are you sure? i have an mp3 thats untitled and i was told its only in miami vice.. i just can't get into any of the audioslave stuff ive heard.. the first album was ok i guess but the one after I didn't like a single song on it.. ive heard most of the newest one and im not feelin that one either
yes, those songs are called Shape of Things to Come and Wide Awake, two of the best songs from the new AS album.
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
CHRIS CORNELL To Film 'You Know My Name' Video Next Week - Oct. 4, 2006
AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN vocalist Chris Cornell will film a video for his solo song "You Know My Name" on October 10-11 in the Los Angeles area. No further details are currently available.
Written and performed by Cornell, "You Know My Name" is the theme song for the new James Bond movie "Casino Royale". A trailer for the movie "Casino Royale" can be viewed at this location.
"Casino Royale", which opens on November 17, will introduce Daniel Craig as the sixth actor to play the British agent.
Cornell recently told Launch that he's thrilled to join a a list of performers that includes legends like Tom Jones as well as questionable choices such as A-HA who have penned songs for James Bond films. "Paul McCartney's in there, Tom Jones is in there, which I'm — people might not know this, but I'm a huge Tom Jones fan. I think he's amazing singer," he said. "I had never heard his version of 'Thunderball' until recently. I'm sure I did when I was a kid, but it was 1965 so I was one. But it's great, you know, it's great being part of something like that, historically."
AUDIOSLAVE's third album, "Revelations", was released on September 5.
Cornell is currently in the studio recording his second solo album.
“Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
cool. haven't heard it, and i'll hear it when the flick releases. sure, i like bond movies...and i am completely intrigued to see daniel craig as the new bond. mmmmm, what a brooding sexualtiy...more in line with sean connery than the roger moore/timothy dalton/pierce brosnan bonds, all good...but a bit more gentlemanly/polished than the rugged suave manliness of connery and craig. and besides...oh my...those blue eyes!
oops...mea culpa. i look forward to hearing the cornell tune too.
So what is everyone thinking now that it's official? I'm really loving it, but then again, I'm one of the few on here that actually likes the "new" Chris.
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It sounds so much better when it's blasted out in the opening credits, and having seen the film, the lyrics seem to be very apt, particularly the line 'arm yourself because no-one else here will save you' - basically you can't trust anyone, which pretty much sums up the main premise of the story.
I added this to a thread that was on The Porch yesterday so apologies to anyone who has already seen it but this is interview Chris gave that gives a bit of an idea what he was aiming for with the song
You Know My Name is good stuff. I think it's the best Bond theme in a couple of decades. It totally captures the mood that a Bond theme has to have, but it has the power you expect from a Chris Cornell vocal performance. I don't get what the people who say it sucks were expecting. Maybe they just don't like the style of Bond theme music. Or maybe it's not typical enough of previous Bond themes for some. I think it's a good blend of the the Bond sound with a modern rock sound.
in the most recent newsletter from Audiophiles (the Audioslave fan club) Chris mentions reading threads about this song on other band's websites...specifically mentioning Pearl Jam's site...
...
Interviewer:You would think that would be true on some other forums but's gotten pretty nasty on some of them. (in reference to the interviewer's interjection that the Audioslave forum is "positive" and that there's not a lot of fighting and back biting).
Chris: I mean, a lot of them. Like when the Bond song was just leaked, we sort of figured out a way to cross reference them [forums] to get a picture of what people really think. One of the problems is that you go on the Audioslaved web site and you have Audioslave fans that are listening to something that is performed and written by me -- but it's not Audioslave. You get a little bit of "yeah, I like it" and the next person's like "I don't". Then you go to the Euphoria Morning site where it's just people who are like psycho fans of that record, of my solo work, and see what they think. That's pretty much love letters. Then you go somewhere else, go to another website for another band whose fans might like you, like Pearl Jam or something, and that's where you kind of get the truth. Because they're not really there for you -- they're just having conversations. Their favorite band is somebody else. They're just sort of talking back and forth. Those are good cross references if you really want to get a good picture for what people think and they're talking freely. They don't have any reason to say they like something or dislike something, other than that's how they feel. Of course in this industry it's sometimes hard to get to the bottom of that, when you're someone that is doing the songwriting, the performing and looking for a real outside perspective. It's not that easy to get.
