| The nearest person to you in terms of public image seems to be Billy Corgan... Hahaha, How do I take that? I have more hair than him - contrary to popular belief. I like bits and pieces of what they did, but I never heard "Mellon Colley" all the way through. The age of double albums is over with MTV attention spans. He made some beautiful singles. I found his voice a bit irritating, and I'm sure alot of people find my voice irritating. It's a love or hate thing. Do you ever tire of being this aloof, goth charectar - would you like to be approachable and nice like Roddy Woomble? It depends on your mood. Sometimes you can handle it, other days you feel shy and quiet. The way I'm portrayed isn't really down to me. I'm sure I'm responsible for little bits of this media creation, but it's out of my hands now. Like Frankenstein's monster, running around killing villagers! Do you feel that there are any bands following in your footsteps? We've just been on a tour with Idlewild, and I've always felt that them and Six by Seven are kindred spirits. Idlewild for the way they fuse energy with melody, and Six by Seven for the monolithic aspect - the vitriol, the disgust for the human race. What do you think of the new Marilyn Manson album? I've listened to it once and there's some good tracks on it, but I wonder if he's sampled "Song 2" by Blur. One of the songs is scarily similar. Has he been listening to Blur? Can you imagine that? Marilyn Manson saying "Let's listen to the new Blur record!" Do you see your fans as disposable teens? No, not really. Placebo is music for outsiders, by outsiders, and our gigs are like conventions of outcasts, which is cool. Has 2000 been a happy year for you? It's been an up and down year. I've always been fairly schizophrenic. It's a day by day thing. So are you on medication? No, not yet. Maybe in a few years! |