From: owner-cranlist-digest@smoe.org (cranlist-digest) To: cranlist-digest@smoe.org Subject: cranlist-digest V2 #17 Reply-To: cranlist@smoe.org Sender: owner-cranlist-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-cranlist-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk cranlist-digest Wednesday, January 20 1999 Volume 02 : Number 017 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [none] [owner-cranlist@smoe.org] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 08:38:26 -0500 (EST) From: owner-cranlist@smoe.org Subject: [none] [209.142.136.252]) by smoe.org (8.8.7/8.8.7/daemon-mode-relay2) with ESMTP id RAA09799 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 17:22:19 -0500 (EST) Received: from default (cen23173@ppp038.ax.centuryinter.net [209.142.137.52]) by mail2.centuryinter.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id QAA07959 for ; Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:21:55 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <36A3B3F8.4DF9@mail.ld.centuryinter.net> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:21:44 -0600 From: cen23173 X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cranlist@smoe.org Subject: %Cran: MUCHMUSIC INTERVIEW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-cranlist@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Because I am a wonderful person, this is the transcript of the Much Music Interview for those of you that didn't see it or for those who just can't muddle through Dolores's accent. (ps I love the part where dolores bashes the spice girls, ROCK ON) Something I noticed from watching an interview and then actually reading it. It's difficult to tell the mood of the someone being interviewed when you're just reading it, and they take out all of the "uh's" and "um's" so some statements might seem a little blunt but they're not. I just wanted everyone to know that Dolores and Fergal were in great moods during the interview, and it was very pleasant and funny. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (January 15, 1999) Juliette: WELCOME BACK TO "GO WITH THE FLOW," OR SHOULD I SAY GO WITH THE SNOW WITH THE INCREDIBLE WEATHER THAT'S GOING ON HERE. AND OF COURSE THE CRANBERRIES, RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, YOU MADE IT TO THE SHOW ANYWAY. WELCOME BACK TO THE Much ENVIRONMENT. Dolores: THANK YOU. Juliette: IT SEEMS TO ME YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT FOR A WHILE, THAT YOU TOOK SOMETIME FOR YOURSELVES. WHAT YOU GUYS BEEN UP TO? WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON? Fergal: RELAXING, BECOMING HUMANS AGAIN. Dolores: YEAH. HAVING BABIES, GETTING MARRIED, THINGS LIKE THAT. Juliette: YEAH, EVERYBODY'S LIFE CHANGED. LIKE, YOU HAD A BABY. TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BAND GOT MARRIED. WHAT WAS IT, A NEED TO GET BACK TO YOUR ROOTS? Fergal: YEAH. Dolores: YEAH. VERY, VERY BIG NEED TO GET BACK, YOU KNOW, SO WE JUST WENT BACK AND WE KIND OF RELAXED. WE ALL KIND OF WENT AWAY FROM EACH OTHER FOR ABOUT I GUESS SIX MONTHS. WE HADN'T SEEN EACH OTHER VERY MUCH FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. AND THEN WE STARTED KIND OF CALLING EACH OTHER, AND THEN WE STARTED GOING BACK AND WRITING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, SO. Juliette: OH. MUST BE WEIRD TO ACTUALLY MISS SOMEBODY THAT YOU'VE PRACTICALLY LIVED WITH FOR EIGHT YEARS NON-STOP. Fergal: IT'S KIND OF LIKE A FAMILY THING. THIS IS WHAT -- YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME TOGETHER IN CONFINED SPACES AND THAT TRAVELLING AROUND, IT IS LIKE A FAMILY THING. Dolores: BUSES TOGETHER