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I ran it through Google Translate and it's pretty understandable. Here's some notable quotes: "But we must take into account that we no longer have an income stream from record sales." and " My band is now my new Roxy Music."
Here's the total of what came through the translater:
London: We have agreed to interview Bryan Ferry in his Studio One, located in Kensington Olympia, a western town about 30 minutes from downtown. Agreed length of the interview is 20 minutes. There will be greeted by his marketing and touring responsible Millie Thompson in an anteroom to the studio. Mr. F is still working in the studio, but soon realized she explains. Millie is joined by Bobby, one border terrier that more than feeling at home in the studio. - Bobby's boss, says Millie while we waited for the other boss should become finished in the studio.
New Album
Eventually he is ready. I will be showing up in an apartment / office above the studio. Lots of full bookshelves fill the walls where there is Andy Warhol print. He meets me with a warm smile and a firm handshake, sorry I have had to wait and show me to a deep sofa.
- I have worked with Johnny Marr (from legendary The Smiths) here in the studio a few days now. A wonderful musician, he starts.
Ferry working on a new album now. When it is ready for release he has no idea, but we jumped the whiteboard looked at in the anteroom to the studio, said "New album: releaseMarch 2014."
- It was new to me, then you know more than I, says Ferry and laughed well, before he jumps up from the couch to deliver a box border terrier Bobby found it fun to play with.
Reader Question
I tell him that I among others have used social media to get feedback on what we should be asking Roxy Music legend and that there was both relevant and irrelevant input. I like him very well. And we begin to ask him how many times he has been in Norway before.
- The correct answer is of course: Not enough people. But sometimes it's been since we started in the 70 - century once. Most often, only to Oslo, but also to Bergen - and Jugendfest in Ålesund two years ago, he says, adding that he finds Oslo particularly charming. Although the capital is not too large. And people who smile with the sun. A cool place.
- And what do you know about Molde?
- Almost nothing, except that it also is a beautiful city located further north. And with nature.
I said that the city's neighbor to Ålesund and chopped less than Jugend city.
- Why you organize jazz festival, then?
Role Switching
The roles are reversed, now it is he who ask and want answers.
- Because some jazz enthusiasts in 1961 found that it was a good idea. Since the festival has been held annually, and had many other big names on the poster. The first years were, among others, Dexter Gordon frequent. He enjoyed himself so much that he might as well just a few weeks extra in town, I explain.
- It's interesting with all the black American jazz musicians who came to Europe at the time, and did a fantastic audience whether in Paris, Copenhagen or Molde. It is good that jazz has been put so much appreciated in Europe.
- Molde Jazz is your only gig in Scandinavia this summer. Why Molde Jazz?
- Because it was one of the requests we received, and it sounded like an interesting concept. We are always looking for new and interesting places to play. And I actually think we will play in Denmark later this summer, as well the only one in Scandinavia it is not well. We play the whole of Europe. Next weekend we play in St. Petersburg, the day after in Vienna. So back and work in the studio, so another trip to Vienna. How are we doing.
- Like what?
- Yes, I love to work in the studio, in ever new constellations. Now that I have an exciting new band ... I like to have some change in the composition every time we go on tour. This time I have a big band, 12 men, with jazz guys starting up and where I come in after two to three number. Where do we include a number of songs we made the film The Great Gatsby, which also comes on DVD in September. So we have plenty to choose from, especially when guys rock takes over. And with so many instruments represented are also wider range of solo parts.
- So back to the questions we've received from our readers. Our female readers just want to welcome you to Molde, several will even have a date with you ...
- Haha! Jojo, it can always negotiable ...
- ... while the male readers are more critical and would like to demonstrate how much they know about you and your music. Is this typical of your fans elsewhere in Europe?
- Yes, in our early years of Roxy Music was probably a clear majority of the male audience, who loved music and who eventually went their women into it. As his career progressed, and I also did more mainstream stuff, we got a crossover to a different type of audience. With songs like "Smoke is in your eyes" and other classics, which also appealed to a female audience.
Quiet Bobby
He leans back on the couch, stroking the rich mane back and give it distinctive scarf a second slap around her neck.
Also Bobby has calmed down in her basket, and is no longer a danger to the interior.
Bryan Ferry pours himself a glass of mineral water before continuing:
- While the male audience is still more technically interested, who has the coolest guitar riff and the like. And sometimes the suit I have on, guitar marked the guys in the band, and where I buy my shoes.
- How does music market now, compared with 70 - and 80's. What do you do to adapt to new times of the Worlds download options?
- I need to be more flexible. I find it very sad that we no longer have the record store, it's a rarity, I only know of two good, one in Chicago and one in Antwerp. In the same way that I like books, I like physical discs, which you can watch, staying in. Downloading is not mi thing.
