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"Depending on your point of view. You can get a taste of the glory... You can take a look around. See the outside, see the inside truth." Well, 20 years past Love And Rockets' seminal album 'Express,' it's most refreshing to have fellow explorers realizing that it could be closer than you think in Boston's Dresden Dolls. Returning to Japan after their baptism at FUJI ROCK '05, Amanda Palmer (vocals, piano) and Brian Viglione (drums, acoustic guitar, backing vocals) were curious as ever the day after their Duo Exchange gig in Shibuya amidst support of Amnesty International's global Make Some Noise campaign: -- First things first, a big beautiful gift. AP : Oh my God, sake? Beer? -- No, no, no. Awamori... This stuff is dangerous. This is the Japanese tequila. AP : Okay. What's it made of? -- Sweet potatoes. BV : This bottle is huge! Do you drink it straight? -- Straight or on ice. Good times. Welcome back and with Nitzer Ebb just in town for WIRE'06 and they have a track "Fitness To Purpose," what's it for you guys? AP : You mean mentally or actually (smirking)? -- You can take it however you like it (smirking equally back). AP : Run with it Bri. 
BV : Well, um... What's the purpose and what keeps you fit? Well, I guess uh, the purpose individually, Amanda wanted to get out and present her songs and I wanted to get out and play music. And then we found this band, the perfect catalyst for all of our ambitions that we had as kids and the keeping fit is just merely the act of staying engaged on all the levels that this band can offer, musically, artistically, the fans and all, you know, subprojects, paraphernalia (chuckling) in being the Dresden Dolls. Yeah, I think it's been the best example the more you put in, the more you get out of it.
-- One of the attractions to you both is the Art Deco thing, the photographs and everything. It's beautiful (showing the liner notes). So, just how can you stop the truth from leaking? AP : (chuckling with a big smile) You don't. It's supposed to be ironic. Um, I think, I mean, to follow up with what Brian was saying and take it somewhere totally even more esoteric, I have managed to, especially recently with all the touring, questioning in why am I putting myself through all the suffering. I feel that I can distill all my purpose in why I am doing this, why I wanted to do it in the first place, down to, a really basic need I've always had to um...surprise people. And if I look at any of my artistic impulses, or really just emotional impulses, and stuff, if I needed to narrow it down to one moment, the moment I enjoy, that's what it is. That has informed everything that I've done. From the way I write songs, the way I perform them, to the way I want the club to feel when you walk into it and the fact that I want to always put this weird stuff onstage that is sort of a pain in the ass to others, but is really important to me, to have something surprising. |
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 mag files : Dresden Dolls interview : All Aboard Their Museum-Making Music Express For Sunshine (06/09/29) : interview and photos by michaelCD review : Yes, Virginia (Japanese edition) (06/09/23) : review by michaelCD review : Dresden Dolls (05/07/09) : review by michael |
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The official site The Dresden Dolls www.dresdendolls.com the label site Roadruner JPN http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.jp/ check 'em? -->  DVD  "Paradise" (US import) Book  "The Dresden Dolls Companion" (US import) check the albums?
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The latest album  "Yes, Virginia (Japanese edition)" (JPN edition / US import) previous work  "Dresden Dolls" (UK import / US import / Domestic) |
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