David Marchese // I Would Like To Buy You A Drink
I just picked up a copy of the November issue of Spin Magazine (MGMT Cover). While flipping through the magazine I came across David Marchese’s interview with Lou Reed. It’s painful to read. Marchese tries his damndest to get the legend to open up for the interview. In Reed’s defense, he’s probably done thousands of these in his career. Interesting read.
**Please note that these are excerpts from the interview.
DM: You’re so closely associated with New York. But you haven’t written explicitly about the city since.
LR: I wrote a song for Cartier that you can download from my website. Have you heard that?
DM: Yeah. “Power of the Heart.”
LR: I did two songs for [2007's] Nanking documentary: “Gravity” and “Safety Zone.” Have you heard those?
DM: Not “Safety Zone.”
LR: Research, research, research. It means everything. [Sighs] You were saying?
DM: What other younger bands do you like?
LR: I’m not gonna list bands for you. I mean, I could look at my IPOd. Battles. Holy Fuck. Melt-Banana.
DM: It’s hard to find a story about you that doesn’t mention your reputation as a difficult interview. Does that perception bother you?
LR: You judge for yourself, can’t you? You want me to comment about other critics as though they matter. You save this question for last? I don’t know why you brought it up, seeing as we got along fine.
Download:
MP3: The Velvet Underground - We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together [Live]
MP3: Lou Reed - The Power Of The Heart
MP3: A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
Download:
Lou Reed - Lou Reed: The Definitive Collection (iTunes)
Lou Reed - Berlin: Live At St. Ann’s Warehouse (iTunes)
Lou Reed - Berlin (iTunes)
The Velvet Underground - Loaded (iTunes)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Anthology (iTunes)
