Brian skazal, oni ne budut igrat` na koncerte BROKEN PROMISE bez Maikla Staipa, zato seychaz oni igrayut zhiv`yom RUNNING UP THAT HILL, i obeshayut igrat` snova Scared of girls!!!
On top of VV from the Kills on Meds, the album contains another duet with Michael Stripe from REM on Broken Promise... Did you meet a long time ago ?
Brian Molko: It was in 1998, during the shooting of Velvet Goldmine that he produced. He always wanted to take pictures of us in the toilets. It seemed weird for us, but we became friends. And for this album, we wanted to add a feminine voice on Broken Promise, that is about adultery. And one day, here, in the hotel (Le Coste), we met REM. We spoke about that with Michael and two mens singing that song seemed to be more original than a mixed couple. Michael was Ok, he came to the studio... Voilа!
What's the essential thing to prepare the tour ?
Steve: Learn to play the new songs and re-learn to play the old ones.
Brian: On the forst day, you take the guitar and... "Euh... Stef, what's the chord...?"
Stefan: "Like this!"
Brian: "Show me!"
Steve: And after, Brian tries to remember the lyrics.
Have you chosen the setlist?
Brian: Yes, it's almost finished. We have 25 songs we wanna perform, the half is from the new album. New album songs will replace old songs. We want to put them forward.
Have you already shot the video for Song To Say Goodbye?
Brian: No, not yet. We're working with Philippe Andrй, we loved his work with Roger Sanchez. We're not really in the video, it's rather a movie...
Stefan: ... of naked spanish girls...
Brian: ... that make love!
Steve: With monkeys!
Brian: Yes! Good Idea!