHO DO YOU GUYS THINK IT'S GONNA BE? D- UH OH! (LAUGHS) I- ALRIGHT, WE GOT ALICE IN CHAINS, MARLIYN MANSON: SWEET DREAMS, METALLICA: UNTIL IT SLEEPS AND RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE: BULLS ON PARADE, WHICH ONE DO YOU THINK IS GONNA TAKE IT? BC- I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE MARILYN MANSON VIDEO, THAT'S LIKE ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS ALL YEAR, I THINK. D- YEAH I GUESS IF YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT VIDEOS JI- I HAVE NOT SEEN IT, SO I WOULD HAVE TO SAY--- D- MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS JI- WELL I DON'T KNOW, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THEM EXCEPT FOR METAL-ICA (HE PRONOUNCED IT WRONG) D- THEN THERES METALLICA, YEAH THATS TRUE I- ANY HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU? IN TERMS OF THE PERFORMANCES AT THE VMA'S? BC- WELL WE SEEM TO--- EXCEPT FOR THE BAND WE PERSONALLY KNOW, ALL THE OTHER BANDS SEEM TO HATE US SO... I- OH NO! BC- SO WE WON'T GET INTO ALL THAT! I- OKAY. WELL KISS IS PERFORMING UNDER THE BRIDGE. I'M LOOKING FOWARD TO THAT. BC- ACTUALLY--- I- YEAH THAT'LL BE KINDA COOL BC- KISS IS PERFORMING UNDER THE BRIDGE BY RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS? I- NO, THEY'RE PERFORMING ON THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE D- I DID NOT KNOW THAT BC- HOLY COW! D- I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY WERE PERFORMING I- YEAH, THEY'RE PERFORMING, SO THAT'LL BE PRETTY COOL BC- ACTUALLY I WAS AT THE KISS REINAUGURAL GIG AT TIGER STADIUM I- THAT WAS KINDA COOL BC- OH YEAH I- ALRIGHT, I'LL LET YOU GUYS JET JI- (TO CAMERA) THANK YOU I- GOOD SEEING YOU, ENJOY THE SHOW TONIGHT D- THANK YOU (JAMES MAKES A WEIRD SQUAWKING NOISE) I- TAKE CARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH BC- I'LL BE DOING ONE OF THOSE IT'S TONIGHT, BUT IT'S REALLY TOMORROW I- SHHH, DON'T TELL THE KIDS THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SLEEP TONIGHT D- DOESN'T THAT GET CONFUSING FOR YOU? I- FOR ME TOO AND THE KIDS. I DON'T REALLY GET THE LAST COUPLE OF LINES, BUT OH WELL! ENJOY!!!!! |