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Elvis Costello ended his European tour in Monaco, where he played with the Imposters in the Sporting Summer Festival. Now recognizable by his inseparable galurin (besides his glasses large branches), "other Elvis" gave a very rock set, accompanied by his faithful and well misnamed Imposters ( Steve Nieve , Pete Thomas , David Faragher ). On the menu: a "Best of" songs of his long career ("Mystery Dance," "Radio," " Everyday I Write The Book "," Watching The Detectives , "" Pump It Up "," Peace, Love and Understanding , "" I Want You "," Alison "...) executed at full speed, without unnecessary frills, but with heart and generosity. | |||
The English punk rocker, who turns 59 at the end of the month, has definitely lost its bite or its seductive ability. At the end of the concert, he went down the hall interpret how crooner, the most romantic songs of his repertoire (including the famous " [[She]] "by [[Charles Aznavour]] from the Thunderbolt Soundtrack to Notting Hill), even sketching some dance with the dumbfounded spectators. One of the highlights of the Sporting Summer Festival ... For an audience, alas, very sparse (300 people to break everything). | |||
A few hours earlier, I had met Costello at his hotel, while freshly arrived from Norway, where he played yesterday, but already on the 31 (with his now inseparable galurin shirt and peas), "out of respect for the photographer "(sic). Quite surprised that it is as cool, available, funny and attentive (I do not know why I imagined bad couch, gender Lou Reed ), I could converse with that perfect gentleman for nearly an hour at the bar of the Hermitage. We talked about his new album, [[Wise Up Ghost]], to be published on September 17, his career, his models' of Elton John (with whom he was to share the stage in London and has canceled his tour for reasons health) and even Clash, with whom he began in 1976-77 ... | |||
'''Do you remember your first visit to Monaco?''' | |||
Yes, it was 4 or 5 years ago in August for my birthday. There were fireworks I thought we pulled them in my honour! (Laughs) | |||
'''The last concert tour is special?''' | |||
Yes, always a little. We are both happy to go home and sad that it ends. During this tour, we played in front of huge crowds at festivals like Glastonbury to 80,000 people before the Stones, and in tiny clubs like Berlin in front of 200 people, with a huge repertoire since the setlist was drawn at random each evening. Except Monaco and Las Vegas where they do not want to compete with the roulette! (Laughs). It has welded the group around a directory which has been rediscovered capacity. I realized, in passing, that I ended up playing more time with the Imposters with the Attractions ... | |||
'''Yet you chose to record your new album with a hip-hop group, [[The Roots]], rather than the [[Imposters]]. Why?.''' | |||
Rather, it is they who chose me. It happened by chance. I met them on the television show Jimmy Fallon and I asked them to come on my own show for Sundance Channel. We started working on a piece, then another, and after five or six months, we realized we had enough for a whole album. The sound is not necessarily that of the single. All songs are not alike. There is a bit of everything, but inevitably, given the way they work, it sounds rather hip hop and funk. With my voice over, it's still rock and roll, I guess. | |||
'''Will turn up with them for the new album?''' | |||
If I do not not know if we happen to plan an entire tour. They are very busy, but I hope we can still do some shows together. In the meantime, I'll start turning solo in the U.S. in November. I call it the "Centennial Tour" because this is the kind of concerts that I can still give when I'm a hundred years old (laughs). It's intimate, but you can still get to make some noise with just a piano and a guitar ... | |||
'''From rock to classical music and opera, to jazz and country, you dialed in almost all musical genres. Y-en-he has that you can not address?''' | |||
For me, the music does not fall into any of the boxes: it is a matter of meetings and exchanges. There is no genre I refuse to address. I love all kinds of music. If someone had offered me to compose a dance record and has good ideas, I might try the shot. The positive side of the crisis of the disc, is that we are safe from too much sales success today. Can afford to experiment more easily try different stuff. What is the basis of music after all try, exchange, collaborate, play. This is what I've always done, without expecting miracles. But that's how things happen: if someone had told me when I started that I would write songs with [[Paul McCartney]], I would not have believed it! | |||
'''When you started, the Clash sang "No [[The Rolling Stones|Stones]] or the [[Beatles]] in 1977. " How does it feel to sing [[the Rolling Stones]] and working with Paul McCartney, nearly 30 years later?''' | |||
