BW&BK Exclusive: DIR EN GREY "Isn’t About Trying To Break Into A Market By Writing An Album In English"
February 22, 2009, 15 years ago
DIR EN GREY guitarist Die is featured in a new interview with BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai. An excerpt from the interview, featuring Die discussing the supposed language barrier facing the Japanese quintet when touring North America, is available below.
“The language barrier, when it comes down to everyday communication, we don’t really have any trouble with that except when there’s serious discussion with the tour crew or whatever. Then we need an interpreter. When it comes to the music, our vocalist Kyo writes all the lyrics, and whatever he wants to convey if of the utmost importance. Dir En Grey isn’t about trying to break into a market by writing an album in English. That will never happen with this band. With a little bit of research Kyo could write in any language if he wanted to, but it comes down to what he wants to say and how. What’s most important for us is that we’re now able to express everything we’ve been trying to convey to our listeners in America, Canada, Europe and all over the world.”Go to this location for the complete story.
As previously reported, Dir En Grey will release their new DVD, A Knot Of, in North America tomorrow (February 24th). The tracklist is as follows:
-- Tour 05 It Withers And Withers-- Rock Am Ring 2005 / Rock Im Park 2005
-- Showcase Tour / Tour 06 It Withers And Withers
-- Rock Am Ring 2006 / Rock Im Park 2006
-- Tour05-06 It Withers And Withers Final
-- Tour 06 Inward Scream
-- The Family Values Tour
-- Tour07 Inward Scream
-- Deftones U.s. Tour 2007 Summer
-- Wacken Open Air / Ankkarock Festival
-- Tour 07 The Marrow Of A Bone
Approximate running time: 85 minutes
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