creative control over your own band? It’s more work than we could have imagined, but it beats having someone listen to your album and tell you, ‘You need a radio hit.’
Who would be the one person or group you would like to work with or collaborate with? Popul Vuh, or Ennio Morricone, or Dr. Octagon, or Merrill from Tune-yards.
The best piece of advice I could give to someone wanting to work in the music industry would be… If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you?
T H E GH O S T O F A S AB E R TOOTH TI GE R ON.. . My favourite bands/artists are:
MUSIC
Just to name a few: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, Tom Waits, Beethoven, the Beatles and The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, White Noise, Os Mutantes, joujoux d’antan, Nino Rota, Alain Goraguer, and Gyorgy Ligeti
The first CD I ever bought was: Sean: Mine was an LP and it was Human League.
clothes at an antique shop in upstate for pennies on the dollar. The problem is we have no room for the stuff, so our house is a bit cluttered at the moment.
My favourite item in my closet is: Sean: A fuchsia Masonic Cape from the 1890s, covered in Egyptian symbols and eyeballs. Charlotte: A real human skull I bought illegally from an antique dealer...
Love is…
LOVE
Charlotte: Cat Stevens.
hard to come by.
As it is our American Issue. What defines America for you? What do you love about it?
My favourite song is:
The day we first met…
Sean: I don’t really have a favourite, but maybe “Day in a Life”.
We could tell we were in trouble.
Phew, well, there is a lot about America that is hard to swallow at the moment. But the other day we played a gig at the Woodstock Animal Sanctuary, and afterwards we stumbled into a Midnight Ramble at Levon Helm’s house. We were both blown away by the grace and beauty of the music and the people. The experience reaffirmed our love for America, and renewed our faith that there are certain cultural elements here that will never die.
Charlotte: “Night on Bald Mountain”
What projects do you have coming up this year?
I love to shop at:
We are in the middle of recording Kemp and Eden, Charlotte’s band from childhood. I [Sean] am also mixing my record with Greg from Deerhoof, and noise band called Consortium Musicum. I’m scoring two films, this summer....finishing up the GOASTT album, and also going on tour with the Flaming Lips.
Sean is… an alien
Charlotte is…
The one CD in my collection which I wouldn’t admit to owning until now is:
a Unicorn
Sean: George Michael’s “Faith” perhaps? Nothing to be ashamed of, he’s a genius.
A man in Papua New Guinea told us that human meat tastes like cow. It was not only hilarious, it was terrifying as well.
Charlotte: Peter Paul and Mary? Guess that’s embarrassing. But I like their harmonies.
The funniest moment we have shared together is…
HAPPI
Happiness is:
FASHIO
N
NESS
Sean: A box of new pens. Really good delay pedals.
Exquisite Costumes in NY. They sell super antique clothing, some from the 1800s.
Charlotte: Playing a nylon string guitar in bed and eating cold watermelon in the summer.
My style icons are:
What makes me happy is:
Sean: Marc Bolan, Aleister Crowley. Charlotte: Mata Hari, Amelia Earhart
That this is the second to last question, (no offense).
The best bargain I have ever bought was:
Charlotte: my getting along...
We bought a truck load of old
“Acoustic Sessions” is out now.
What makes me unhappy is: friends
not