They sang it, but are they really thinking? I do not think so. What like "Train in Vain" and "Should I Stay Should I Go" if not the Stones songs? When we are young and starts, one is tempted to exaggerate his own importance compared to what existed before to win. Joe had the gift to write lyrics in the form of slogans, but I still prefer the lyrics to "Hammersmith Palais" that are incredible when you think that this is one of his first songs. Same for "Straight To Hell". I remember being spent in the studio while they recorded "London Calling". I never imagined attend something historic: it does not sound terrible, there were ten tons of reverb. Compared to what I was doing at the time it seemed overproduced me. But they were right to follow their idea, of course. | |||
'''What idea did you do about your own career at the time?''' | |||
I had no career plan, really. I worked in an office, I played my models at different record labels and was not very encouraging, it is the least we can say (laughs). So I went to see the new label Stiff Records who signed people like me, besides the recalibrated that did not fall in any case. I was the first to knock on the door, but they still released eleven discs before mine. I had to wait my turn. Finally, it has served me rather because at the time or my single is finally out, the image of Stiff "Home of the Misfits" (the record outcasts) was established and it has served me well. | |||
'''You were part of the punk movement, but music was closer to the pub rock ...''' | |||
I would have wanted to be part of the pub scene, but I was not good enough for that! (Laughs). I did not feel part of a movement or another really. I always felt out system. I do not think ever have any success at the BBC or TV. I did not like their DJs or their presenters or their shows: we had to mime to a pre-recorded track, I thought it was absolutely ridiculous. | |||
'''Who were your role models?''' | |||
[[Nick Lowe]] was my first model. In any case, it was the first musician I know to be in a band. I met musicians before, because my father was a singer on the radio and I went with him to the records. I even shook hands with Graham Nash once, without knowing who it was. Nick was the first to make me think I could do it too. Before that, I told myself that I would never be able to sing like singers that I liked: [[Lowell George]], [[Rick Danko]], [[Van Morrison]], [[Dusty Springfield]] ... Especially Springfield was my favorite (I know it sounds crazy today). So I do not really have a model. I borrowed a bit at all, singing on discs. The largest share of popular music is only an imitation because it is not written. You learn by listening and imitating. That's what I did. | |||
'''Elvis chosen as your first name, it was ironic''' | |||
It was the idea of my manager: a provocation, of course. But we must believe that it was a good idea since continued to ask me after all this time. | |||
'''In everyday life, this is not a bit heavy to carry?''' | |||
No. My name is reserved for my family, I do not answer to people who use it if I do not know. If they know me through my work, it must call me by my artist name. This is a great tradition of show business. Little Richard , Count Basie, Screaming Jay Hawkins ... I love their stage name. When we pronounce the name Cary Grant, was not visualized quite the same as if he were called Archie Leach, is not it? | |||
'''What do you think is your greatest accomplishment?''' | |||
Unraveled myself, despite all my faults and mess my life as a musician on tour, to preserve the love of my family and my children. I am also very happy and proud of the relationship I have established with the musicians who accompany me and we have fun playing together. At the same time, I am very aware that it is necessary to try other stuff, play with other people. You can not spend your life trying to eternally repeat what we did there thirty years. If the new album with The Roots does not sound like the ones I have done before, so much the better. | |||
'''News that [[Elton John]], with whom you were sharing the bill in London, has canceled his concert at the Sporting and the rest of his tour for health reasons?''' | |||
Yes, I got the phone call. He is getting better and recovers well. It was heart-breaking for him to have to cancel concerts, he hates it. He is a hard worker, he does not like to disappoint his audience. But sometimes it is better to stop than to risk things worse. He made the right choice and I am sure you will soon find in great shape. | |||
'''After you, [[Joe Cocker]] is programmed for the Sporting Summer Festival. What question would you ask if you receive it in your program?''' | |||
Why he never sang one of my songs? There are at least twelve that he could return and it would be great. It is a sacred singer. Here's what I would say: "It is not too late, Joe!" (Laughs) | |||
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