John Taylor. Статьи, интервью и пр.

[Mezmerized]

... a very unusual interview with John Taylor published in the obscure magazine POPsmear [1994-1999] | In 1998 Jimmy Pop Ali, best known as the lead vocalist and main-songwriter of the Bloodhound Gang, has interviewed John Taylor for POPsmear magazine. John at that time was out of the band and was pursuing a solo career. John even made a cameo appearance in the Bloodhound Gang's music video for the song "Your Only Friends Are Make Believe", playing rock, paper, scissors with himself... and losing". If you know Jimmy Pop Ali you can also imagine what kind of interview he did with John, the questions are hilarius and so the answers. A very funny John Taylor who plays Jimmy's game... but it's not only fun, you might discover some John/Duran facts never heard... so have a good read! [trascription by Salvo]

Jimmy says: The first time I met John Taylor, I was more excited than an urban mythologist finding a peanut butter-smothered Chihuahua. A mutual friend at Drive-Thru Records had made arrangements for John and myself to converge and discuss the possibility of collaborating on a remake of Power Station’s “Some Like It Hot”. Before I could say “power lunch” I found myself jetting up the coast to chow down on Thai cuisine with one-fifth of the fab Five. I tried to hide my nervous excitement, but I think my pink fedora gave me away. I knew it was time to break the ice with my most tried and true method of warming up an intimidating audience. “Would you like to see a picture of my daughter?” I inquired enthusiastically. “Definitely”, John replied eagerly. At this point the spectator usually feigns anxiety from the photograph. The punchline is that I pull out a picture of the fattest, blackest and ugliest baby ever pushed through a birth canal. I then revel in their blank stares as their brain searches for a suitable reaction. John, however, immediately started laughing, so I knew he was one of us. If you don’t know what I mean by one of us, you are probably not one of us. Having made a connection at the hub of stupidity, I felt comfortable confiding, “You were my favorite, John.” A year had passed since I first met J.T. (as close friends like myself lovingly refer to him), and I knew the time had come to pop the question. “Would you let me interview you for Popsmear so they don’t have to rerun my ‘Philosofeces’ article again? I begged. ”I’m game, Jimmy,” he proclaimed.

Power Ration 24 Questions with John Taylor

1. How unoriginal are Mister Mister, The The and Ruth Ruth?
John: Plagiarists! Well, The The, that’s actually more of a statement than a repetition of words. But you can bet I won’t be looking over my shoulder for Mister Mister, that’s for sure. Did you think of that question on your own?

2. If you had been raised as a Shiite Muslim do you think you would have called your band Iran Iran?
Ah, yes. Very clever.

3. How many women have you slept with?
Over a hundred.

4. How many men have you slept with?
I have not had sex with any men, Jimmy.

5. Who was packing the jumbo wiener in Duran Duran?
Le Bon. He liked to prance around the dressing room naked, probably because he was the only circumcised member of the band. He was from south of Oxford where everyone is circumcised.

6. What was the weirdest experience involving sex you ever had?
The night I was beyond drunk and nearly went to bed with a man. That will do. But that really didn’t involve sex, so I’ll just cop out on this one.

7. What was the most decadent experience involving money you ever had?
I think the day my accountant told me I had to leave England immediately for tax purposes. I flew from London to the South of France, and I still had to write a six figure check to the government. Or when I bought the Aston-Martin for 100,000 pounds and never drove it.

8. Who invited Kool and the Gang to the “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” video shoot?
Yeah, how about that? I imagine Bob Geldof did. But aren’t you glad he did? These are very good questions, If I may say so, Jimmy.

9. Is it true George Michael thought they were Culture Club chauffeurs?
You are a very naughty boy.

10. Stern?
I kind of like him. Actually, I find myself drawn to him.

11. How many Power Station songs can you play on a touch-tome phone?
One. “Some Like It Hot.”

12. Who do you love when you come undone?
My toilet.

13. What’s your favourite Bloodhound Gang song?
"Why's Everybody Always Pickin' On Me?" The drummer from Def Leppard’s only got one arm.