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And no one sings me lullabyes
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
in the most recent newsletter from Audiophiles (the Audioslave fan club) Chris mentions reading threads about this song on other band's websites...specifically mentioning Pearl Jam's site...
...
Interviewer:You would think that would be true on some other forums but's gotten pretty nasty on some of them. (in reference to the interviewer's interjection that the Audioslave forum is "positive" and that there's not a lot of fighting and back biting).
Chris: I mean, a lot of them. Like when the Bond song was just leaked, we sort of figured out a way to cross reference them [forums] to get a picture of what people really think. One of the problems is that you go on the Audioslaved web site and you have Audioslave fans that are listening to something that is performed and written by me -- but it's not Audioslave. You get a little bit of "yeah, I like it" and the next person's like "I don't". Then you go to the Euphoria Morning site where it's just people who are like psycho fans of that record, of my solo work, and see what they think. That's pretty much love letters. Then you go somewhere else, go to another website for another band whose fans might like you, like Pearl Jam or something, and that's where you kind of get the truth. Because they're not really there for you -- they're just having conversations. Their favorite band is somebody else. They're just sort of talking back and forth. Those are good cross references if you really want to get a good picture for what people think and they're talking freely. They don't have any reason to say they like something or dislike something, other than that's how they feel. Of course in this industry it's sometimes hard to get to the bottom of that, when you're someone that is doing the songwriting, the performing and looking for a real outside perspective. It's not that easy to get.
ds
That's great! Thanks for posting! Didn't know Chris spend so much time reading message boards!!
Hi Chris!!!
“Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
That's great! Thanks for posting! Didn't know Chris spend so much time reading message boards!!
Hi Chris!!!
Maybe, he is one of us and he's a huge fan of Pearl Jam...take care what you say about Chris cornell
hi Chris, have a look at the vocalist thread I mentionned your name
and whatever the others are saying I really like the James Bond theme
ok, I think that's enough
Beavis : Is this Pearl Jam?
Butt-head: This guy makes faces like Eddie Vedder.
Beavis: No, Eddie Vedder makes faces like this guy.
Butt-head: I heard these guys, like, came first and Pearl Jam ripped them off.
Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
Butt-head: Well, they both suck.
If he does, he should know we have much love for his Unplugged in Sweden..release it on DVD or Cd, and tour solo again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in the most recent newsletter from Audiophiles (the Audioslave fan club) Chris mentions reading threads about this song on other band's websites...specifically mentioning Pearl Jam's site...
...
Interviewer:You would think that would be true on some other forums but's gotten pretty nasty on some of them. (in reference to the interviewer's interjection that the Audioslave forum is "positive" and that there's not a lot of fighting and back biting).
Chris: I mean, a lot of them. Like when the Bond song was just leaked, we sort of figured out a way to cross reference them [forums] to get a picture of what people really think. One of the problems is that you go on the Audioslaved web site and you have Audioslave fans that are listening to something that is performed and written by me -- but it's not Audioslave. You get a little bit of "yeah, I like it" and the next person's like "I don't". Then you go to the Euphoria Morning site where it's just people who are like psycho fans of that record, of my solo work, and see what they think. That's pretty much love letters. Then you go somewhere else, go to another website for another band whose fans might like you, like Pearl Jam or something, and that's where you kind of get the truth. Because they're not really there for you -- they're just having conversations. Their favorite band is somebody else. They're just sort of talking back and forth. Those are good cross references if you really want to get a good picture for what people think and they're talking freely. They don't have any reason to say they like something or dislike something, other than that's how they feel. Of course in this industry it's sometimes hard to get to the bottom of that, when you're someone that is doing the songwriting, the performing and looking for a real outside perspective. It's not that easy to get.
ds
Haven't got my newsletter yet -- hoping to any day now!