AND STUFF, YEAH. AND YOU GET TO A POINT OF GETTING TOTALLY SICK OF LOOKING AT EACH OTHER. I'LL KILL YOU, KIND OF THING. SO A BIG BREAK, AND THEN IT WAS LIKE I KIND OF MISS THAT SAD OLD SOD, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THING. I'LL GIVE HIM A CALL. AND ALL THE FUN CAME BACK INTO IT, AND THEN WE STARTED WRITING. I THINK THIS ALBUM IS VERY KIND OF HAPPY AND STUFF BECAUSE IT WAS FUN. Juliette: YEAH, THAT'S MY IMPRESSION. I GOT, LIKE, A KINDER, GENTLER VIBE GOING ON HERE AS FAR AS THE ALBUM'S CONCERNED. IS THAT FROM ALL THE LOVE? Dolores: YEAH. Fergal: YEAH, IT'S JUST RELAXING AND HAVING TIME OFF AND TIME TO EXPERIENCE YOUR PERSONAL LIFE AGAIN. WHEREAS WE WERE WORKING THE BAND, THE BAND, THE BAND. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL STUFF GOING ON. THAT WAS TAKING A BACK SEAT. AND YOU CAN'T HAVE THAT REALLY. IT'S NOT RIGHT. IT'S NOT GOOD FOR YOUR HEAD. Dolores: YEAH. IT WAS LIKE THERE USED TO BE A TIME WHEN GOING TO REHEARSAL AND BEING IN THE BAND WAS LIKE AN ESCAPISM FROM YOUR REAL LIFE; BUT THEN THE BAND BECAME EVERYTHING, THE WHOLE LIFE, YOU KNOW. SO IT WAS LIKE WE REALLY NEEDED TO GO BACK AND KIND OF BE PEOPLE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL ALBUM, YOU KNOW. Juliette: IT IS A BEAUTIFUL ALBUM. I GOT THE ADVANCE COPY! I WILL TELL YOU, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO LOVE THE CRANBERRIES, I KNOW THERE ARE MILLIONS OF YOU OUT THERE, THE ALBUM PER SE IS COMING OUT ON MARCH THE 22nd, AND THE VERY FIRST SINGLE IS GOING TO BE HITTING MuchMusic ON FEBRUARY THE 15th. IT'S GOING OUT TO RADIO ON FEBRUARY THE 22nd, AND THIS IS INTERNATIONALLY; SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE WATCHING THIS, IT'S COMING SOON, VERY, VERY SOON. BUT IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE, WHEN YOU GET THE ADVANCE COPIES, YOU DON'T HAVE THE LYRICS; YOU DON'T HAVE THE ARTWORK. ALL YOU'RE LEFT WITH IS THE MUSIC, RIGHT? SO I'M LISTENING TO THE LYRICS BECAUSE I WANT TO GET EVERY LITTLE DETAIL. AND ONE LYRIC JUST REALLY, REALLY HIT ME, AND I'M JUST GOING TO TRY TO FIND IT HERE. OH, HERE: "MOVE OVER. A CLIMAX IS COMING MY WAY." WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT REFER TO? "MOVE OVER. A CLIMAX IS COMING MY WAY." Dolores: I THINK A CLIMAX, A CHANGE, A BIG CHANGE. I GUESS THAT WAS KIND OF AT THAT POINT WHERE I WAS ABOUT TO POP, POOH! AND IT'S NOT LITERALLY, BUT IT'S LIKE HOW MUCH IT CHANGES YOU. FOR ME, IT WAS JUST A DRAMATIC CHANGE. YOU KNOW, I SPENT SO MANY YEARS JUST DOING ONE THING, AND THAT WAS BEING A SINGER AND NOTHING ELSE; AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I DID SOMETHING REALLY BEAUTIFUL FOR MYSELF, AND HAVING THE CHILD WAS JUST SUCH AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE, AND THAT WAS THE CLIMAX, YOU KNOW. I KNEW IT WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE AND IT WOULD CHANGE ME FOREVER, BUT, TO BE HONEST, IT'S PROBABLY -- I'M KIND OF WONDERING WHY I WAITED 'TIL NOW TO DO THAT, BECAUSE IT DOES; IT PUTS EVERYTHING INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU. IT MAKES YOU SEE WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN LIFE, AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS LOVE AND STUFF. YOU KNOW, I THINK HAVING A CHILD AND BECOMING A MOTHER IS SUCH A SUPER THING TO ME. Juliette: BUT SO MANY OF US, SO MANY WOMEN THAT HAVE CAREERS DO THIS. WE WANT TO PUT, YOU KNOW, THE CAREERS FIRST AND WAIT FOR THE CHILDREN, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S SECURE. Dolores: YEAH. BUT THE ONE SAD THING ABOUT WAITING IS THAT THEN YOU'RE LIKE 35 OR SOMETHING AND WHEN YOUR CHILD IS 15, YOU'RE 50. I