THE CULT Frontman IAN ASTBURY - New Album "Is Not A Nice Little Domesticated Indie House Pet"
October 3, 2007, 16 years ago
Billboard Magazine's Christa Titus recently caught up with THE CULT frontman Ian Astbury to discuss the band's new album, Born Into This. The following is an excerpt from the interview:
Q: For people who will hear the Cult for the first time with this record, what would you like them to get out of it?
Astbury: "A life-changing experience. Spiritual upliftment. Some kind of an awakening, hopefully. I think one thing about this record is, it has all the ingredients in it. The teeth and claws haven't been taken out of it. It's not a nice little domesticated indie house pet. A lot of stuff was written in wild places: (while) denizens of Paris, (while) stuck in lodges in the Himalayas and (during) white-out snow storms."
Q: How does your extensive traveling inform your creative process?
Astbury: "It keeps my perspective fresh, keeps experience fresh, and it really makes me appreciate places that I'm in when I return to them. It's like, Los Angeles can become quite lethargic, the same tone, the same weather. You go, 'Well, I'll do it tomorrow.' But you come to New York, it sort of forces you to get things done ... to be productive."
Go to this location for the complete interview.
As previously reported, The Cult, VIETNAM, THE CLIKS, and ACTION ACTION will be teaming up for this fall’s Jagermeister Music Tour. Currently confirmed dates are as follows:
October
17 - Pala, CA - Pala Casino Resort And Spa19 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
20 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theatre
21 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
23 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
24 - Oklahoma City - Diamond Ballroom
25 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
26 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
27 - Kansas City - Community America Ballpark
29 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
30 - Saint Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
31 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
November
1 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House of Blues3 - North Charleston, SC - Centre Stage At The Plex
4 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
8 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theater
9 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
10 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino