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That's great! Thanks for posting! Didn't know Chris spend so much time reading message boards!!
Hi Chris!!!
actually...he says he doesn't. sorry if the one quote was misleading. there was another quote where he talks about the pull to want to read...but also how he doesn't because it can affect him as a singer/song writer. the gist was that he doesn't really read a lot...but the Bond song was one example of how reasing message boards does yield useful information.
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And no one sings me lullabyes
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
Audioslave's Chris Cornell sings the new 007 theme and discusses the London red carpet experience.
By Tom Lanham
Planning on checking out the latest James Bond flick, Casino Royale? Get ready to be blown through the back of your theater, and not just titillated by chisel-cheekboned Daniel Craig’s performance. The movie’s gale-force theme song sets the high-velocity pace over the opening credits, and it isn’t trilled by some sultry pop diva this time; “You Know My Name” was written and performed (with scorer David Arnold) by none other than Chris Cornell, the biggest, baddest banshee on the modern rock playground.
The former Soundgarden singer put both his Audioslave career on hold, as well as his current solo set he’s tracking with Steve Lillywhite, to compose the 007 number for producer Barbara Broccoli. Cornell says: “We’re already putting their asses on the line, taking a British indie film actor and putting him in the most important role of a British film. So why not go all the way and get somebody to do the song that’s actually appropriate for this new character? And I think they made the right choice.” Cornell fans make out like bandits – they can bide their time with his politically-minded showcase on Audioslave’s recent release, Revelations; they can rock out to “You Know My Name” in theaters; and in just a few months, they can enjoy his second acoustic-themed solo album. We took some time to talk with Cornell this past week.
The Wave: You just attended the royal premiere of Casino Royale in London. But you’ve been to premieres before, right?
Chris Cornell: As far as a movie premiere goes, I went to Singles. And I think there was one more that I had a song in... Oh, yeah – Great Expectations, the modern version. And the use of the song was great – I’ve been really lucky with that. And I remember that one specifically, because I didn’t know anything about red carpets. I didn’t understand what they were for. I thought you get out of the car, you go in, you see the movie, and then you go to a party if you want. So I get out of the car, and there’s a whole bunch of photographers and they’re flashing, and a couple of ’em are yelling my name, but I just kept going – I thought they just took a picture of you while you go. And then I could tell, as I got two-thirds of the way down the red carpet, that they were mad at me. They’re like, “Thanks a lot! Thanks, bro!” And I was totally innocent – I didn’t understand it. Nobody took me aside and said “These are the photographers, and they just wanna take your picture, and it’s good for ya.” So that was disconcerting, like “Oh, my God – I guess I did the bad thing!”
TW: So how was the Bond one?
CC: This was like a red carpet village. It was huge. And you could actually probably get lost if you didn’t have someone with a nametag that would help you get to the center and the entrance of the theater. It was enormous. But it wasn’t mayhem, though, I have to say that. It was really cold out and my wife was freezing, and we were doing different interviews for different things. So I was conscious of that, and then trying to jump over the velvet ropes because there were a lot of fans that wanted me to sign stuff. So I wanted to do that, because to me that’s kinda the most important thing. So I was running back and forth, and it was a little bit crazy, but in a cool way.
TW: A royal premiere, of course, means royalty was there?
CC: Well, yeah – I met the queen, actually. A royal premiere means that the core of the people that are associated with making the film go stand in a room with their significant others, and a guy comes around and gives you a Tic-Tac so you don’t offend the queen, I suppose, with your bad breath. And then there’s also a list of protocol, but it’s all very simple stuff, like “Don’t be an idiot,” basically. Don’t start chit-chatting, just let her speak, and when she asks you a question, you answer it and that’s it. And it was really cool. I think if you’re not British, you don’t get too wound up about it, because you weren’t raised with the whole concept of a monarchy. So it’s just nice when a well-dressed woman with a lot of security comes around and shakes your hand.
TW: What did the queen say to you?
