Un fan péruvien a eu une interview avec Ed en Mars pour leur tournée Sud-Américaine. La partie ou ils parlent de la "re-sortie" de Pablo, The Bends et OK Computer par EMI est hilarante. Visiblement le groupe n'était même pas au courant (à quoi servent leurs managers/avocats franchement ?)...
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Italo: I don’t know if you found out EMI is releasing special editions of your first three albums...
Ed: come again?
Italo: EMI is releasing special editions of Pablo Honey, Ok Computer and The Bends
Ed: No...!
Italo: yeah... with a bonus CD and bonus DVD.
Ed: You’re fucking kidding! Really?
Italo: Really! You didn’t find out?
Ed: No!
Italo: Actually, it’s coming out right now in March 24th and uhm...
Ed: FUCKERS!
Italo: Pablo Honey has bonus tracks including “Nothing Touches Me”
Ed: Right...
Italo: ...from the BBC sessions.
Ed: Yeah...
Italo: Just so you know... they’re scraping the barrel...
Ed: FUCKING ASSHOLES! I mean, I love, you know... it’s not the people at Parlophone, it’s the people upstairs that when... what do you want to do? You bring out, when we leave you get a special edition package and repackage... [to Thom] listen... you know? No, I’ll tell you later...
[conversation between Thom and Ed]
Italo: Hey Thom! Would you mind signing that record for him? Sorry to interrupt but...
Thom: Lucky!
Ed & Thom: [Laugh]
Italo: Thank you!
Ed: See you later...
Thom: See you there...
Italo: Enjoy your day, Thom!
Thom: [waves goodbye, short reverence]
Ed: I’m surprised by that... BASTARDS!
Italo: Actually, it’s pretty nice value for money because, you know, it includes a bonus disc with the b-sides from all the singles, and some live sessions, and an extra DVD including performances from the Jools Holland show and uhm... music videos, and the Astoria concert.
Ed: It’s rubbish!
Italo: yeah, but at least... you know, fans are going to buy it and that’s the worst part I guess...
Ed: I think the fans have got most of that, you know, it’s all the stuff up on Youtube. This is just a company who are trying to... squeeze every bit of lost money, it’s not about and artistic statement. It’s not about... you know, they’re not doing it for you fans. All they’re doing is trying to put loads more on it to sell more records to make some money. And it’s disgusting. I think... I mean, you know, I understand that you guys wanna see that stuff but it’s on Youtube you can see that stuff. And you... most of you have got the b-sides. I mean, if you got the back catalogue, it’s like raping a back catalogue, if you do that... there’s nothing left!
Italo: Yes...
Ed: You know, there’s no mystique, there’s no... you know, fans... part of the joy of being a fan of a band is seeking the stuff out. It’s not being spoon-fed, as “oh! you can have it all!”... I... fucking assholes!
Italo: you know, when I found out about that 7-disc box set I was very disappointed because, you know, they were just repacking it in cardboard boxes... it was ridiculous!
Ed: Don’t buy it! There’s not need to buy it, it’s all out there. You got all the songs, it’s all on Youtube.