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Hello Richard (Dawson) For better or worse, what will be your lasting memory of 2018? I don’t think I’ll forget the excitement and emotional thrill of playing the masterpiece Red Dead Redemption 2 – an absolute milestone in gaming. How carried away did you get with England’s performance in the World Cup? I don’t get whisked away by football much these days, it’s more like a weekly green balm. Only Newcastle, very occasionally, have the power to whisk me. Regarding those last England games, my plane was delayed by four hours so instead of watching the quarter final in a bar in Helsinki as planned, I was in the air for precisely the duration of the match. The pilot told us the result as we landed, which makes him a real bastard. What did you do on your birthday this year? Not very much at all. What box sets did you destroy this year? I re-watched Sopranos with my partner, who hadn’t seen it. I think it’s ‘one of the great works of art’. Did anything weird happen at any of your shows? Someone told me Chris Tarrant came to see us play, does that count? Did 2018 provide you with any new music discoveries? I have enjoyed the new Sophie record, lots of P.C. music – Hannah Diamond is a big favourite in our house. Always more Sun Ra, Eliane Radigue, Circle. Snail Mail made a great record. Cath and Phil Tyler’s last one. Mainly just Hannah Diamond, though. Socially and politically it’s been a bit of shit-fest, hasn’t it. What have you done to remain positive? I take a sauna, and concentrate on my work. What’s your New Year’s resolution to make 2019 your best year yet? I don’t care about ‘best’! I’m well rested and now just want to be productive, next year and beyond. Got a lot to do. — Thank you, Richard.
Hello Chris (Carter) For better or worse, what will be your lasting memory of 2018? The long hot summer, I loved it... It reminded me of 1976, when I’d first met Cosey and we were falling in love. How carried away did you get with England’s performance in the World Cup? I have zero interest in football, I just don’t get it, I really don’t. I’ve never understood what people find so enthralling about a bunch of grown-ups running around a field after a ball. What did you do on your birthday this year? Well, I’m not big on birthdays… not my own anyway. I was probably working in the studio on something or other. What box sets did you destroy this year? After all the hype over The Bodyguard I thought it was overrated but I really enjoyed The Deuce, Snowfall, Sharp Objects, Trust, Better Call Saul and Killing Eve. Controversially I think Better Call Saul is better than Breaking Bad… there I’ve said it! Did anything weird happen at any of your shows? There was a show I did at Seachange festival in Totnes on the top floor of this big old rickety listed building. Also there was this weird drunk guy in the front row shouting ‘entertain me’. He got thrown out. Did 2018 provide you with any new music discoveries? John Grant sent me his new album months before it was released and I literally could not stop playing it. It became the sound of the summer for me. Socially and politically it’s been a bit of shit-fest, hasn’t it. What have you done to remain positive? You can’t let the bastards drag you down but yes it is difficult to remain positive. Sometimes I think it can’t get any worse… then you turn on the news and I’m like, “what the hell, for fucks sake!” But I am buoyed up by recent mass demonstrations, there have been far too few this last couple of decades – people got complacent, stopped voting, then it was too late. Get off your arses and vote the fuckers out. What’s your New Year’s resolution to make 2019 your best year yet? Do more exercise, loose some weight, work less/sleep more, read more/watch less, do more drawing. — Thank you, Chris.
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