CC: She was just trying to figure things out. And she’s the Queen of England – she doesn’t have to say anything. It could’ve been like “And this is Chris Cornell – he sang the song for the title sequence.” And she could’ve gone “Great. Seeya.” But she didn’t. She said “Oh, you sang the song and wrote the music?” And I was like “Yeah, I didn’t do the music, but I sang, ma’am.” And I bowed a little bit. And David Arnold was next to me, and she was introduced to him, and she was trying to understand – “Now you both did the music?” She was actually making conversation. And to work that hard at her age, and just to be that polite to everybody, I thought was pretty amazing. And I think that’s one thing we don’t have here in the U.S. – traditions like that. And a lot of tradition can be actually really harmful and really destructive, and corruption can breed within it. But I also think that some tradition is good. Like, at the end of it all, whether you or I disagree, we still have this one sacred tradition that we can agree on or fall back on. So that was the first time it made sense to me – the monarchy in England still existing.
TW: You were on your way to the UK when it went down. But you have to admit, the midterm elections were certainly heartening.
CC: I actually got that front-page news the day before I left. And right now, the working title of one of my new songs is “Silence The Voices,” and the subject matter is that thought that I’ve had many times with Bush Sr. and Bush Jr.: When they go to put the green light on some huge militaristic move, where they know there’s gonna be collateral damage, they know children and adults are gonna be killed, along with our own American servicemen and women, where’s the voice that says, “Unless they’re coming down your driveway with a f--king tank, let’s exhaust all other possible avenues for peace.” Where’s that voice? I don’t get how someone can put a green light on something where they know even one hair on one head of an innocent child is gonna be harmed. And yet these people do it. So I almost try and approach song lyrics like that – not from the standpoint of judgment, but just from... wonderment. I’m trying to figure out people. I’m 42 years old now, and there are certain things I just can’t understand. I think there’s a certain sociopathic nature to a person that – without exhausting all other diplomatic possibilities – can throw a bunch of people into a meat grinder.
TW: Well, no matter which way things go from here, at least you can always say you were a Bond guy!
CC: Yeah. From now on. And you know what I can’t wait for? They do these compilation CDs – they do ’em with the original artists, but they also do ’em without the original artists. And I bought one, thinking it was the real thing, and there was a band that vaguely sounded like Garbage doing the theme that Shirley Manson did. And they’re really awful, and they can’t come too close to reproducing it because that’s illegal, but they get as close as they can. So I can’t wait for that – for the non-original-artist version of “You Know My Name.” It’s gonna be exciting!
“Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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yes, those songs are called Shape of Things to Come and Wide Awake, two of the best songs from the new AS album.
Confess it! You like Audioslave!!
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lol ok well ill check out the rest i guess.. but you can't tell me you like audioslave more than Soundgarden
08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
i think the song sucks ass though.
AUDIOSLAVE/ex-SOUNDGARDEN vocalist Chris Cornell will film a video for his solo song "You Know My Name" on October 10-11 in the Los Angeles area. No further details are currently available.
Written and performed by Cornell, "You Know My Name" is the theme song for the new James Bond movie "Casino Royale". A trailer for the movie "Casino Royale" can be viewed at this location.
"Casino Royale", which opens on November 17, will introduce Daniel Craig as the sixth actor to play the British agent.
Cornell recently told Launch that he's thrilled to join a a list of performers that includes legends like Tom Jones as well as questionable choices such as A-HA who have penned songs for James Bond films. "Paul McCartney's in there, Tom Jones is in there, which I'm — people might not know this, but I'm a huge Tom Jones fan. I think he's amazing singer," he said. "I had never heard his version of 'Thunderball' until recently. I'm sure I did when I was a kid, but it was 1965 so I was one. But it's great, you know, it's great being part of something like that, historically."
AUDIOSLAVE's third album, "Revelations", was released on September 5.
Cornell is currently in the studio recording his second solo album.
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=59750
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
oops...mea culpa. i look forward to hearing the cornell tune too.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6152190.stm
...
