I think our music sounds like music made by music fans a band comprised of
by music fans a band comprised of
by music fans a band comprised of already prominent musicians and artists
already prominent musicians and artists
already prominent musicians and artists could end up a diva disaster but somehow
could end up a diva disaster but somehow
could end up a diva disaster but somehow they make it work
they make it work
they make it work I’m mihaela Kamen and welcome to
I’m mihaela Kamen and welcome to
I’m mihaela Kamen and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’ll be speaking
watchmojo.com today we’ll be speaking
watchmojo.com today we’ll be speaking with the New Pornographers
can you tell us how the name the New
can you tell us how the name the New Pornographers came about there used to
Pornographers came about there used to
Pornographers came about there used to be a band called the New Seekers and I
be a band called the New Seekers and I
be a band called the New Seekers and I thought it was funny to just take an old
thought it was funny to just take an old
thought it was funny to just take an old name and put the new in front of it
name and put the new in front of it
name and put the new in front of it there was a movie called the
there was a movie called the
there was a movie called the pornographers that I really like there’s
pornographers that I really like there’s
pornographers that I really like there’s a Japanese movie and I thought why don’t
a Japanese movie and I thought why don’t
a Japanese movie and I thought why don’t we be the New Pornographers can you tell
we be the New Pornographers can you tell
we be the New Pornographers can you tell us how the band started and how long ago
us how the band started and how long ago
us how the band started and how long ago I think we first really started playing
I think we first really started playing
I think we first really started playing in 1998
we’re very very part-time like it wasn’t
we’re very very part-time like it wasn’t until October of 2000 that we finished
until October of 2000 that we finished
until October of 2000 that we finished our first record our career just took on
our first record our career just took on
our first record our career just took on a life of its own we didn’t know that we
a life of its own we didn’t know that we
a life of its own we didn’t know that we would still be around ten years later
would still be around ten years later
would still be around ten years later that that’s shocking to us all
and is there a mission or a motto behind
and is there a mission or a motto behind the stunt I want it to be very faceless
the stunt I want it to be very faceless
the stunt I want it to be very faceless and selfless you know a lot of bands
and selfless you know a lot of bands
and selfless you know a lot of bands have like one person he’s the center
have like one person he’s the center
have like one person he’s the center like u2 is Bono and Coldplay’s Chris
like u2 is Bono and Coldplay’s Chris
like u2 is Bono and Coldplay’s Chris Martin I wanted us to have a lot of
Martin I wanted us to have a lot of
Martin I wanted us to have a lot of different singers and I wanted it to be
different singers and I wanted it to be
different singers and I wanted it to be like the band more than a person that
like the band more than a person that
like the band more than a person that has a band behind them and that’s why we
has a band behind them and that’s why we
has a band behind them and that’s why we have different people singing and that’s
have different people singing and that’s
have different people singing and that’s why we have you know people joining in
why we have you know people joining in
why we have you know people joining in and harmony and then a different person
and harmony and then a different person
and harmony and then a different person start singing so for someone who’s never
start singing so for someone who’s never
start singing so for someone who’s never heard your music can you describe it a
heard your music can you describe it a
heard your music can you describe it a little bit we’re very much a pop band
little bit we’re very much a pop band
little bit we’re very much a pop band it’s a little glam II a little like you
it’s a little glam II a little like you
it’s a little glam II a little like you know 7/8 British glam there’s some new
know 7/8 British glam there’s some new
know 7/8 British glam there’s some new wave in there I don’t know we would take
wave in there I don’t know we would take
wave in there I don’t know we would take a lot of things people call us an
a lot of things people call us an
a lot of things people call us an alternative pop band or an indie rock
alternative pop band or an indie rock
alternative pop band or an indie rock band I don’t know what we are
our pop sensibility came from growing up
our pop sensibility came from growing up in the 70s been listening to the Monkees
in the 70s been listening to the Monkees
in the 70s been listening to the Monkees back when the radio was very pop I
back when the radio was very pop I
back when the radio was very pop I started out as a music fan
started out as a music fan
started out as a music fan before I ever picked up an instrument
before I ever picked up an instrument
before I ever picked up an instrument like I didn’t start playing guitar until
like I didn’t start playing guitar until
like I didn’t start playing guitar until I was 18 so I’ve always approached music
I was 18 so I’ve always approached music
I was 18 so I’ve always approached music as a fan of music more than a musician
how does the writing process work we
how does the writing process work we collaborate on the arrangements when we
collaborate on the arrangements when we
collaborate on the arrangements when we go into the studio everybody just
go into the studio everybody just
go into the studio everybody just records parts and you want you want to
records parts and you want you want to
records parts and you want you want to get everybody’s ideas then at the end we
get everybody’s ideas then at the end we
get everybody’s ideas then at the end we have to step through them and figure out
have to step through them and figure out
have to step through them and figure out what works and what does so a lot of
what works and what does so a lot of
what works and what does so a lot of things get cut that’s why our records
things get cut that’s why our records
things get cut that’s why our records are very dense they’re very musically
are very dense they’re very musically
are very dense they’re very musically dense because there’s there’s a lot of
dense because there’s there’s a lot of
dense because there’s there’s a lot of music on a lot of input from different
music on a lot of input from different
music on a lot of input from different people do you guys make a conscious
people do you guys make a conscious
people do you guys make a conscious effort to give everybody their moments
effort to give everybody their moments
effort to give everybody their moments on the album or does it happen
on the album or does it happen
on the album or does it happen organically it’s a combination it is
organically it’s a combination it is
organically it’s a combination it is pretty organic but yeah sometimes
pretty organic but yeah sometimes
pretty organic but yeah sometimes there’s no space for somebody they just
there’s no space for somebody they just
there’s no space for somebody they just don’t play there if the song is most
don’t play there if the song is most
don’t play there if the song is most important you know you can’t just put
important you know you can’t just put
important you know you can’t just put somebody on the sound just because you
somebody on the sound just because you
somebody on the sound just because you want to include you know it’s not like a
want to include you know it’s not like a
want to include you know it’s not like a second grade school play or you know you
second grade school play or you know you
second grade school play or you know you put somebody in the tree costume you
put somebody in the tree costume you
put somebody in the tree costume you know it’s just because you want them to
know it’s just because you want them to
know it’s just because you want them to have a job you know our careers have
have a job you know our careers have
have a job you know our careers have have grown as the new printer ographers
have grown as the new printer ographers
have grown as the new printer ographers have you know before the New
have you know before the New
have you know before the New Pornographers get more popular and so
Pornographers get more popular and so
Pornographers get more popular and so does everybody else and their own
does everybody else and their own
does everybody else and their own separate music they make we’ve been
separate music they make we’ve been
separate music they make we’ve been lucky
well thank you so much for your time it
well thank you so much for your time it was a pleasure thanks for having me
was a pleasure thanks for having me
was a pleasure thanks for having me you
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