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Mani - Attitude, experience and talent<
TEXT: Javier Romero (translated from spanish to English with babelfish, hence the reason why it doesn't make 100% sense)
Gary Mounfield entered like covered Primal Scream 1997 when these published "Vanishing Point" and
seven years it has become, with permission of Bobby Guillespie, in the soul of the Scot - to
listen to the beginning of "City" of the "Live In last Japan" or of any other direct one of the
time -. Behaved shamelessly and provoker, fan of the Man. United - atypical case in a musician of
Manchester and Oasis, lover of Spain and sometimes, disk-jockey.
Every year the English press returns to speak on the eternal meeting of Stone Roses. What has of
certain in it? We will be able to see someday?
It would say to him to the press that that is like the day in which the Manchester City gains the
Champions League: it is never going to happen (laughter) you do not believe that it would dislike
to me but, what sense would have? He is something that finished, now first is Primal Scream and I
am to top with it. He would be something pretty, but thinking about all the problems and
quebradores of head that would suppose, why to bother itself?
Think that he is repetible a musical scene like which one occurred at the end of the eighty and
principles of the ninety?
Last night indeed I was seeing a group that is called Kasabian and it exactly remembered me to me
when it touched in the Stone Roses fifteen years ago: good songs, great attitude. I believe that
perhaps it is returning. In England they are leaving some bands that are worth the trouble lately.
Until now he had been everything so boring in the last years. Now there are bands that are trying
to make things different and that remembers a little to the old times, I believe that he is
something good.
And what you think then of groups like Keane?
Keane! How can a group make music without one puta guitar? Dedicaros to another thing and not to
have a music group!
It tell me a reason for which he is better to be in Primal Scream that in Stone Roses and a reason
for which he was better to be in Stone Roses that in Primal Scream.
No is happened to me. Good, the truth is that in Primal Scream I enjoy much more you know? In the
Stone Roses it was too much depending on which it was happened to him to John and to Ian. But now
I can make things with more freedom. It would say to him to the press that the meeting of Stone
Roses is like the day in which the Manchester City gains the Champions League: it is never going
to happen.
Imagine that you could not be in Primal Scream, in what group you would have liked to be?
Now probably Kasabian. Since I have said before, I was last night with them and in aftershow I had
very good roll with them, have much energy. It does as a year the NME did an interview to me and I
said that if is not it makes famous in a year would stick a shot to me (laughter) I believe that
if manages to make good a second disc, can be greater than Oases, greater than no other group. I
believe that they have a great talent. For that reason, I would like to comprise of them.
Now which you speak of Oases, how you think that they have aged bands that were great in half of
the ninety like them and like Blur?
You are not going to find fan greater of Oasis than I. I am my friends, likes their music, drank
much of the Stone Roses musically, am like bastard children of the Stone Roses. What happens with
these groups and all is that the press must find things new every two or three years. They elevate
to you in two months and soon they sink to you and they throw stones overnight to you. But I
believe that Oases are greater than that. The last week indeed I was with Liam. They are recording
the new disc and they seem contentments with the result very. Very they are trusted. Nobody knows
with which they are going to us to leave in the next disc but he is exciting that is thus.
Returning to Primal Scream, after publishing the "Dirty Hits" I suppose that you will be preparing
your next disc.
, yes clear. In fact we already have nine recorded subjects. When removing the "Dirty Hits" was
exciting to touch in direct subjects like "Jailbird" or "Loaded". They sounded with a new luster.
He was so exciting to return to touch all the old material that when it finished the tour we
returned with the loaded batteries and wanting to begin to work already in the new disc.
It will surprise the new work or it will go in the style of the last material? More electronics,
pop, rock?
Of everything! (laughter) He is something different from everything what it has been heard of
Primal Scream. It is going to be a very good album.
Think that there is a lack of important creativity lately within pop music?
Yes, I believe that yes, specially in England. The thing is making worse in addition in him
industry. Now the discográficas companies throw to a group in two minutes. Nobody risks already.
It is all too much "surely". To us we like the risk, listen to "Swastika Eyes" or "Bomb The
Pentagon". There are no groups that make things dangerous. To us it does not concern all that to
us. The rock ´n´ roll must be dangerous, is necessary to take risks, to walk by the loose cord.
The rock never was made to be correct.
The attitude in a group must be a platform to make speak to your mind and try to send a message,
whatever it is
Lack attitude?
Exact. More attitude. If you do not have it you would have to work in a bank or something thus,
but if you are in a rock band ´n´ roll you must have. The attitude must be a platform to make
speak to your mind and try to send a message, whatever it is. We I believe that we have it, we are
freakies and we have the quite long language (laughter) has caused Us some that another problem,
but us concerns nothing to us.
Recently we made a beneficial concert in England for the Palestinian refugees with Spiritualized
and Nick Cave and us can bring problems but it gives us exactly equal. He was one of the best
concerts than memory ours and in addition we collected more than 75,000 pounds. NME and other
press happened of the subject because after all they are directed by businessmen and they are
governed by the politically correct thing. That makes you think that there is no too much freedom
of thought, that everything has a direction and a sense after all.
What you think of the races about solitaire of Ian Brown and John Squire?
He enchants Ian Brown, I believe I that its last disc "Solarized" is the best one than has done in
his race, enchant subjects to me nine and eleven, I do not decide to me the titles, but they are
my favorite songs hers. I have never seen him as happy as it is now. For that reason when you
asked me for the meeting of Stone Roses, I return to say to you: why? All we are very happy with
which we do now.
And John continues being my friend, but I believe that he must not have sung in its last disc. I
do not like as she sings, but I am an impressive guitarist and a type very trusted its talent.
You liked his stage in Seahorses? Most of the subjects they were written for Stone Roses.
Yes, he was very similar. When we were in the study recording "Second Coming" John was very
hermetic yet his material and he did not let to us hear everything what had. Remembering memory
now to have heard subjects like "Love Is The Law". I liked the Seahorses, were very good people.
You know some group Spanish?
The Planets! In fact, tomorrow I am going to be with a component of Planets in Cordova when it is
going to puncture. In Benicàssim I have seen many Spanish bands but I do not decide to me of how
they are called. Spanish music is good because the Spaniards are good people. I want to live in
Spain! My brother lived 5 years in Jávea and he would enchant to me to live here. England is an
excrement.
Tonight are going to puncture in the Low Club, you likes the roll of DJ?
He is something that amuses to me. To put my favorite discs to people, my favorite songs to him
You have come several times to never exert from DJ to Spain but to Madrid. How it has arisen now?
It knew Maximum of Intromúsica de Benicàssim and nights with much "beer". (laughter) I always said
to him: "he comes, llévame to Madrid to puncture". The last time which I was in Madrid went five
years ago to Aqualung. The rest has been to puncture or to touch to Barcelona and already it had
desire. It would have to more often come, dame an excuse and I will come when you want.
What you are going to puncture tonight?
I have brought something of hip-hop, something of house, a little indie, electronics. In general
good music to dance and that people pass it well. Of course something of Stone Roses and Primal
Scream but not too much because to people it would not like too much that began to puncture all my
music no? (laughter). Happy Mondays, Chemical Brothers, Prodigy, good hip-hop. Of a whole little.
Originally
appeared in SuperPopNova.com, Decemeber 2004
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