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Guestlist Talks to the Scissor Sisters
Other | Wednesday 30th May 2012 | Annalisa
They have recently been described as one of the biggest pop groups on earth, and are most famous for singles like Laura and I Don’t Feel Like Dancing. Here Babydaddy from the Scissor Sisters talks lesbians, Kylie and that amazing Glastonbury performance.
So firstly where did the name Scissor Sisters come from?
Scissor Sisters came from a friend that was talking about some of his friends back when Jake and i started making music, he was talking about lesbians and he described them as scissor sisters and we thought it was funny, we loved the name so we stole it.
Do you have any particular concepts behind your albums or are they more to do with how you’re feeling at the time?
I think they are. I think we are always trying to make pop music but in terms of the mood of the entire thing it does have to do with what we’re going through and what kind of things are inspiring us at any given time.
What were your main inspirations when working on your new album Magic Hour?
I think this new album was about having a good time, not worrying too much about what the songs were other than letting them be, and letting the album just come out as it should. It was also about writing some great pop music, making great pop album and also listening to great pop music as we did it.
How would you define all your band mates in one word?
Mental
You describe magic hour as futurepop but collaborations with Calvin Harris and Pharrell Williams seem a bit more trendy than futuristic, what makes Magic Hour fall into the bracket of future pop?
Well we do feel that these people are creating what future music should sound like and they weren't the only collaborators we worked with Alex Reid as well, if we literally wanted to make future pop then we would be making music out of sperm but we actually think these people have the closest idea of where music should be and we have a good idea of that as well.
Magic hour is full of collaborations with the likes of Pharrell Williams, John Legend, Azealia Banks and Calvin Harris, how is it working with other artists when you’re already a band?
Well we’ve done it for most of our career we love collaborating we wrote one of our biggest songs with Elton John you know in 2005. We love getting new energy from new people and working with people like azaleia and John Legend were really exciting, it was great because they bring a new energy to the room and the album.
As your in a band is it difficult to find places that you can all get inspired by? as you may all have different ideas of what works well?
We all have lots of different ideas, that’s what makes things work we fight and we all try to get our ideas forward and in the end something good comes out of it.
What kind of messages do you aim to broadcast through your music?
We like to give out a message of honesty, being who you are and being proud of that and you know a message about it being ok to have a good time and as Ana says, think and dance at the same time.
Where does your name Babydaddy come from?
It was a name i got when i was younger because i had a lot of older friends but i looked a lot older than i was even though i was just a wee child.
The band formed in 2001, what have been the Scissor Sisters highlights so far?
There’s been so many highlights:
Playing Glastonbury and also getting to open for Duran Duran and Elton John. Getting to write with all the collaborators you mentioned on the new album and also being able to write with people who are so good at what they do and people that we have respected and love is a really great thing.
What can we expect from your up and coming tour?
Its gonna be really fun alot more dancing alot more new songs its gonna be fabulous.
You worked with Kylie Minogue on her track ‘I Believe In You’ which do you prefer being behind the tracks or performing them on stage?
Me personally? I like being behind them i like being in the studio i like creating new things. But this band wouldn’t work unless there was a couple of spotlight whores, so Jake and Ana love performing and love being infront of a microphone. I loved being in the studio and working with Kylie on that track it was another huge highlight in my career and such an honour to do.
So you’ve been quoted saying that the UK is your spiritual home, what do you think the reasons for your success are over here?
I don’t really know what the reasons for success is over here. I think the Brits love eccentric music they love things that are different, they love to dance and love to sing along to all different types of music.
If it was possible to be reincarnated into any other band or artist for a day what would it be?
I think it would be fun you know jake and i would probably join Queens of the Stoneage.
Do you have any regrets concerning your musical achievement?
No i’m really proud of what we’ve done we’ve been honest to ourselves through the whole thing and had a really long an successful career. Were very lucky.
So firstly where did the name Scissor Sisters come from?
Scissor Sisters came from a friend that was talking about some of his friends back when Jake and i started making music, he was talking about lesbians and he described them as scissor sisters and we thought it was funny, we loved the name so we stole it.
Do you have any particular concepts behind your albums or are they more to do with how you’re feeling at the time?
I think they are. I think we are always trying to make pop music but in terms of the mood of the entire thing it does have to do with what we’re going through and what kind of things are inspiring us at any given time.
What were your main inspirations when working on your new album Magic Hour?
I think this new album was about having a good time, not worrying too much about what the songs were other than letting them be, and letting the album just come out as it should. It was also about writing some great pop music, making great pop album and also listening to great pop music as we did it.
How would you define all your band mates in one word?
Mental
You describe magic hour as futurepop but collaborations with Calvin Harris and Pharrell Williams seem a bit more trendy than futuristic, what makes Magic Hour fall into the bracket of future pop?
Well we do feel that these people are creating what future music should sound like and they weren't the only collaborators we worked with Alex Reid as well, if we literally wanted to make future pop then we would be making music out of sperm but we actually think these people have the closest idea of where music should be and we have a good idea of that as well.
Magic hour is full of collaborations with the likes of Pharrell Williams, John Legend, Azealia Banks and Calvin Harris, how is it working with other artists when you’re already a band?
Well we’ve done it for most of our career we love collaborating we wrote one of our biggest songs with Elton John you know in 2005. We love getting new energy from new people and working with people like azaleia and John Legend were really exciting, it was great because they bring a new energy to the room and the album.
As your in a band is it difficult to find places that you can all get inspired by? as you may all have different ideas of what works well?
We all have lots of different ideas, that’s what makes things work we fight and we all try to get our ideas forward and in the end something good comes out of it.
What kind of messages do you aim to broadcast through your music?
We like to give out a message of honesty, being who you are and being proud of that and you know a message about it being ok to have a good time and as Ana says, think and dance at the same time.
Where does your name Babydaddy come from?
It was a name i got when i was younger because i had a lot of older friends but i looked a lot older than i was even though i was just a wee child.
The band formed in 2001, what have been the Scissor Sisters highlights so far?
There’s been so many highlights:
Playing Glastonbury and also getting to open for Duran Duran and Elton John. Getting to write with all the collaborators you mentioned on the new album and also being able to write with people who are so good at what they do and people that we have respected and love is a really great thing.
What can we expect from your up and coming tour?
Its gonna be really fun alot more dancing alot more new songs its gonna be fabulous.
You worked with Kylie Minogue on her track ‘I Believe In You’ which do you prefer being behind the tracks or performing them on stage?
Me personally? I like being behind them i like being in the studio i like creating new things. But this band wouldn’t work unless there was a couple of spotlight whores, so Jake and Ana love performing and love being infront of a microphone. I loved being in the studio and working with Kylie on that track it was another huge highlight in my career and such an honour to do.
So you’ve been quoted saying that the UK is your spiritual home, what do you think the reasons for your success are over here?
I don’t really know what the reasons for success is over here. I think the Brits love eccentric music they love things that are different, they love to dance and love to sing along to all different types of music.
If it was possible to be reincarnated into any other band or artist for a day what would it be?
I think it would be fun you know jake and i would probably join Queens of the Stoneage.
Do you have any regrets concerning your musical achievement?
No i’m really proud of what we’ve done we’ve been honest to ourselves through the whole thing and had a really long an successful career. Were very lucky.
The Scissor Sisters new album Magic Hour was out yesterday (29th May 2012)
By Hollie Dent
