NOTE : some questions were in the chat more than once, so they also got answered more than once (probably by different band members each time), which is why some questions on here have, obviously, more than one answer...! jeg så Muse i sommer på en musikk-festival i sveits, i nyon. konserten var utrolig bra, men de lignet så forferderlig mye på radiohead at mange nærmest ble provosert av dette, at de liksom kopierte alfor mye. jeg lurte på om bandet hadde noe å si til dette. jeg har kjøpt cd-en for lengst, og liker dere kjempe godt! Hilsen Anne MUSE - maybe you should burn all you radiohead cds and buy loads of ours....but that swiss festival was superb i seem to remember. Spit on me if I am mistaken, but isn't "better than Radiohead" a bit early and pretentious? Do you feel that making another album will be impossible due to sky-high expectations? What do you think must happen to make easily-affectable teenagers realize that Euro-dance and massproduced music is shite, and does not deserve any attention whatsoever? - Keep pumping! MUSE - I dont think expectations will be sky high. We are just concentrating on making a good album. Euro dance is shite MUSE - a bit early yes, but since when has music been a competition? in the end we all die depending on your spiritual beliefs and death realisation. competing is pointless What do you think about a bandname like Sycamore? MUSE - its a good name. Do you like trees? I've never heard of you before! can you please tell me who you are?? Age,and names fx. MUSE - its a band called MUES AND THE OTHERS, we are a classical funk jazz punk voodoo doll lofi pop swing crooning visionary sexplendid explosive bluesy noisy hateful dirty beautiful blissful experimental histrionic 3-piece band };-> How many records have you given out? MUSE - thousands, and probably bought thousands of our record aswell. not that i concider you to be geeks, but do u sometimes play the computer? Or chat at irc?? You must try the internet-based game Pointbreaker, which eventually is a stupid game, but still a great hit among young here in Norway. MUSE - i use the internet yeah, but i havent played games on it Helo..Im sitting here viewing what yr saying to these "people" and..getting a hold of things. And I see you mentioning Belgium Bands.. Sounds cool..what kind of music are this? Ill check em out..If you check out Motorpsycho when you get yr Dream Computor!! deal? I understand that you cant write LOOOOONG answers on our questions..SOOO many questions ...wow.. Did u hear on Paradise Lost when you where "young" ??? I did!! =) MUSE - You should check out soulwax,deus and evil superstars. They are all quite experimental but really good hello..english men!! Have you ever heard a swedish band called "bob hund"?? Its the best fucking band in scandinavia!!! Their working on a new project called "Bergmann Rock"..Have u ever heard of them?? Why Im askin' this, is well..youre a festival man..and soo =)) Peace..from matix MUSE - ive heard the name, i dont know if ive heard any of the music though First of all; showbiz is the album of the year! How do you feel about the people who compare you to radiohead? Are you flattered by it, or do you feel it places you in a position where you may be seen as unoriginal music-wise? MUSE - i think comparisons are boring, its lazy journalism and people keep on asking us what we think of that, its so stale, it started going mouldy about 15 months ago os they can just piss off. but no im not pissed off with it. U have to visit: SO WHAT!! Some great norwegian bands there tonigt...50 NOK. See u there then,-) The adress is> Grensen 9. MUSE - what sort of music is that ... Sorry we have to leave to go to sweden at about seven tonight. Next time we are here we will go because i have heard it is a really cool club What kind of music do you listen do? What bands? Are you one of those bands who doesn't listen to their own music? MUSE - Im listening to the new rage album,pet sounds,deftones. I havent listened to showbiz for ages Når kan vi vente å se dere i Trondheim? MUSE - when do we come to trondheim? i´ve got no idea when or where that is. Do you fancy old time swing music? Have you heard of bands like big bad voodoo daddy, cherry poppin daddies and Smooth daddies? MUSE - cherry poppin? that sounds interesting... i know band called THE FUNKING BAR STEWARDS, now that is a good name. i dont know much swing, ill look out for it What do you wish for your new album, do you think that it gone be a big hit? What do you guy's do one your free-time? Do you new some great singers like Robbie Williams Backstreet boys Westlife??? From a guy who think you guy's suger dere er ræva homser er dere sikkert også javela idioter:)That was just a compliment you guy's .......... [from a guy who thinks you guy's you suck and your all proberly gay's and idiots:)] MUSE - you puff MUSE - oh you are very funny, i almost laughed MUSE - we just love backstreet boy and westlife, we all great mates. we all go drinking together, normally meet up with britney and have a big chat about how famous we are and are going to be and how much money we´ve got. then we gang bang the spears. thanks for making me laugh out loud by taking the piss out of the wankers who write in just to slag you off in such a beautiful manner. talented musician, all round clever guy with a humour! shame you're not spending more time online and in town ;) enjoy your time off, and