14. Did you ever cut your hair with the Floo-Bee?
Never. That’s stupid, Jimmy.

15. Did Nick Rhodes ever offer to give you a pedicure?
No, but he’s not as fey, you know, a queenie, as his public image.

16. Who is that guy Warren Cuccurullo and why is he bothering Duran Duran?
I think he injected quite a bit of life into the old dog, actually.

17. Did you quit Duran Duran because you hate him?
No, I’d just had enough. I’d had more than enough. I’d had it right up to here.

18. Who would win in a fight: Warren Cuccurullo or Andy Taylor?
Let’s see, Warren’s a muscleman and Andy’s a drunk. I don’t know, actually.

19. Who would win in a fight: Warren Cuccurullo or a roll of Scotch tape?
Oh c’mon.

20. How long do you give it before Nick Rhodes and Simon le Bon have to get a restraining order against Warren Cuccurullo?
Nick gets along with Warren and Simon, I don’t know. Years ago they tried to, but I told them it was a bad idea.

21. What did you think of POPsmear?
I thought it was most entertaining.

22. Are James and Troy arrogant, condescending, ungrateful fucks for judging my recent Popsmear submissions with such high standards?
Well, you “Philosofeces” piece was a classic of the modern vernacular. It had a positive influence on my sex life for at least the next 48 hours. But I think for them to challenge you is good. You don’t want to coast on old triumphs.

23. Do you think I’m pretty?
I don’t know whether I’d say you’re pretty. I’d say you have a certain handsomeness. You’re much more together than when I first met you. But then again, you were on tour. When we were on tour, I was always hanging on by the string of my scrotum.

24. In 10 words or less, so you don’t ramble and I don’t get bored, what does the future hold for John Taylor?
World by the balls and a lot more besides. Let’s wrap it up, I have to go.

duranasty.com

[Mezmerized]

... очень необычное интервью с Джоном для журнала popsmear 1998. Jimmy Pop Ali - вокалист группы Bloodhound Gang беседовал с Джоном. Джон в это время занимался своей соло карьерой и не состоял в группе. так же Джон появился в клипе Bloodhound Gang "Your Only Friends Are Make Believe"..
если вы знаете кто такой Джимми вы можете себе представить, каким именно будет интервью, которое вы сейчас прочтете. вопросы очень смешные такие же как и ответы. очень смешно читать, как Джон подыгрывает Джимму. но не все интервью такое смешное, мы откроем некоторые факты о Джоне и дд, о которых не слышали раньше.. приятного чтения..

(п.с. я многие обороты джимми опустила просто потому что ..просто бред какой-то плюс фиг его знает, что он там имел в виду..)

Джимми: когда я впервые встретил Джона я был так взволнован. наш общий друг в Drive-Thru Records устроил нам эту встречу, чтобы обсудить возможность сотрудничества над remake of Power Station’s “Some Like It Hot”. Я как мог пытался скрыть свое волнение, но кажется, что ничего у меня так и не вышло. тогда я попытался разрядить обстановку самым верным и проверенным способом "Хочешь увидеть фотографию моей дочери?" спросил я с энтузиазмом. "Конечно!" - немедленно ответил Джон. После чего человек, которому показывается фотография обычно с волнением начинает отзываться о ней. только дело в том, что обычно я вытаскиваю фотографию с самым уродливым самым мерзким ребенком, которого только проталкивали родовые пути, после чего я с нетерпением жду реакции человека. Джон же сразу начал смеяться и я понял, он один из нас. Если вы не понимаете, что значит "он один из нас" значит вы точно не один из нас. установив контакт по средством такой глупости я сразу начинаю чувствовать себя увереннее "из всей пятерки ты мне нравился больше всех Джон". целый год прошел с того дня когда я встретил J.T (он любит когда так называют его близкие друзья), и я понял пришло время спросить "Джон позволишь ли ты взять у тебя интервью для popsmear?" "Я играю, Джимми" - ответил он.

Power Ration 24 Questions with John Taylor

1. насколько неоригинальны Mister Mister, The The and Ruth Ruth?
Джон: все плагиаторы! но the the скорее больше утверждение чем просто повторение слов. но давай поспорим я не буду оглядываться через плечо из-за Mister Mister, это уж точно. ты сам придумал этот вопрос?

