Now available to catch up ~2hrs with music tracks.
Regards,
FWD.
Note: there's much more music than interview.
TQID - Smiths
The Death of R&R - Alain Whyte.
High Plains Drifter - Crazy Pink Revolvers.
Pranking roommate from above band.
Working with Dave Vanian & "Gothabilly".
Screamin' Kid - Dave Vanian / Phantom Chords
About returning to the band after a long time.
Fan base / mature crowd compared to 91/92 / aging / generation Y.
Elvis movie / Elvis in general.
Our Man Flint - theme.
Cat Called Domino - Roy Orbison.
Little Sister - Elvis.
Jungle Rock - Hank Mizell.
Bird Dog - Don Woody.
I Can't Hardly Stand It - Charlie Feathers.
Big Bat A Go-Go - Batmobile.
20th Century Boy - Big Six.
Brand New Cadillac - The Clash.
The Edges... - Morrissey.
National Front Disco (acoustic) - Alain Whyte.
Talks about playing it over the record / bonus tracks.
Re: Edges = favourite song written for Morrissey.
Punk 'newsround'.
Orgasmatron - Motörhead
She Can't Whip Me - The Gonads.
Bend & Thrush - Pork Dukes.
Our Frank - Morrissey.
Like a Bad Girl Should - The Cramps.
Let Me Kiss You - Nancy Sinatra.
Honoured to have Nancy cover his song.
Morricone score.
Our Frank - the song that turned Alain on to Morrissey's songs. His favourite song he never wrote.
Songwriting process:
Alain creates whole tune - all parts.
Complete piece of music/song given to Morrissey to do melodies / vocals to.
Morrissey has asked for a song that sounds like X... (re: Glamorous Glue).
Your Arsenal 30th.
Spencer/Gary/Alain knew each other - Nevin leaves and Alain suggests Boz.
Not fond of Lifeguard...
YA would be perfect without it included.
Praising Ronson / ebow on Seasick.
The Girl Can't Help It - Mick Ronson.
6 albums with Morrissey - YA still favourite.
Being in prime, neo-rockabilly, contrary to Britpop. Image at time was at odds.
He'd like to have seen The Jam.
But I'm Different Now - The Jam.
Still a Londoner? Feels like an English man living in California. Sees changes and feels disconnected. Does it affect his writing?
The Gazmen - how it came about / early Meteors Influence.
Ace Of Hearts - The Gazmen.
Discussing singles.
Dagenham Dave - Gripper was a rockabilly.
Dagenham Dave - Morrissey.
Red Lightning solo venture, new venture/getting band back together. Didn't ask Boz as he was still in the current Morrissey band.
Tell Me - Alain Whyte.
Strange being in band now whilst putting out solo stuff. Morrissey is best lyricist he's worked with. No idea when Bonfire is released. Writing loads of songs for Bonfire's follow up.
~fin~