FaceCulture (2013) Ed Kowalczyk interview Options

[dangum]

Here is a 3 part interview with Ed Kowalczyk that was made by the team at FaceCulture.

If you've seen previous FaceCulture interviews then you'll know how good they are.

Video interview with American singer-songwriter, and former Live frontman, Ed Kowalczyk. FaceCulture spoke with Ed about R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion, Peter Buck, Peter's mandolin, using water as a metaphor, naming albums, The Flood And The Mercy, album art, floods, finding cohesion in the record, Seven, hope, keeping songs universal, a spiritual soul journey, Parasite, starting the record with One, Alive, a different production style, Bob Marley's Cornerstone, finding the right tone, a different value system and a lot more! (05/09/2013)

Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Fypyj10M0

Part 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfhJerTkzyk

Part 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYtlxIY6VcE

[Liveman94]

I love these face culture interviews the guy who does them is brilliant.

Couple thing;

Immediately my suspicions that Seven is about liVes breakup i believe are confirmed by Ed's over the top denial - "way too literal" he says...its ok to b honest Ed.

It sounds like Peter buck just wanted to write all over Ed's music rather then collaborate he just took over...

Why is Ed's body language so evasive and his confidence so low? He has performed to millions of people, sold millions of records, gathered 4 children & been a successful musician for 20 odd years.

LOOK AT THE CAMERA AND SPEAK TO US WITHOUT DROPPING YOUR HEAD OR SCRATCHING YOUR NOSE.

There is no reason unless he is completely "acting" for Ed's body language to be so poor and his lack of eye contact is almost disturbing - just be urself Ed...

Parasite is meant to be taken literally but seven not so ?!? Comeon.....

Interesting how much thought and angst goes into sequencing and namin for Ed. I guess he does a reasonable job because ive always felt liVe albums flow pretty well.

[SecretInsomnia]

Why is Ed's body language so evasive and his confidence so low? He has performed to millions of people, sold millions of records, gathered 4 children & been a successful musician for 20 odd years.

LOOK AT THE CAMERA AND SPEAK TO US WITHOUT DROPPING YOUR HEAD OR SCRATCHING YOUR NOSE.

Exactly that. Ed really looks nothing like the confident 90ies Ed we used to see in interviews. He still tells interesting things, but this isn't the same anymore. He doesn't want to spoil what the songs are about because it loses it impact? Damn, LIVE's music always was universal and everyone felt that without Ed having to tell that in detail. He just doesn't want to talk about the akward moments. Like the last time FaceCulture interviewed him now that was embarrassing.