MEAN, YOU REALLY CAN'T GO OUT AND HAVE A PINT WITH YOUR KID THEN. BUT AT LEAST IF YOU HAVE YOUR KIDS, LIKE, WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER, AT LEAST YOU CAN KIND OF SOMEWHAT GROW UP WITH THEM AND THEY CAN LOOK AT YOU DOING YOUR THING, HAVING YOUR CAREER, AND THEY CAN GO, HEY, MOMMY, THAT'S COOL WHAT YOU DO OR WHATEVER, INSTEAD OF YOUR MOTHER BEING KIND OF A BIT OF A -- VERY OLD, YOU KNOW. Juliette: UM-HMM. I WAS READING A BOOK BY A VERY WELL KNOWN PSYCHOLOGIST RECENTLY WHO WAS SAYING THAT, FOR WOMEN THAT WANT TO HAVE IT ALL, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO DO IT; IT'S TO HAVE THAT CAREER BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT THE CHILD WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES AND IT BECOMES PART OF THE LIFESTYLE. Dolores: OF EVERYTHING. Juliette: YEAH, OF EVERYTHING. Dolores: ABSOLUTELY. LIKE, THERE'S NO WAY I COULD EVER LEAVE HIM FOR MORE THAN TWO DAYS, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THING. SO IT'S SO NATURAL AND IT'S SO MUCH MORE FUN THIS TIME AS WELL COMING OUT AND HAVING MY LITTLE BABY AND STUFF WITH ME. IT'S AMAZING. Juliette: SO HAVE YOU BECOME AN UNCLE NOW? Fergal: YEAH, WE'RE ALL UNCLES. YEAH, IT'S FUNNY. Juliette: WELL, YOU MENTIONED THAT IT'S BEEN INTERESTING BEING IN THE FOREFRONT A GREAT DEAL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT, WHEN PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE CRANBERRIES, THEY THINK FIRST AND FOREMOST OF DOLORES JUST BECAUSE YOUR IMAGE IS SO STRONG OUT THERE. YOU'RE THE ONLY FEMALE IN THE BAND. BUT HOW DOES THE REST OF THE BAND FEEL ABOUT THAT? Fergal: IT'S FINE. YOU KNOW, NO ONE REALLY WANTS THAT KIND OF ATTENTION. DOLORES DOESN'T LIKE THE ATTENTION ALL THE TIME. IT'S JUST NOT A NICE THING, BUT IT'S PART AND PARCEL OF WHAT YOU DO, YOU KNOW. WHEN YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL, YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF SIDE OF IT. AS YOU GET OLDER, THE LONGER YOU DEAL WITH IT, THE EASIER IT IS TO GET USED TO, THE KIND OF ATTENTION THING. Juliette: WHAT A THING TO GET USED TO! JUST IMAGINE THAT. LISTEN, WE ARE NOT DONE WITH THIS INTERVIEW. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A VERY, VERY SHORT BREAK TO SEE A KILLER VIDEO, ONE OF MY FAVOURITES FROM THE CRANBERRIES. THIS IS "ZOMBIE," AND WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK ON "GO WITH THE FLOW" WHERE YOU GET YOUR OWN CHANCE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. THE ADDRESS IS MuchMusic.COM, "GO WITH THE FLOW," AND, YES, THEY ARE GETTING ON THE CHAT LINE, SO SEND THESE QUESTIONS. HERE'S "ZOMBIE" WITH THE CRANBERRIES. (Video Played) (Commercial Break) Juliette: AND WE'RE BACK ON "GO WITH THE FLOW" WITH THE CRANBERRIES. EARLIER I GAVE YOU THE WRONG DATES, AND I MUST APOLOGIZE NOT JUST TO YOU BUT TO THE BAND AS WELL. LET ME DO THIS CORRECTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHEN TO GET THE ALBUM, AS WELL AS THE SINGLE, OUT IN STORES. NOW, IF YOU WANT TO GET THE VERY FIRST SINGLE OFF THE BRAND-NEW CRANBERRIES ALBUM, "BURY THE HATCHET," VERY SIMPLE; IT'S COMING OUT IN STORES INTERNATIONALLY ON MARCH 22nd. ON APRIL 26th, THE ALBUM ITSELF IS COMING OUT. NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE FIRST SINGLE. WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE? WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE? Dolores: IT'S A SONG CALLED "PROMISES." AND IT'S A KIND OF A -- IT'S ONE OF THE HARDER SONGS ON THE ALBUM, A BIT OF A ROCK ONE, KIND OF THING, BUT IT'S A REALLY NICE SONG. BUT WE MADE A REALLY INTERESTING VIDEO, A VERY SATIRICAL VIDEO. I GUESS IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'VE GONE SO EXTREMELY SATIRICAL. IT'S A VERY FUNNY KIND OF VIDEO. WE HAD LOTS OF FUN DOING IT. Fergal: THE SAME DIRECTOR THAT DID "SALVATION," OLIVIER DAHAN. HE'S A REALLY NICE GUY. HE REALLY GETS THE GIST OF WHAT WE'RE ABOUT. Juliette: SO WHAT ARE YOU ABOUT? Fergal: GOD ONLY KNOWS! Dolores: LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS. YEAH. I GUESS WHEN YOU WORK WITH DIFFERENT DIRECTORS AND STUFF, THEN YOU WORK WITH DIFFERENT DIRECTORS TO BRING THE DIFFERENT SIDES OF YOURSELF OUT, AND CERTAIN DIRECTORS UNDERSTAND CERTAIN HUMOURS. SO IF YOU FIND A DIRECTOR THAT WOULD SUIT A CERTAIN THING, YOU GO, "I LOVE HIS SENSE OF HUMOUR. LET'S MAKE A HUMOUR VIDEO." SO IT'S A VERY HUMOUR VIDEO. Juliette: YEAH, IT'S TRUE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T GENERALLY ASSOCIATE THE CRANBERRIES WITH HUMOUR. ON THE CONTRARY, ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT YOUR VIDEOS, THE ONE WE JUST SHOWED FOR "ZOMBIE," I THINK WOKE A LOT OF PEOPLE UP THAT WEREN'T NECESSARILY AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON IN IRELAND, ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGER GENERATION. Dolores: YEAH. I THINK AFTER "ZOMBIE," MOST PEOPLE STARTED TO THINK WE ARE VERY SERIOUS. WE ARE QUITE SERIOUS, BUT THAT'S ONE SIDE OF IT. THERE IS A VERY BIG SENSE OF HUMOUR IN THE BAND, YOU KNOW. ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF THE BAND MEMBERS LOVE TO DRESS UP AS WOMEN A LOT, DON'T YOU? HA! Fergal: AFTER THE OPERATION. Dolores: YEARS AGO, THEY USED TO DRESS UP AS GIRLS. THERE'S A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR, SO I SUPPOSE IT'S KIND OF COMING OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE. FERGAL IS WEARING A PINK DRESS WITH A V-NECK AND CLIPS HERE. Fergal: IT'S THE NEWEST STAGE OUTFIT. Dolores: SHH! NO Juliette: WELL, IT'S INTERESTING, THOUGH. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED AT ALL IF YOU EACH TOOK ON SOME QUALITIES OF THE OTHER MEMBERS IN THE BAND, WHETHER IT BE, YOU KNOW, AN EQUILIBRIUM AS FAR AS THE FEMININITY AND MASCULINITY GOES OR THE SHARING OF THE POWER. Dolores: YEAH. IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING BECAUSE MAYBE I'M PROBABLY THE MEMBER WHO'S SEEN MOST AND STUFF; BUT TO BE HONEST, IT'S LIKE THERE'S THIS GREAT SYMBIOSIS WITHIN THE FOUR OF US. IT'S LIKE WE'RE SO CLOSE AND WE BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT; AND ON TOUR AND STUFF, IT'S SO NICE TO BE A MEMBER OF A BAND. I WOULD REALLY HATE TO BE A SOLOIST, YOU KNOW. OUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY IS COMING UP NEXT YEAR. THE YEAR 2000, WE'RE TEN YEARS TOGETHER. Fergal: BIG PARTY. Dolores: SILVER JUBILEE. Juliette: SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO FOR THE MILLENNIUM FOR YOUR TENTH ANNIVERSARY? WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE? Fergal: GEE... Dolores: WE DEFINATELY HAVE TO HAVE A PARTY OR SOMETHING. Fergal: A BIG PARTY, YEAH. Dolores: WE SEE KIND OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE A BIG PARTY AND A BIG HANGOVER THE NEXT DAY. Juliette: (Laughing) NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE CHAT LINE HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THE TOUR. TELL US ABOUT IT. LIKE, WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED THIS TIME? BECAUSE, UNFORTUNATELY LAST TIME YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO FINISH IT OFF, RIGHT? Fergal: YEAH. WE'RE STARTING IT AROUND APRIL, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO START OFF GENTLY AND JUST DO SOME SMALLER SHOWS, LIKE MAYBE TWO OR 3,000-SEATERS OR