don't work too hard while you're in the studio xxx MUSE - we are in town tonight.... where should we go, any good places here in oslo? Have you heard some norwegian bands\artist? Here are some you got to check out: Bigbang Madrugada Orango Euroboys \ kåre and the cavemen Turboneger Whopper Briskeby A-ha Whopper The poor rich ones Midnight choir Promisse me to check out bigbang, madrugada, euroboys and midnight choir! MUSE - i´ll check them out. i only know belgium bands like deus, zita swoon, evil superstars, soulwax and moondog jr. Oohhh...a new picture of you on the site!! You're sitting on the PC writing answers to people 2 times younger than u!! pretty cool=)) Ask the people next to you to download "Motorpsycho - Wearing yr Smell" (mp3)..I GUARENTEE that wont get dissapointed!! =) I am "bloddy" norwegian..a VIKING!! =)) What are yr views on MP3? PEace..Muse guy!! =) MUSE - i am buying a dream machine to explore my dreams for 10 hours a day it resonates a frequency that makes you see the truth, a nice note to be found First of all I have to say ---- U ARE THE BEST EVER - MUSE RULES ---- But, what kind of music are u listening to, besides indie/lo-fi rock? (I bet u do) ;-) See ya, next year..... MUSE - here comes the pretentiosnesness wank bit.... i am listening to rachmaninov, berlioz, chopin and villa lobos, and aphex twin, daft punk, tom waits What do you guys think about Napster? Is a big threating to you? MUSE - Its a good thing. Its only bad for the record company i use it alot anyway Hey, hey... What do u think of the Norwegian girls? Better than the Swedish???If not, you havn't seen us yet :) MUSE - i am not that experienced,... haha, finland was impressive though.. ive had no luck here in norway, but they look nice yes. Morning. I´m very very tired today, how are you? Great gig last night :) come back soon, there aren´t enough good bands playing here. um um.. I can´t think of any decent question to ask today either, do you mind? MUSE - We are all really tired aswell. Hope you recover soon how old are you? what meaning has the music for you? MUSE - im 22 music is the most important thing in my life, it is my own way to explore life i've heard rumours that you'll be playing another gig at john dee very soon? is that true, and if so are there tickets left? if not, will you be coming back soon as i couldn't go last night but really want to see you live! MUSE - After this tour we will not be playing anywhere until next year. We are having a little break and then we are recording a new album. We will hopefully come back in the summer and do some scandanavian festivals and a tour at somepoint hopefully look at the question.."Tour?" What kind of answer is "h"?? =) Are everyone drop out from school? Dont you go to school? But have u ever heard Motorpsycho? Peace!! MUSE - i dropped out of college, so i am not a very educated person... hmmm, my english skills are worst than yours, and you are norweiganananan First of all thank you for an AWSOME show yesterday.... I just wanted to know what music/bands do you like, and who influenced you to play the music you play today? Come back soon!!!! gus MUSE - its a fucking shame about rage against the machine splitting up, i reckon they were the best live band, i saw them about 7 times this year, italy festival was the best Why are people crying in the video "muscle museum" MUSE - Because its terrible How did you get that incredible voice of yours Matt? And how would you advice teenagers to practice their own vocal performances? MUSE - hmmmm, i just sang over a loud band for a long time with no PA system so i had to find a way to make it cut through, so i sang higher and higher... i dont really practise, or have lessons, i think that is better so i can make a style of my own... When you come back to Norway?? MUSE - before the summer next year Hi, I am big fan of your album Showbiz, but the problem is that I'm only 16. Why must you play at a place where you have to be over 18? Then I can't go and see you, and that's relly sad, because I love your music. MUSE - Sorry, we had no idea that you had to be over 18 to get in. Next time we will play somewhere else Hi! Great perfomance last night at John Dee. You really rocked the place! What song was the one where you played the keyboard? MUSE - a cover song by nina simone called `FEELING GOOD` why been ours name >?? It's a cool name!!!!!!!!! Muse rules. From the best fan ever......!!!!! MUSE - the others..... that is a good name there are a lot of new songs on the net like dark shines, new born (does it have a name yet??), pluginbaby, spectrum and bliss... are any or all of these recorded for the album? and what will the first single be? people are guessing for plug in baby, any truth to this? .. and what music are you listening to at the moment? MUSE - are the songs live versions? hopfully plugin baby will be the next single in jan/feb. today i am mostly listening to aphex twin Why do you (and almost every other britsh rock band) put out so many great songs on b-sides? There's usually up to four new songs on every single, and they don't get released here. We have to import the singles from England, which is very expensive, or find the songs on Napster.. It's frustrating to be a fan in Norway. Hoping for a b-sides collection after every album... MUSE - for some reason england seems to be one of the only countries to release b-sides which is a shame because i only