(объяснит мне кто-нибудь о чем они? )

2. если бы ты родился гребаным мусульманином ты бы назвал свою группу Iran Iran?
а, да! очень умно!

3. С каким кол-вом женщин ты переспал?
около сотни

4. а с каким кол-вом мужчин?
у меня не было секса ни с одним мужчиной, Джимми.

(сча вот не спрашивайте что за хрень будет )

5. Who was packing the jumbo wiener in Duran Duran? (jumbo это "огромный", wiener это дурак, но вообще то это еще и мужской половой орган )
Джон: Саймон. Он любит скакать голым вокруг раздевалки, вообще-то он единственный член группы который сделал себе обрезание. он с юга Оксфорда а там все обрезанные.

6. Что-нибудь невероятное что случалось с тобой во время секса?
ночь когда я выпил и чуть не лег в постель вместе с мужчиной. такое было. но до секса не дошло.

7. какой твой самый грустный опыт с деньгами?
я думаю день когда мой бугалтер заявил мне, что я должен срочно покинуть Англию из-за налогов. я улетел из лондона на юг франции, и мне все еще приходится отправлять чеки государству. или когда я купил машину Aston-Martin за 100 000 фунтов и никогда на ней не ездил.

8. кто пригласил для съемок клипа Do They Know It’s Christmas? Kool and the Gang?
мне кажется Bob Geldof сделал это. разве ты не рад этому? это очень хороший вопрос, Джимми.

9. это правда, что George Michaek думал, что они были Culture Club chauffeurs? ( даж не знаю что тут он подразумевал под этим)
Джон: ты очень плохой мальчик.

10. Stern?
мне он нравится.

11. сколько песен power station can you play on a touch-tome phone?
One. “Some Like It Hot.”

12. Who do you love when you come undone? (come undone вообще терять контроль над собой, распадаться, слабеть, а еще где-то прочитала что можно перевести come undone как "раскрываться" то есть выдавать все свои тайны)
Джон: My toilet.

13. какая твоя любимая песня Bloodhound Gang?
"Why's Everybody Always Pickin' On Me?" у барабанщика из Def Leppard была только одна рука.

14. Did you ever cut your hair with the Floo-Bee? (слушьте я нашла только одно значение floo-bee это обвисшая грудь я ниче не понимаю )
никогда. это глупо, Jimmy.

15. Nick Rhodes когда-нибудь предлагал сделать тебе педикюр?
нет, на самом деле он не такой необычный каким кажется, просто это его сценический образ.

16. кто такой Warren Cuccurullo и почему он постоянно тормошит (достает) Duran Duran?
мне думается, что его можно сравнить с вакциной которая добавила чуток жизни старой собаке.

17. ты ушел из дд потому что не ненавидел группу?
нет, просто с меня было достаточно. более чем достаточно. и у меня было на это право.

18. кто выиграет: Warren Cuccurullo or Andy Taylor?
ну что ж, Уоррен качок, а Энди пьяница. Не знаю на самом деле.

19. кто выиграет: Warren Cuccurullo or a roll of Scotch tape? (вообще нашла только одно значение то есть его прямое - скотч)
Oh c’mon.

20. How long do you give it before Nick Rhodes and Simon le Bon have to get a restraining order against Warren Cuccurullo? (restraining order типа какого-то не знаю..приказа против )
Ник дружит с Уорреном и Саймон, я не знаю. несколько лет назад они пытались, но я сказал им что это плохая идея.


21. What did you think of POPsmear?
я думаю он очень интересен.

22. правда что James и Troy эгоистичные, неблагодарные сволочи из-за того, что раскритиковали мои недавние popsmear submissions (ну видимо он какие-то статьи туда еще писал или так же интервью брал) которые были на таком высоком уровне?
Что ж, твоя “Philosofeces” piece was a classic of the modern vernacular (жаргон). это (или я не знаю что это, книга или статья) повлияла на мою сексуальную жизнь по крайней мере в течение последующих 48часов....