SOMETHING AND THEN GRADUALLY GET BIGGER AS WE GO ALONG. WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO COME TO TORONTO. Juliette: I SHOULD HOPE SO! FOR HEAVEN SAKES, THE DEMOS WERE MADE HERE. Dolores: YEAH Fergal: IT'S LIKE OUR SECOND HOME, YEAH. Dolores: THAT'S RIGHT. Juliette: THERE'S A SERIOUS CANADIAN CONNECTION GOING ON, HUH? Dolores: YEAH. Juliette: I MEAN, YOUR BABY WAS BORN HERE IN CANADA. YOUR HUSBAND'S CANADIAN. THE DEMOS WERE DONE HERE IN CANADA. SO MANY MILLIONS OF CANADIANS LOVE YOUR MUSIC AS WELL. Dolores: (smiling) YEAH. Juliette: MORE SO PER CAPITA THAN ANYWHERE ELSE. Dolores: IT'S PRETTY WEIRD BECAUSE EVEN BEFORE I ACTUALLY MET MY HUSBAND, I REMEMBER CANADA WAS ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE PLACES TO COME TO. WE USED TO LOVE IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW YOU'D BE TOURING IN AMERICA, AND WE'D BE LIKE, OH, WE'RE GOING UP TO CANADA, AND IT WAS LIKE, YAY!, BECAUSE IT WAS SO DIFFERENT TO AMERICA. TO US IT WAS JUST REALLY DIFFERENT COMING UP HERE, YOU KNOW. Juliette: HOW IS IT DIFFERENT FOR YOU? Dolores: CANADIAN PEOPLE ARE MORE LAID BACK. Fergal: MORE LIKE OURSELVES, MORE KIND OF SHELLED OUT AND REALLY FRIENDLY. Dolores: MORE EUROPEAN KIND OF. Fergal: YEAH, MORE EUROPEAN. Dolores: AND THE AUDIENCES, THEY REALLY ROCK. THEY LOVE TO ROCK, BODY SURFING AND ALL THAT STUFF. THERE'S ALWAYS A GOOD AUDIENCE HERE, YOU KNOW, SO WE LOVE GIGGING HERE, YOU KNOW. Juliette: TO WHAT EXTENT ARE PEOPLE GOING TO BE BODY SURFING TO THIS LATEST ALBUM COMING OUT? Fergal: I DON'T KNOW. THEY USED TO BODY SURF TO LINGER SO... Dolores: THERE'S SO MANY GIRL/BOY BANDS AROUND, YOU KNOW (refering to Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, etc). I THINK STILL THE BODY SURFERS ARE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE JUST WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO SURF TO, BABY.( Makes little surfing motions) (Laughter) Juliette: YOU JUST WATCH IT! YOU'VE GOT A CHILD NOW. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONNA BE LIKE ON THEIR THIRD GENERATION OF SPICE GIRLS. Dolores: OH, GOD, NO, PLEASE! I KNOW, I'M GOING TO REALLY KIND OF WORK ON THAT PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMMING. SPICE GIRLS: NO, DARLING. WE DON'T GO THERE! Fergal: JUST PLAY THE TAPE AND THEN STICK PINS IN HIM. AND THEN PLAY GOOD MUSIC AND GIVE HIM SWEETS. Dolores: YEAH, 'CAUSE, IN MY HOUSE, I MEAN, MY HUSBAND PLAYS GUITAR AND STUFF AND HE APPRECIATES GOOD MUSIC. SO WE'RE KIND OF - -- THERE'S NO SPICE GIRLS COMING INTO OUR HOUSE. (Makes hand motions like she's setting the rules) ALREADY WE'RE LAYING DOWN THE LAW, AND HE'S ONLY 13 MONTHS. (Laughing) I GUESS KIDS LIKE THAT STUFF, THOUGH. IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS, YOU KNOW. Juliette: WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. Dolores: THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S BIG AT THE MOMENT. Juliette: UM-HMM. WELL, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION HERE FROM LAURA IN KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WHO SAYS: "THE CRANBERRIES ARE MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE BAND. HI, DOLORES." Dolores: HI, LAURA Juliette: "I'M WONDERING IF DOLORES STILL HAS A COTTAGE IN CANADA, AND IF SO, DO YOU STILL HAVE TO WEAR A HAT AND GO WITH THE SCUM-OUT LOOK, AS DOLORES ONCE CALLED IT, AT THE SUPERMARKET?" Dolores: (Laughing) YEAH, WE STILL HAVE A COTTAGE HERE AND, YES, I STILL DO THE SCUM-OUT LOOK, AND IT'S LIKE ZERO MAKEUP AND THE HAT OR, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING BIZARRE. WOOLLY HATS ARE GOOD, TOO, YOU KNOW, WOOLLY HAT OVER