Chris: I mean, a lot of them. Like when the Bond song was just leaked, we sort of figured out a way to cross reference them [forums] to get a picture of what people really think. One of the problems is that you go on the Audioslaved web site and you have Audioslave fans that are listening to something that is performed and written by me -- but it's not Audioslave. You get a little bit of "yeah, I like it" and the next person's like "I don't". Then you go to the Euphoria Morning site where it's just people who are like psycho fans of that record, of my solo work, and see what they think. That's pretty much love letters. Then you go somewhere else, go to another website for another band whose fans might like you, like Pearl Jam or something, and that's where you kind of get the truth. Because they're not really there for you -- they're just having conversations. Their favorite band is somebody else. They're just sort of talking back and forth. Those are good cross references if you really want to get a good picture for what people think and they're talking freely. They don't have any reason to say they like something or dislike something, other than that's how they feel. Of course in this industry it's sometimes hard to get to the bottom of that, when you're someone that is doing the songwriting, the performing and looking for a real outside perspective. It's not that easy to get.
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And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
That's great! Thanks for posting! Didn't know Chris spend so much time reading message boards!!
Hi Chris!!!
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
hi Chris, have a look at the vocalist thread I mentionned your name
and whatever the others are saying I really like the James Bond theme
ok, I think that's enough
Butt-head: This guy makes faces like Eddie Vedder.
Beavis: No, Eddie Vedder makes faces like this guy.
Butt-head: I heard these guys, like, came first and Pearl Jam ripped them off.
Beavis: No, Pearl Jam came first.
Butt-head: Well, they both suck.
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your new song is really cool...fits the movie...
please join pearl jam more often to perform reach down...
thx
no, i really love it...but its scary to here chris on this 80ies 90ies and the best of today radio stations
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actually...he says he doesn't. sorry if the one quote was misleading. there was another quote where he talks about the pull to want to read...but also how he doesn't because it can affect him as a singer/song writer. the gist was that he doesn't really read a lot...but the Bond song was one example of how reasing message boards does yield useful information.
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And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide
And call to you across the sky....
http://wm1.stv.tv/241106chris-cornell.wmv
and another interview
Outshined
Audioslave's Chris Cornell sings the new 007 theme and discusses the London red carpet experience.
By Tom Lanham
Planning on checking out the latest James Bond flick, Casino Royale? Get ready to be blown through the back of your theater, and not just titillated by chisel-cheekboned Daniel Craig’s performance. The movie’s gale-force theme song sets the high-velocity pace over the opening credits, and it isn’t trilled by some sultry pop diva this time; “You Know My Name” was written and performed (with scorer David Arnold) by none other than Chris Cornell, the biggest, baddest banshee on the modern rock playground.
The former Soundgarden singer put both his Audioslave career on hold, as well as his current solo set he’s tracking with Steve Lillywhite, to compose the 007 number for producer Barbara Broccoli. Cornell says: “We’re already putting their asses on the line, taking a British indie film actor and putting him in the most important role of a British film. So why not go all the way and get somebody to do the song that’s actually appropriate for this new character? And I think they made the right choice.” Cornell fans make out like bandits – they can bide their time with his politically-minded showcase on Audioslave’s recent release, Revelations; they can rock out to “You Know My Name” in theaters; and in just a few months, they can enjoy his second acoustic-themed solo album. We took some time to talk with Cornell this past week.
The Wave: You just attended the royal premiere of Casino Royale in London. But you’ve been to premieres before, right?
Chris Cornell: As far as a movie premiere goes, I went to Singles. And I think there was one more that I had a song in... Oh, yeah – Great Expectations, the modern version. And the use of the song was great – I’ve been really lucky with that. And I remember that one specifically, because I didn’t know anything about red carpets. I didn’t understand what they were for. I thought you get out of the car, you go in, you see the movie, and then you go to a party if you want. So I get out of the car, and there’s a whole bunch of photographers and they’re flashing, and a couple of ’em are yelling my name, but I just kept going – I thought they just took a picture of you while you go. And then I could tell, as I got two-thirds of the way down the red carpet, that they were mad at me. They’re like, “Thanks a lot! Thanks, bro!” And I was totally innocent – I didn’t understand it. Nobody took me aside and said “These are the photographers, and they just wanna take your picture, and it’s good for ya.” So that was disconcerting, like “Oh, my God – I guess I did the bad thing!”