23. Ты считаешь меня симпатичным?
я бы сказал что ты достаточно привлекателен. сейчас ты более собран чем когда я встретил тебя впервые. хотя тогда ты был в туре. а когда мы в туре, то я всегда чувствую себя так словно hanging on by the string of my scrotum (короче я так поняла когда трусы врезаются в vjijyre ) .

24. в десяти словах или меньше, чтобы уже не надоесть друг другу, какое будущее ты видишь для себя?
World by the balls and a lot more besides. (обидно, не нашла что значит эта фраза )
так что давай заканчивать. мне надо идти)

[CrazyFan]

Занятное интервью... Блин, они сами себя понимали))) Женько, как ты с этим справляешься?)))

[Mezmerized]

:-) Занятное интервью... Блин, они сами себя понимали))) Женько, как ты с этим справляешься?)))

да ужасно... у меня резко понижается самооценка думаю блин неужели я такой тупняк что так долго не могу понять о чем они

я вот не пойму что Саймон правда сделал себе обрезание? зачем???

[CrazyFan]

Блин, я думаю, мы так и не узнаем правды)))

[Irene]

Блин, а я думала, что все статьи на duranasty прочитала. Ан-нет! спасибо, что кинула ее сюда)))

Да уж, чего еще можно было ожидать от такого интервьюера! Ты, Женя, себя не щадишь, такие слововыверты переводить!

1. насколько неоригинальны Mister Mister, The The and Ruth Ruth?
Джон: все плагиаторы! но the the скорее больше утверждение чем просто повторение слов. но давай поспорим я не буду оглядываться через плечо из-за Mister Mister, это уж точно. ты сам придумал этот вопрос?

(объяснит мне кто-нибудь о чем они? )

Обе группы из 80-х. Мне кажется, Джон имеет в виду, что он не будет оглядываться на творчество таких своих бывших "конкурентов" как Mister Mister.

The night I was beyond drunk and nearly went to bed with a man.

особенно мне нравится выражение beyond drunk

9. это правда, что George Michael думал, что они были Culture Club chauffeurs? ( даж не знаю что тут он подразумевал под этим)
Джон: ты очень плохой мальчик.

я так понимаю, Джимми издевается над группой Kool and the Gang - типа они были такие лошпеды, кто их в "Do they know it's Christmas" позвал-то? а Джордж Майкл вообще подумал, что это шоферы Culture Club

14. Did you ever cut your hair with the Floo-Bee? (слушьте я нашла только одно значение floo-bee это обвисшая грудь я ниче не понимаю )
никогда. это глупо, Jimmy.

flowbee - электрическая херота для стрижки волос, придуманная в 80-х. Выглядит угрожающе:
Картинки

18. кто выиграет: Warren Cuccurullo or Andy Taylor?
ну что ж, Уоррен качок, а Энди пьяница. Не знаю на самом деле.

очень хороший перевод данной фразы

19. кто выиграет: Warren Cuccurullo or a roll of Scotch tape? (вообще нашла только одно значение то есть его прямое - скотч)

в контексте данного интервью мне кажется, что именно скотч и имелся в виду

24. в десяти словах или меньше, чтобы уже не надоесть друг другу, какое будущее ты видишь для себя?
World by the balls and a lot more besides. (обидно, не нашла что значит эта фраза )

"Схватить мир за яйца и все, что сзади". теперь тебе не так обидно?

[CrazyFan]

Спасибо за уточнения... ну и интервьюшка

[Mezmerized]

Irene спасибо! ахахах последняя фраза "схватить мир за яйца" а я искала то... думала идиома какая-то очень мудрая аааааааааааааа
а эта штука для стрижки реально жутко смотрится, какая-то дрель ааа

[CrazyFan]

А мне она почему-то больше пылесос напомнила)

[CrazyFan]

John Taylor
03/02/2011

What would you say to your 16-year-old self if you could go back in time? Every week we ask a well-known name to offer their younger self words of wisdom.

I was music obsessed when I was 16. I didn’t know it but I was finding my identity through music. I think I got quite lost when I was about 14 – I never quite connected to grammar school. I wasn’t a sporty kid, I wasn’t academic - but then I found pop music. I read the NME from cover to cover, started going to concerts, listening to Radio Luxembourg in bed at night. It was a fantastic time for a lost boy to discover music – you had David Bowie, Roxy Music.. and just around the corner was the Sex Pistols and they were going to knock me off my feet.

