[kj] Phone interview I did with Jaz Coleman on Wednedsay

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Mon Nov 12 03:13:49 EST 2012



Killing Joke in microcosm?


Geordie was cool, but distracted by the vintage porn that was playing on the tv screen above the bar. I also think he messed with my tape recorder when I wasn't looking, as I later had no audio record of our chat. Youth was mellow and ate thai food and was probably high at the time. Jaz came last, and he was bug-eyed and intimidating, but gracious




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From: Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <gathering at misera.net>
Sent: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 2:40
Subject: Re: [kj] Phone interview I did with Jaz Coleman on Wednedsay


I think Jaz lands the majority of the press, as he has the most to say (solicited or otherwise), the ego for it and the others probably don't care.


That said, I've had the honor/pleasure of interviewing the band a number of times, and it hasn't ALWAYS been Jaz.


Circa EXTREMITIES, I had the pleasure of doing a phone interview (for a failed West Coast music rag called EXIT) with Martin Atkins. Sometime shortly after that, Martin Atkins called me back at home (and ended up talking to my mom), because he didn't want the piece to run in that magazine (he'd mistakenly thought it was the East Coast periodical EXIT, which was much more transgressive and cool). I talked him down.


Second time I interviewed Killing Joke was circa PANDEMONIUM, and that featured a chat with Geordie, Youth and Jaz (separately) at a long-since-defunct bar in the East Village called the No-Tell Motel. Geordie was cool, but distracted by the vintage porn that was playing on the tv screen above the bar. I also think he messed with my tape recorder when I wasn't looking, as I later had no audio record of our chat. Youth was mellow and ate thai food and was probably high at the time. Jaz came last, and he was bug-eyed and intimidating, but gracious.


Interviewed them again circa DEMOCRACY and got only Youth. I used the text from that interview to act as liner notes for a compilation of Gathering bands some years back.


And then I interviewed Big Paul, but that was through the auspices of Raven.


Alex in NYC






On Nov 11, 2012, at 10:21 AM, wessidetempest . wrote:



If I haven't said it congrats. It is a great piece.


I have a question for all the journalists out there in the gathering-verse.


Jaz seems to get all if the interviews. And I understand why. Charismatic, good quotes etc.


After that you occasionally see Youth. But rarely talking in depth about KJ. But what about Geordie, Big Paul or Raven (of course when he was alive). Side note. Alex I remember your great interview with big Paul but at that point he wasn't in the band.


Maybe it's a big coincidence. But it seems like we read nothing about the others promoting the new release.


Thanks


Chris

On Nov 11, 2012, at 2:12 AM, "B. Oliver Sheppard" <b.oliver.sheppard at gmail.com> wrote:



Thank you, Alex -- and everyone! I tried!



:)





Was so nervous....






On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Alexander Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:




Catching up on this late, as between Sandy and the Election, I've barely had time to tie my damn shoe.



Oliver, this is EXCELLENT!!!


Cheers,
Alex





On Oct 26, 2012, at 7:46 AM, B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:




It's here:




http://www.cvltnation.com/a-cvlt-nation-exclusive-interview-with-jaz-coleman-of-killing-joke/





I guess he was doing interviews all morning, including the one with Metal Riot that got posted here.



:)





-0liver



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