ever buy singles if there are new songs on it. A b- sides album has been released in holland and japan so maybe one will be released here someday MUSE - in the uk b sides are a way of selling more singles quickly and yeah everyone does it. but in some countries we´ve released a mini album consisting of b sides and a couple of live tracks. it was a double cd in holland and a mini album in japan called random 1-8. do you reale think that you wild be famous??? hahahahahahahahahahahahah YOU SUCK AND YOU CAN`T SING. MUSE - haha, nice use of your time there,,, erm i have no intention to be famous, just make music i like... what are you doing with your life aye? you can fuck off and die you little cunt arse shit face wanker hahahahahahah Saw you on TV yesterday - you sounded fab but looked rather fed up with it all... Is that an image thing, or are you just sick of doing interviews and talking about yourselves? Anyway, hope you're enjoying your tour and the shows here in Scandiland, and that there'll be more great albums to come :) MUSE - are , no we are very tired at the moment, not because of the promo , but because of jet-lag. we were in sydney australia then the next day in dublin ireland, then the next day in helsinki finland. Melody Maker has stated that you are better then Radiohead. What do you think of that statement? MUSE - i think we are too different to be honest , they are a 5 piece with alot more ideals towards shocking and experimenting with what people expect of them. we are a harder rawer 3 piece, and i dont think they really class as rock anymore. Hi guys, I was just wondering if live webchats are a cooler way of talking with the fans than talking through journos for regular interviews - or does it get to stressful and confusing? I find it really interesting to see what people actually want to know about, and also get a bit of a kick out of it when it turns out that the artists aren't complete **** for brains. Can't imagine Liam G. being quite as articulate as you're being ;) Thanks for a great gig and a great album, look forward to seeing you again soon and in a larger venue! cheers MUSE - i enjoy it, i am a faster typer than dom and chris though! i use the internet alot to keep in touch with various people for various different reasons, to be honest i prefer it alot more to conventional promotion as i can say exactly what i want and know that it will not be printed differently Loved the album! `Muscle Museum`is one of my all time favourite songs! The music is successfully "Radioheadish", but what other bands or artist are among your favourites? And where in England are you guys from? MUSE - bands like ratm, primus,deftones,the police. We are all from devon which is in the sw of england IS ROCK N ROLL DEAD?IF NOT SO,WICH BANDS,BESIDES YOURSELF OF COURSE,ARE CARRYING THE FLAG? MUSE - we are the last... haha, we are already dead you see, we can only be seen by people with a sixth sense Showbiz is great. I like all the songs on the album. And then my question, r Muse having concerts in Norway? If so, would u come to Sogndal and play for the students here? Please? ps. Of course u r better than Radiohead. MUSE - we just palyed in oslo last night, and yeah i love you too. Hi Matt!! Remember me?? The guy who busted u at McDonald's in Kristiansand this summer (Quart Festival 00)...sorry to interupt your happy meal, but i couldnt help it (and i was also a bit drunk, so i guess thats an excuse) However, my question; You change your haircolor all the time, doesnt this make your hair worn? hehe.. MUSE - hahaha yes i remember... i only went to mccdonalds because the crew were there and i needed to meet them before going to a bar, .... for some reason when i was last in norway i deceided to bleach my hair, and then change it to blue, that is the only time i have done that, it is growing out now. see ya later I went to youre concert; 4 of july. My attentions there were to hear A Perfect circle. I had never heard of Muse, and not so much of A perfect circle either. I was incredible lucky, and got a freeticket down at "Vaskeriet" and experienced A perfect circle, it was crazy and after concert i was... Warm and sweat.. so i sat down, drank a beer and two.. and suddenly you guy's showed up! Youre music were incredible, it was relaxing... and great! So youre soft concert after a rather harder concert was incredible... Would you concider touring with them? If you got along with them down at the Quart. Youre Were great! Love youre album! and yes; YOU ARE BETTER THEN RADIOHEAD... i don't like them, they have some ok songs... but you are better! MUSE - to be honest i did´nt even see them that night or speak to them let alone go on tour with them. but maybe they will hear about us because dave botrill is working with tool at the moment and we´ve recently recorded with him so maybe he will mention us. I wonder how much of your song-material is ready, before you enter studio? Have you done some preperations on f.ex ProTools in advance? keep up the good work!! Excellent songs!! Best Regards from Don. MUSE - all of the songs are written and we will be in the studio in december and january Is it your tune "Sunburn" that has been remixed by the massive Timo Maas?? I've got a 12" that is called Muse-Sunburn. BTW its great! If this is right, how do you know Timo, and what do you think of him? MUSE - he is a good dance remixer, i have heard it in a club once, i