I wore glasses at school, and that definitely increased my shyness. I was still wearing them when I started the band. I remember this pretty girl who worked at a club we played at said I should try contact lenses. That changed my life at 19. I went from this nerdy shy introverted boy to this outgoing party animal. I changed my name from Nigel to John and within a year I was a pop star.

In the last couple of years I’ve thought alot about the boy I was, about Nigel, and I’ve tried to get back in touch with him. I dumped him, I forgot all about him. But now I love him, I totally get him, and I see how he was a product of his parents. I understand now why it was hard for my dad to talk about certain things, how my mum was a real people person and a raving Catholic, and I understand the psychological impact of those things on me.

I couldn’t have coped with the success of Duran Duran if I hadn’t had had my 4 brothers, the rest of the band. I was an only child so I drew those brothers to me. We were a gang and there was tremendous security in that. I could never have been a solo star.

If I could go back and talk to that teenage boy I’d tell him he’s as good as everyone but at the same time, no better than anyone else. Fame can put you on an ego ride so you bounce between thinking you’re a piece of shit and thinking you’re better than other people. I realise now I had to pay that price for feeling superior and it’s not worth it.

There’s a tremendous loneliness when you’re famous. Constant waves of sadness when the highs are over for the day, when people stop shouting your name and you close your door. I didn’t ever want to be alone and if I was high I always found a way to make sure I wasn’t. Drugs and alcohol took control of me and I became ashamed of myself. And I couldn’t talk to anyone because they’d all warned me and I told them all to fuck off. I eventually got into a 12 step programme and I’ve never gone back. But God, that was really hard work.

If you told me at 16 I’d still be making a living out of being in a band when I was 50 – Jeez! It’s unbelievable. Along the way I’ve had lots of self doubt – but I have to believe now that I’ve found my place.
http://www.bigissuescotland.com/features/view/473

[Mezmerized]

грустно как-то получилось

[Stranger]

грустно как-то получилось

А по-моему очень даже неплохо. Сейчас он понимает, что нашел свое место в жизни, это ведь здорово. Конечно, пришлось многое пройти, но ведь главное, что получен опыт и понимание себя самого

[CrazyFan]

Q&A with John Taylor

John Taylor:
Easy as a Nuclear War

Whether it was swinging around yachts or making like road warriors for their budget-busting "Wild Boys" clip, Duran Duran invented the music video as a postmodern playground of the imagination. Guitarist John Taylor recalls how he became an unwilling innovator.


VH1: Were Duran Duran originally reluctant to make music videos?

John Taylor: It was some time before we accepted them as something we wanted to do, but it was a great tool. The band wouldn't have to go around the world to promote a hit. So the videos had a real impact in America. We couldn't understand why, in every interview that we'd do, people would talk about the videos. With songs like "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio," you saw them first. The music and visuals were one to most people. They imagined that we spent months and months making them, but you could knock them off in a 12-hour session.

VH1: What inspired the look of Duran Duran's videos?

Taylor: At the beginning of the '80s, the best video for me was Ultravox's "Vienna," which nodded to genuine cinema by focusing on a third person. We did that on "Hungry Like the Wolf." Everybody was obsessing over Apocalypse Now at the time, so we took one or two little visual ideas - well, three or four, actually - and put them in the context of that song.

VH1: Did Duran Duran set out to achieve any fame for their videos?

Taylor: Not really. I'm a musician. I'm not a filmmaker. We worked with Russell Mulcahy, who wrote the book on music video. He always did something that surprised us. But we were making so many records, we couldn't sit down and try to creatively plan our videos. "Wild Boys" was the first time that we wrote a song for a video. We had talked with Russell about The Wild Boys, the William Burroughs book, which he wanted to develop into a full-length feature. He talked to us about writing a song for it. We wrote the song, and he put the ideas that he developed for the feature in the video. That was the first time that we had written a song, thinking about how it was going to look.