TW: So how was the Bond one?
CC: This was like a red carpet village. It was huge. And you could actually probably get lost if you didn’t have someone with a nametag that would help you get to the center and the entrance of the theater. It was enormous. But it wasn’t mayhem, though, I have to say that. It was really cold out and my wife was freezing, and we were doing different interviews for different things. So I was conscious of that, and then trying to jump over the velvet ropes because there were a lot of fans that wanted me to sign stuff. So I wanted to do that, because to me that’s kinda the most important thing. So I was running back and forth, and it was a little bit crazy, but in a cool way.
TW: A royal premiere, of course, means royalty was there?
CC: Well, yeah – I met the queen, actually. A royal premiere means that the core of the people that are associated with making the film go stand in a room with their significant others, and a guy comes around and gives you a Tic-Tac so you don’t offend the queen, I suppose, with your bad breath. And then there’s also a list of protocol, but it’s all very simple stuff, like “Don’t be an idiot,” basically. Don’t start chit-chatting, just let her speak, and when she asks you a question, you answer it and that’s it. And it was really cool. I think if you’re not British, you don’t get too wound up about it, because you weren’t raised with the whole concept of a monarchy. So it’s just nice when a well-dressed woman with a lot of security comes around and shakes your hand.
TW: What did the queen say to you?
CC: She was just trying to figure things out. And she’s the Queen of England – she doesn’t have to say anything. It could’ve been like “And this is Chris Cornell – he sang the song for the title sequence.” And she could’ve gone “Great. Seeya.” But she didn’t. She said “Oh, you sang the song and wrote the music?” And I was like “Yeah, I didn’t do the music, but I sang, ma’am.” And I bowed a little bit. And David Arnold was next to me, and she was introduced to him, and she was trying to understand – “Now you both did the music?” She was actually making conversation. And to work that hard at her age, and just to be that polite to everybody, I thought was pretty amazing. And I think that’s one thing we don’t have here in the U.S. – traditions like that. And a lot of tradition can be actually really harmful and really destructive, and corruption can breed within it. But I also think that some tradition is good. Like, at the end of it all, whether you or I disagree, we still have this one sacred tradition that we can agree on or fall back on. So that was the first time it made sense to me – the monarchy in England still existing.
TW: You were on your way to the UK when it went down. But you have to admit, the midterm elections were certainly heartening.
CC: I actually got that front-page news the day before I left. And right now, the working title of one of my new songs is “Silence The Voices,” and the subject matter is that thought that I’ve had many times with Bush Sr. and Bush Jr.: When they go to put the green light on some huge militaristic move, where they know there’s gonna be collateral damage, they know children and adults are gonna be killed, along with our own American servicemen and women, where’s the voice that says, “Unless they’re coming down your driveway with a f--king tank, let’s exhaust all other possible avenues for peace.” Where’s that voice? I don’t get how someone can put a green light on something where they know even one hair on one head of an innocent child is gonna be harmed. And yet these people do it. So I almost try and approach song lyrics like that – not from the standpoint of judgment, but just from... wonderment. I’m trying to figure out people. I’m 42 years old now, and there are certain things I just can’t understand. I think there’s a certain sociopathic nature to a person that – without exhausting all other diplomatic possibilities – can throw a bunch of people into a meat grinder.
TW: Well, no matter which way things go from here, at least you can always say you were a Bond guy!
CC: Yeah. From now on. And you know what I can’t wait for? They do these compilation CDs – they do ’em with the original artists, but they also do ’em without the original artists. And I bought one, thinking it was the real thing, and there was a band that vaguely sounded like Garbage doing the theme that Shirley Manson did. And they’re really awful, and they can’t come too close to reproducing it because that’s illegal, but they get as close as they can. So I can’t wait for that – for the non-original-artist version of “You Know My Name.” It’s gonna be exciting!
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Fyodor Dostoyevsky