The skin of my character in 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' was some concoction, a spermatozoon of an alien nature that was obscene and weird-looking.
From David Bowie
Being shoved into the top-40 scene was an unusual experience. It was great I'd become accessible to a huge audience but not terribly fulfilling.
I do value the respect I get from my contemporaries, but to have Oasis cover my song, to have Puff Daddy cover a song, to have Goldie come along to my gigs - that's where my ego is at. To have my fellow musicians like what I do, that's very cool.
I would dream. I focused all my attention on going to America. The subculture, James Dean, the rock n' roll, the beat writers.
All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.
All Montreal bands have around nine members, I believe.
GYBE are among my, erm, two favourite Montreal bands, Arcade Fire being the other.
The Americans at heart are a pure and noble people; things to them are in black and white. It's either 'rawk' or it's not. We Brits putter around in the grey area.
When I heard Little Richard, I mean, it just set my world on fire.
I never really felt like a rock singer or a rock star or whatever.
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