Marr attacks

S’il était footballeur, on dirait qu’il a de beaux restes, l’ex – Smiths Johnny Marr publie la vidéo du titre « The messenger » en attendant l’album du même nom en février.

[b]Any updates (good, bad or otherwise) on a Year Zero mini-series?[/b][i]Let’s start on a down note! This is currently in a holding state. We didn’t find the right match with a writer, and really have been avoiding doing what we should have done from the beginning: write it ourselves. We = Rob and myself. This project means a lot to me and will see the light of day in one form or another.[/i] [b]Was there anything you didn’t/couldn’t do for the Year Zero arg/promotions because it would have pushed the boundaries too far?[/b][i]Several ideas came up, including blowing up a building, actually incarcerating fans, and staging an appearance of the Presence in real life. Can’t win em all.[/i] [b]What’s the status on The Fragile reissue? I know you talked about how Alan was doing a 5.1 remix a few years ago during a New York Times interview during the promotion for The Social Network.[/b][i]The 5.1 mixes are done and sound amazing. Alan was the only person who could have possibly done it, and he did not disappoint. There are a couple other elements involved that we want to get right before we put this into production. These involve packaging and additional content. Patience, my friends.[/i] [b]Someone really has to ask this, so there it goes… Can you disclosure any future plans for Nine Inch Nails?[/b][i]Sure I could.[/i] [b]I went to Lights in the Sky in 2008 and I have to say it was the best lighting / visual setup that I’ve ever seen at a concert. How does that all come together? Do you plan out the setlists and then sync up specific lighting sequences to the songs beforehand or is it a bit more of a live, fluid process?[/b][i]Thank you. I spend a lot of time and energy thinking about how music is presented live. Lights in the Sky was probably my favorite live show I’ve worked on so far. This was a real collaboration between myself, Rob, Roy Bennett, and Moment Factory. We set out to make an experience and I really felt proud to put that on every night. Cryptic additional comment: 2013.[/i] [b]What was the first computer and software you used for music?[/b][i]I had a Commodore 64 with, I think, the Sequential Circuits Model 64 Sequencer Cartridge. And it was the greatest thing in the world (or so I thought at the time). Moving on… The first « real » platform I used for composition was a Mac+ running Performer. Pretty Hate Machine was done with this.[/i] [b]What’s your favourite piece of gear you’ve ever owned?[/b][i]My Dad got me a Wurlitzer 200a electric piano as a preteen, and it pretty much changed the trajectory of my life. That piano is long gone, but I did recently pick one up, which I love.[/i] [b]I saw a video a few years ago about how much you love Mainstage. Do you still use it, and will you/have you used it with How To Destroy Angels?[/b][i]Mainstage worked well on the last NIN outing. It was my keyboard, guitar, and vocal rig, and was very stable. We’re getting into HTDA live shortly, and I’ll re-address the situation.[/i] [b]You left the record industry and then came back, with what I see as legitimate reasons on both ends. Do you think a compromise is possible with the industry where you’re leaving wouldn’t have been necessitated in the first place?[/b][i]Probably not. Both decisions were the right decisions at the time.[/i] [b]I have only had the opportunity to listen to « An Omen » once thus far and I absolutely love it. I want to say it is a very different direction (genre-wise?) from previous work both HDTA and NIN. Would you say this was a team decision or did one of you push for the newer sound the album brings?[/b][i]We worked on this batch of songs for a long time. We didn’t start with a clear direction, we wanted to experiment and see where we wound up. With the luxury of time, we were able to get away from things and return with a fresh perspective. We all feel good about where we’ve wound up.[/i] [b]How is the creative process different working with your wife as opposed to a NIN studio musician (Lohner, Finck, etc)?[/b][i]She’s a better kisser.[/i] [b]Can Rob really play instruments? How did he get promoted to musical responsibilities? He seems like a cool guy.[/b][i]He’s sitting right next to me so I can’t really talk right now.[/i]