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| Colin's Interview |
| Monday, 21 May 2007 | |
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Colin: Was the overall feel and theme of "Worth"
something that was thought out ahead of time or was the mood of
recording in Germany something that shaped the album into what it would
later become? Claude: It wasn't thought of ahead of time, although the songs spelled out a mood. It is often thought of as a dark, gloomy album, but if it had a different song order it wouldn't be. Germany was a great experience, painful and amazing at the same time. What a life to have lived. I used to think about how amazing it was that a few little songs got us there working with the guy who produced Depeche Mode! And yet, it was with heavy hearts. We were a band member short, and the record company hated the songs. I love that album, though. Colin: If you could replace a single song from "Peace" with another song from that era right now, what song would you remove and what song would you replace it with? Claude: I would take out.... Well.. Not fair. I wouldn't take a song out. I would add a song called "It's Not Forever". Funny thing. There are about 3 or 4 that should have by default wound up on the first or second album because of their popularity at home... I always wonder about that. The first song of ours ever on the radio wasn't "Living In Oblivion'. It was a song called "Heaven". That should have been recorded. Colin: What is your most memorable concert ever and what made it memorable? Claude: There are way too many. But Seattle stands out right now as I think of it because I felt an electricity in the air that was transmitted to me when I touched someone's hand. I had read about this, but never experienced it. It was as if love was pouring into me in a way that I almost could not fathom it. Colin: What song by another band do you wish you'd written? Claude: Ahh. This one again. Standard answer... Pick a Beatle song. Any one will do. Colin: Ten years out, what do you think the strongest points are to Elektrodelica? Claude: It remains one of my favorites because it was liberating. Its effects are being felt to this day. When ever I get upset or lose my nerve, I put that on and I know who I am. Is that strange? Colin: What is different (musically) about your band than you thought it would be 15 years ago? Claude: The guitars. I was very against them. Now I don't mind... Much. And I love digital glitchy things, which I didn't before. I am regressing.... Colin: If you could pick one song as your all-time Anything Box favorite, what would it be and why? Claude: World Without Love. I think it is a worthy contender. Colin: What has been the high point of working with Anything Box? Claude: Working with Anything Box? I am connected to it at the hip. If you mean my bandmates, I love them like my family. I would jump in front of a freight train at 300 miles an hour for them. I'm a pain, they know it, and they still support me. Friends! Colin: How has the band's philosophy changed since its inception? Or has it not changed at all? Claude: We evolve or devolve, but the core is the same. Make great art. Make people smile. Change the world. Colin: Will you play the song "Goodbye" in Chicago for me? I love that one. Claude: Hmmm. I like it too. |
