Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2013 1:58:15 GMT
A new interview redarding his new album with his band Parlour Flames. He's such a fucking legend 
I've picked out my favourite quotes but here's the link to it all:
www.slightlydelic.com/the-parlour-flamesoasis-interview-with-paul-bonehead-arthurs-by-wes-holland/
TCOTU, ffs
BONEHEAD
I've picked out my favourite quotes but here's the link to it all:
www.slightlydelic.com/the-parlour-flamesoasis-interview-with-paul-bonehead-arthurs-by-wes-holland/
The single from the record Manchester Rain is great. I love Manchester and I love that you’ve been there your whole life. What’s kept you in that town?
It’s where I live. I’ve still got friends who I grew up with. I’m still close to those people. My family is here. It’s where I was born. In the early days of Oasis when we were getting quite successful the rest of the band slowly drifted down to TCOTU. I looked at some properties there and played with the idea of moving down there. It just didn’t feel right. It didn’t feel like home, it felt like work when I got to TCOTU. Manchester is very much home. When I land here it just feels as if I’ve landed home, and that feeling is as good as it gets.
I love Be Here Now (1997). Some of my favourite Oasis songs are on that album. It’s unfortunate as I feel like Noel has almost dismissed it and don’t really talk about it. What are your memories of making that record and do you think it holds up?
It holds up as an album for sure. Noel obviously doesn’t have a lot to say about it. He feels it’s not his best work. But I love it. We did the first part of it at Abbey Road Studios – so that alone is an incredible thing. If you look at the songs on it… D’you Know What I Mean? is a huge, massive song. One of the best Oasis songs. All Around The World is a really special song for me, too. I think it’s a massive album. Noel doesn’t, but I suppose all eyes were on Noel as the songwriter and when you’ve written a debut as strong and as powerful as Definitely Maybe then it was always going to be difficult. Everybody’s always waiting for the best release to follow that all-conquering debut you know? I can’t speak for Noel. Noel’s got his reasons and I’m not sure why he doesn’t like it… I love it. It’s always been a favourite of mine.
What was it like being in a band with Guigsy?
Guigsy’s brilliant. He’s very different, Guigs. A lot quieter than the rest. He’s the sportsmen. He loved cricket, he loved football. He loved reggae music. A very gentle chap. A very, very intelligent chap. A great person to have around in the band. Very steady, very sure. Never a wrong word from Guigs. He never raised his voice. A great guy all round.
Do great rock bands need tension?
Yes, absolutely. If there’s a certain amount of tension and it’s slightly aggressive it can affect the music in an amazing way. Oasis was a massive case in point. You could feel that all over. You’d be in the studio and Liam would be singing a vocal and you could feel the aggression and the tension that was there. You’d be waiting for Noel to say, “Don’t do that. Do it this way,” and there’d be a fight. But you listen to the finished record and you think wow! Too much tension is unhealthy, but a certain amount can be an amazing thing. Most great bands have that. Look at the Kinks – the Davies brothers were always fighting but they came out with some classics. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were always fighting with each other, and had massively powerful songs.
It’s where I live. I’ve still got friends who I grew up with. I’m still close to those people. My family is here. It’s where I was born. In the early days of Oasis when we were getting quite successful the rest of the band slowly drifted down to TCOTU. I looked at some properties there and played with the idea of moving down there. It just didn’t feel right. It didn’t feel like home, it felt like work when I got to TCOTU. Manchester is very much home. When I land here it just feels as if I’ve landed home, and that feeling is as good as it gets.
I love Be Here Now (1997). Some of my favourite Oasis songs are on that album. It’s unfortunate as I feel like Noel has almost dismissed it and don’t really talk about it. What are your memories of making that record and do you think it holds up?
It holds up as an album for sure. Noel obviously doesn’t have a lot to say about it. He feels it’s not his best work. But I love it. We did the first part of it at Abbey Road Studios – so that alone is an incredible thing. If you look at the songs on it… D’you Know What I Mean? is a huge, massive song. One of the best Oasis songs. All Around The World is a really special song for me, too. I think it’s a massive album. Noel doesn’t, but I suppose all eyes were on Noel as the songwriter and when you’ve written a debut as strong and as powerful as Definitely Maybe then it was always going to be difficult. Everybody’s always waiting for the best release to follow that all-conquering debut you know? I can’t speak for Noel. Noel’s got his reasons and I’m not sure why he doesn’t like it… I love it. It’s always been a favourite of mine.
What was it like being in a band with Guigsy?
Guigsy’s brilliant. He’s very different, Guigs. A lot quieter than the rest. He’s the sportsmen. He loved cricket, he loved football. He loved reggae music. A very gentle chap. A very, very intelligent chap. A great person to have around in the band. Very steady, very sure. Never a wrong word from Guigs. He never raised his voice. A great guy all round.
Do great rock bands need tension?
Yes, absolutely. If there’s a certain amount of tension and it’s slightly aggressive it can affect the music in an amazing way. Oasis was a massive case in point. You could feel that all over. You’d be in the studio and Liam would be singing a vocal and you could feel the aggression and the tension that was there. You’d be waiting for Noel to say, “Don’t do that. Do it this way,” and there’d be a fight. But you listen to the finished record and you think wow! Too much tension is unhealthy, but a certain amount can be an amazing thing. Most great bands have that. Look at the Kinks – the Davies brothers were always fighting but they came out with some classics. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend were always fighting with each other, and had massively powerful songs.
TCOTU, ffs
BONEHEAD
