interview before the VMAs
Muchmusic
Thanks to Laura for sending this to us
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!!!!!