Neil Diamond put Stones in Jacknife’s shoes
Musicians with No Stations – Anyone can do Anything
Jacknife loves The Cure and The Banshees and Drums
(We’re off to a Good Start!)
Artists willing to Alienate – to do what they want!
The Gender Change Box – Expanding the Arsenal!
Documenting Discovery – Being a Band – Not a Brand
The Cure’s 1st album was their live setlist
On 17 Seconds they swapped instruments – No set formula
Discussion is healthy but Discussion takes time!
Vocalists are Tricky!
Musicians as Tightrope walkers – Without Safety nets
Risks can be Creative but not for Careers!
Good bands fight to Discover – Take something small and Enlarge!
Robert Smith focussed everyone by saying, ‘this will be the Last Time.’
Fragility / Self-hatred / Being weird
Pornography almost killed The Cure but reanimated them.
Club Smith or Club Tolhurst, had Simon Gallup singing Kate Bush
Doing It Like the First Time!
Our New album – Fresh and Exciting!
Guest vocalists working Outside comfort Zones
Bobby Gillespie and James Murphy at Home – Arrow in Topanga
New bands are mostly missing the drummer’s personality
(We’re off to a Good End!)
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Respect: Jane Birkin (December 1946 – July 2023)
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In this Episode Lol and Budgie continue ‘The Making of Los Angeles’ with Jacknife Lee.