More and better
- But we just have to adapt to that so it is. So we are constantly trying to make better recordings, as with the last two albums, "Olympia" and "The Jazz Age". So the answer to your question is to make things better. Not like plastic garbage we had for years. Metal fabrication helped us to destroy ourselves by letting us do bad things.
- And we concentrate more on live shows than we did before. Before I toured small, now there are at least two shows a week - both private and open concerts. So my career at the moment is diverse. That way, it's interesting. But we must take into account that we no longer have an income stream from record sales.
- But what's good new times is that we crawl the web and our home page can better keep in touch with your audience. It is now my son Isaac who is responsible for the webpage, and also making a documentary, as well as being a studio musician.
- Will Roxy Music ever get back together?
- No plans, and I doubt well on it. I am very busy, and like what I'm doing. My band is now my new Roxy Music. And the band members from that time are also busy each his wing. To collect us I think is a very demanding task. I like to be free and independent and able to experiment with different band combinations. But my years of Roxy Music was fantastic. It was great to know so well all those you worked with, in a small device. Oh to go back to it after so many years, when we might have evolved so differently, it would only cause I was critical and self-willed. "Hmmm, maybe another guitarist would do this better?" But Roxy Music was a great brand I am still proud of.
- One of our readers are wondering how you could work so closely with the minimalist Brian Eno for so many years. You are so different?
- Yes, we are different but also very similar. He was perhaps the best I had in relation to Roxy Music. He is an intelligent and very creative guy, full of ideas. I love creative conflicts, where more can be competitive in idestormen. So it was with Brian, we had strong ties, we complemented each other. And we had the same sense of humor.
- But our paths parted, he makes his career, and I went in a direction I liked better, where I could have more of directing himself. But really, I'd love to do something with him again. I hope we can get to.
- More reader question: do you define himself Roxy Music as a glam rock band?
- Not at all, we did not even have the concept of glam rock. When we started, we thought that Roxy Music was going to be somewhat narrow stuff, anything åndssnobben, art school students and the like. The bigger surprise was when we suddenly discovered that this was very popular with a wide audience. Even I got the from an art background, as did Brian. All of us were keen to appear in an interesting, often slightly theatrical manner, without getting too crazy. So we did what we could with limited resources, but with friends who were designers and artists to help us. They would also like to expose themselves in their field, so to work for us was also a platform for them.
Here is Millie and the warning that the 20 agreed minutes are gone. Mr. F, however, come in the swing and pray 10 minutes extra.
- Mark Knopfler said in an interview that he was tired of constantly being asked to play their old songs, and that the new drug had obviously not come under the skin of people in the same way. Do you feel the same frustration?
- No, I fully understand that the public is more comfortable with the old, safe, perhaps the first songs they associate with me. If you have a long career behind you - here we just have to be a little philosophical - then you are the part of the individual spectator story too. The audience goes to live with expectation and desire to hear what they associate you with. Then we as artists be less selfish and also give them this. Even I try to find balance - between the old and the new - in my concerts. The problem is often what to choose, I have so much to take off. When you stand there on stage trying to use the pleasure of the crowd as energy.
- I have to ask you for your name, since Molde is located in "The Ferry District" (ferry district) than any other in Norway. Maybe we are after this Ferry district in more than one way?
- Maybe so. In any case, I like to be near the sea, near the coast. Every year I take the family to the west coast of Ireland, who probably in many ways similar to where you come from. I like fishing boats, gulls and often coastal environment as it once was. Since we have two nights and almost a whole day free while we're there, I hope to be able to experience any of this.
- It is rumored also that you are a passionate salmon fisherman. Should you try your luck in one of the Norwegian salmon rivers?
- It is mostly my son who is a salmon fisherman, I'm more amateur. He is very skilled with the fly rod, and also tried to teach me, but without much success. I have taken two salmon in my life, one of about 6 kg in the river Tyne, near the home town of my Newcastle and then a smaller one on the previous spin. But it's not, it's fly that question, is not it? It's so great to see the fishermen who really can, when fly fishing. My son has actually fishing in Gaula in connection with Aalesund concert two years ago, he also took a nice salmon there. But we probably will not reach something on this trip.
- You are now approaching 68 years, and is still in good shape. How long will you keep going?
- I do not know. That said, I'm almost busier than ever. We will tour here in the UK, we are going to Europe and Russia, yes, next year we will also be touring in the U.S. and Australia. So I'm locked in for years to come.
- And I love it, love music. And as long as there is an audience, I keep it consistently enough.
- Last question: What do you know about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer?
- Hmm. who? Oh, you mean the football player? From Manchester United! Great player! He was of the hard-working and enthusiastic player, he says.
I tell him how Solskjaer is now, and he has made it awesome, great and not so great as coach of Molde. Mr. F, however, strongly believe that Mr. Hardworking S will do well again.
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