VH1: How do you think MTV changed popular music?

Taylor: Thank God for MTV! It brought a new level of energy to the charts. Youth became important. MTV was forced to have a new agenda because it couldn't play the songs that radio was playing. Had there been videos for Air Supply and Christopher Cross, they would have played them. But they didn't exist, so they had to look to the newer music - artists like Duran Duran and Ultravox - who were making these videos.

VH1: How much of Duran Duran's success could be attributed to music videos?

Taylor: It definitely put us in the homes of millions of Americans. But we were good for video, too. We were a textbook case of how you could promote a band using the medium, and we evolved very quickly to really show what could be done.

VH1: Did you ever encounter any acts who rejected music video because they thought it would ruin their career?

Taylor: Established artists like the Stones, Rod Stewart, and David Bowie had to get with it, but if you're a survivor, you adapt to these new ideas. It became a very indie attitude not to make videos. George Michael [said he wasn't going to do] any videos for his second album. But nobody bought it until you relented and made one. You make a video for a song if you want it to be a success, and who goes into the recording studio unless they want a success?

VH1: Were you surprised that the "Girls on Film" video caused such an uproar over its sexual content?

Taylor: We knew exactly what we were doing with the "Girls on Film" video. Or if we didn't, our manager did. Before MTV came along, the only way you could see videos was in the rock clubs. Our videos for "Planet Earth" and "Careless Memories" were doing well. So we created "Girls on Film," which was Playboy meets Hustler. It was a horrible thing to shoot, no fun at all. We just weren't those kinds of guys, you know? But it came out and caused a stir, and … thanks very much!

[CrazyFan]

Duran Duran's John Taylor on porridge, speeding and The Axis of Awesome
Source: The List (Issue 680)
Date: 25 April 2011
Written by: Claire Sawers

The bassist with New Romantic heartbreakers Duran Duran is currently on a world tour, but stops to chat porridge, breaking the speed limit and … that time he had a crush on a relative.

First record you ever bought
‘Thunderbirds Are Go!’

Last extravagant purchase you made
A made-to-measure suit.

First film you saw that really moved you
Reach for the Sky. It’s about a WW2 fighter pilot. It was a double bill with The Dam Busters.

Last lie you told
You look really good in that.

First movie you ever went on a date to
Stardust with David Essex.

Last time you cried
Yesterday. It was a silent cry.

First thing you do when you’ve got time off work
Shop for books.

Last great meal you cooked
I make a mean porridge. With fruit.

First crush
Julie McCoy, from my school. Her, or my Auntie Marjory. At least I didn’t say my mum.

Last book you read
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan.

First great piece of advice you were given
‘Don’t ever give up.’ It was Bernard Edward, the bassist from Chic, who told me that.

Last time you were star struck
I came offstage at Coachella in the middle of our set, to change my guitar. Clint Eastwood was standing backstage watching the show. I said ‘Wow!’ and ‘Hello’, and then I ran back onstage.

First song you’ll sing at karaoke
I don’t do karaoke, baby.

Last time you exploited your position to get something
Friday night, in a restaurant in San Francisco called Quince. They said they had no tables, I said, ‘Tell them I’m in Duran Duran’.

First time you realised you were famous
When a very large, long black Daimler limousine pulled up in front of my parents’ house to take me to do a BBC interview. All the neighbours were watching.

First three words your friends would use to describe you
Honest, sensitive, idealistic.

First concert you ever attended
Mick Ronson, in Birmingham, April 1974. He was basically David Bowie’s sideman.

Last time you bought someone flowers
[Very long pause] Why don’t we just say my wife’s birthday?

Last funny thing you saw online
The Axis of Awesome – this Australian trio doing a skit of about sixty songs in five minutes, based on only four chords (see below).

First job
Car washing.

Last person in the world you’d sleep with
Any of the band members?

Last crime you committed
I break the speed limit all the time.

First person you’d thank in an award acceptance speech
My manager, Wendy.

Last thing you recommended to someone
The Jennifer Egan book, on Twitter.

First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning
Sex.

Last thing you think of before you go to sleep
Where did I leave the TV remote control…
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First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning
Sex.