think it is quite a nice difference to what we normally do, i am interested in this sort of music and all sorts of others. Hi. I was at your concert in Melbourne, and I really enjoy your music. I wonder why you guys didn't come back on stage and played another song in Melbourne. Is it a "thing" about your band or what? OK, the audience were really slow (don't you think so?) and you didn't get the praise you deserve... but that extra song, isn't that one of the most powerful ways of finishing a concert?I don't want to even mention Radiohead (well... there you go...), but I really think that Muse is the music of the next decade. Keep on using that fabulous voice! MUSE - We avoid doing encores because i think it is better to do the set all in one go and finish it. Anyway it is embarrasing if you have an encore planned and everyone has left when you go back on how d`you think about the behaviour and music of Oasis? What about a-ha? MUSE - a ha were cool when i was young, ho ho. oasis first album was ok, but there music and attitude has deteriorated ever since What kind of guitars and gear have you got? MUSE - les paul slimline double cut away. SG . fender stratocaster . parker fly wierdness Have you planned a new album yet? MUSE - yes, we have recorded about 4 songs so far,mostly ones we have been playing live at festivals. thesewere recorded with dave botril (tool / deus / remy zero) . and in december we will go back into the studio with john leckie again to complete some more songs. hopefully it will be ready for may / june next year Hey, thanks for a great concert at the Palace in Melbourne-makes me really wish I coulr get back home in time for your concert in Oslo.. But anyways.. Are you sort of relieved that Radiohead are moving in the direction that they are? I mean, surely Kid A will convince everyone that Muse is not a Radiohead clone? Or are you perhaps moving in somewhat of the same direction? MUSE - the melbourne gig was probably the best one in aus. great crowd. i think the album is a rip off of aphex twin, but i like it though. we´´re not going near that direction at the moment. we just keeping it real and heavy which they are not. Do you see yourselfe as a britpop band? And what do you think of Oasis? By the way...your music is fab! MUSE - no were not britpop and oasis are shite I was planning going to Reading this year, but i missed out of it. Was this the greatest festival ever or what ? did you enjoy playing there ? did you see the At the drive in concert? Showbiz is a great album! MUSE - We didnt play that well at reading but the crowd were amazing. Its probably one of the best festivals around I didnt see at the drive in but saw the foos and limp bizkit I was at the show last night when your vokal/guitar-player`s in-ear monitoring popped out.. Was it dificult to adjust to the levels outside your head? I mean, you still did an exelent performance..!! That goes to the rest of the band also! Nice thight drumming! MUSE - cheers,,, the ears help me hear the voice when im singingm because the amps and drums are so loud it impossible to get a foldback monitor to do the job without feedback. Are you planning/making a new album? i that case; what will it be called, and when will it be in the shops? I think you are a great band! Keep up the good work, guys!! :) MUSE - we have already recorded a few songsfor the next album and we will be recording the bulk of it in december/january. As yet there is no song or album titles. It will hopefully be released in june. Hi guys. What´s up? How are you fellas? I am a 17 year girl who is your #1 fan (remember that) *s* And my question is. What was your rolemodels when you guys was a kid? And why was he/she/them your rolemodel? MUSE - i liked alot of older artists like tom waits, nina simone because they gave me hope to grow old and still make good music, without needing to settle down and get a job wife and kids etc Hi, What were your favourite bands/artists when you were younger?What are your favourite bands/artists now? Looking forward to more music from Muse. MUSE - hello, senseless things, wedding present, pixies, nirvana that was before, and now im into ratm, primus aphex twin,deus. do you guys want to travell with me and my friend to australia????please.meet us at the station at the night.(15thdecember)........ MUSE - who are you? sounds like a nice offer... but we need more details. xxx Hey guys , great music :) . eee i was just wondring if u can help me . I play in a band but we don't have any bass player , but we shall maby try out a guy which play synth.Do u think that will work ? have u tried out something similar before ?. Hope to see u soon in Norway :), one more thing what do u think about C*ldplay ? ? k bye now ....... bip bip MUSE - yes, synth bass is really cool, we use it quite a lot live. remember THE DOORS, they had all there bass lines done by the feet of the keyboard player. coldplay are nice guys, i think their music is alittle middle of the road for me though ... try using some moog tauras pedals.They sound pretty good. I use them quite a bit You aren't by any chance coming to Trondheim? You should. By the appart from Radiohead, what inspires your music? MUSE - i dont have any plans to come there in the near future, but maybe one day we will. i like jeff buckley and rage against the machine. if you were to describe the last year with one word... what yould it be? MUSE - splendid |