YOUR EARS. THAT DOES A GOOD JOB AND KIND OF WALK ALONG WITH YOUR TROLLEY AND NOBODY KNOWS YOU, DA-DA-DA-DA, HEADING ON WITH THE OLD SHOPPING TROLLEY. Juliette: YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU'RE GOING INTO THE SUPERMARKET YOURSELF WITH JUST A WOOLLY HAT AND DRESSED AS A NORMAL PERSON AND NOBODY RECOGNIZES YOU? Dolores: OH, YEAH. Juliette: IN CANADA? Dolores: YEAH. IT'S PRETTY COOL. IT'S HANDY. Juliette: THAT IS INCREDIBLE! SO IS CANADA HOME OR IS IRELAND STILL HOME? Dolores: IRELAND'S HOME, BUT WE HAVE A HOLIDAY HOME HERE, SO WE COME OVER A FEW TIMES A YEAR AND JUST KIND OF HANG OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS. Juliette: WELL, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT IRELAND, WE THINK ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS, BUT IN PARTICULAR THE PEACE AGREEMENT. HOW HAS THAT CHANGED PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVE IN IRELAND OR THEIR LIVES? Fergal: THEY'RE JUST MORE OPTIMISTIC, I THINK. YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S TRYING TO BE POSITIVE ABOUT IT, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THAT HAS HAPPENED, YOU KNOW. AND THEY'RE TALKING AND THEY'RE STARTING TO MAKE A BIT OF HEADWAY BUT, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL SORT IT OUT. BUT IT'S A CASE OF WAIT AND SEE REALLY AT THE MOMENT. THERE'S A BIT OF A STALEMATE GOING ON. Dolores: YEAH. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AS BAD, LIKE. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AS MANY ATTACKS AND STUFF. Fergal: YEAH. Dolores: IT'S STILL NOT SOLVED, THOUGH. YOU STILL HAVE YOUR ATTACKS AND YOU STILL HAVE YOUR FREAKY NIGHTS WHERE PEOPLE JUST GET WIPED OUT FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER, YOU KNOW. SO IT'S STILL NOT REALLY SOLVED, YOU KNOW. Juliette: HMM. WELL, YOU JUST GAVE BIRTH TO THE CHILD OF THE NEW MILLENNIUM, AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ARE LOOKING UP TO YOU GUYS; SO YOU'RE SPREADING THE GOOD WORD AND THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE VERY, VERY PROUD OF. Dolores: (smiling) THANK YOU. Juliette: AND OF COURSE SPREADING SOME JOY WITH SOME GREAT MUSIC AS WELL. UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE GOT TO LET YOU GUYS GO BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A BUSY SCHEDULE, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TO "GO WITH THE FLOW." FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO SEE MORE CRANBERRIES, YES, WE'VE GOT "SALVATION" FOR YOU, AND DON'T FORGET THE ALBUM IS COMING OUT ON APRIL 26th. IT'S CALLED "BURY THE HATCHET." OH, AND I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WHY DO YOU CALL IT "BURY THE HATCHET"? Dolores: BECAUSE WE'VE HAD LIKE A BREAK, THE BAND HAS, AND I GUESS WE'RE KIND OF AT A NEW BEGINNING. THE FIRST THREE ALBUMS WERE KIND OF LIKE A TRILOGY, AND THIS IS LIKE THE START OF A NEW KIND OF ERA IN THE BAND. SO "BURY THE HATCHET" MEANS KIND OF MOVE ON AND LET BYGONES BE BYGONES. IT'S AN OPTIMISTIC THING. Juliette: DEFINITELY A GREAT WAY TO LOOK AT THE NEW YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE LEAVE YOU AGAIN WITH CRANBERRIES. DON'T FORGET TO GET ON THE CHAT LINE, MuchMusic.COM FOR "GO WITH THE FLOW," OR ACTUALLY GO WITH THE SNOW TODAY. (Video Played) - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashley - --------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Ridiculous Thoughts Mailing List Send posts to : cranlist@smoe.org Send unsubscribe requests to: cranlist-request@smoe.org Put "unsubscribe" in the BODY of the message. 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