八卦的訪問－The Pet shop Boys Are back! (上)

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這就是我口中一直說的八卦訪問(尤以後半段為經典) 我會分兩篇來貼是在一個PSB站看到的取自1999年七月的"Boyz Magazine" Interviews With Pet Shop Boys The Pet shop Boys Are back ! The Pet Shop Boys are back. Although, according to Neil Tennant, they've never been away. He talks to Howard Wilmot about drugs, dick and. ER, H from Steps. Neil Tennant is sitting at home in Chelsea wearing a pair of combat trousers, black Camper shoes and a grey T-shirt with 'X Large' on it. He admits that the label is unfortunately becoming increasingly Appropriate. Chris Lowe, of course. Is elsewhere, though for a moment in the pre-interview torning and forcing, Boyz thought we'd bagged him as well. While chatting to Boyz, Neil gazes out across his garden. He's awaiting the arrival of a tree surgeon to arrive (sic) and cut down a problematic specimen. And then it's off 'to do the French'. Journalists, that is. Because, yep, after 15 years in the pop game ('West End Girls' first came out in April 1984) and three years since their last album, the Pet Shop Boys are back with a new single, 'I don't know what you want but I Can't give it Anymore', a prelude to this autumn's new album, Nightlife, and perhaps a case of the jitters... Boyz: Do you worry that nobody's going to give a shit this time round? NT: You do worry about that, but I don't think of it as coming back, because we never go away. We're always doing something: last year I was on the Robbie Williams' single and we did the Noel Coward Project. When you bring out a new record, you want to capture people's imaginations. Boyz: But it's the same record all over again, right? NT: You can say that about anyone, really. Some people think all classical music sounds the same or that all the Rolling Stones records sound the same. If you play our records back to back, they're pretty different. People think they sound the same because of my voice, so no matter what we do, people always say, 'Oh typical Pet Shop Boys...' Boyz: Are you 'pop royalty' now? NT: No. I've always hated the idea of pop royalty. When I was at Smash Hits, I invented the phrase 'like punk never happened', 'cause in the early 80s there was that Culture Club/Duran/Spandau thing going on, and I thought punk rock had got rid of that. I still don't like the idea of a pop aristocracy, with people swanning around having their pictures taken outside the Met Bar. Boyz: But you could be the 'fathers' of pop... NT: Do you think? When I look at pop music today, I don't think a lot of it has much to do with what we do. It's all kids from stage schools doing dance routines. Though there's nothing wrong with that, it not Really about music, it's about show business. We've always set our sights a little higher. Boyz: So, you're 'artists'? NT: No, I love being a pop star, but I think we try to develop and invent new 　　ways of doing things - whether it be on the record or at concerts like we did at the Savoy a couple of years ago. It's important to try and do things differently. Boyz: Do the Pet Shop Boys take themselves too seriously? NT: No, 'cause we have a very good sense of humour about it, and we have a strong sense of the ridiculous. But of course we take it seriously, but not too seriously. you can't with Chris in the group. Boyz: Has anything ever been too damn stupid in retrospect? NT: Not really. When I think of some of the ridiculous things we've done, like making a film, it was a great experience and a film I like. The videos were really good, even if we felt a bit ridiculous doing them. Wearing those big orange wigs for the latest one... that takes a certain amount of courage, but I really like the end result. Boyz: It's camp and clever, but it's never cheeky or playful NT: I don't think it's particularly clever, it just gives a different feel to a record. Chris and I have always like to dress up as the Pet Shop Boys, we feel like it's a disguise. Boyz: So, what's been the Pet Shop Boys' one triumph? NT: I'm really proud of the collection of songs and albums, though there's the odd record I think we could have done better. But highlights: the number one in America, the shows we did at the Savoy and when we finally do our musical, I think that'll be a highlight. I know Chris would say his highlight was when he went to see the European Cup Final and the whole crowd sang 'Go West' when Arsenal won. Boyz: Are those the moments when you thought 'this is what being a pop star's all about'? NT: Oh god, the parties - they're highlights. We had a party in 1989 at Westway studios at the end of our Derek Jarman tour, which was absolutely fantastic. It was listed in Harper's & Queen as the last great Party of the 80s. And then we had another great party a couple of years later at Pinewood Studios - unbelievably expensive! I remember being completely drunk and seeing the dawn come up over the pinewood. -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.216.67.200 ※ 編輯: raura 來自: 61.216.67.200 (08/24 00:55)