QUEENSRŸCHE - Geoff Tate Confirms Operation: Mindcrime May Be Broadway Bound
June 17, 2009, 15 years ago
In an exclusive interview with Sterling Whitaker for We Will Rock You, QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Geoff Tate confirmed that the band is in discussions to bring its seminal album Operation: Mindcrime to Broadway.
“Over the years we've been approached by a number of different people in regard to that album,” Tate stated. “It just hasn't been the right sort of set up, one that we would feel comfortable with; although as I speak we're meeting with some people about a Broadway production of it. Some fairly big names in Broadway have been working on it and have come to us with this plan, so we're entertaining that at the moment.” On June 12th Rent star Adam Pascal told Playbill.com that he will collaborate with Queensryche on the project, which is in its early stages.“A lot of times people are motivated by money, and I suppose if they waved millions and millions of dollars at us, we might be tempted at some point to sign off on that,” Tate said with a laugh. “But we're not in a position where we need the money at this point, so it's nice to keep it close and that way keep some element of control over it and have it presented in the way you want it to be presented . . . it's kind of hard to let go of that.”
The singer also discusses Queensrÿche's latest album American Soldier, available from Rhino Records. Inspired by Geoff Tate's actual recorded conversations with American soldiers, the album is a conceptual work about the human cost of war as seen through the eyes of a soldier. Other topics include the decline of record companies and the rise of downloading, Tate's fond memories of maestro David Kyle, the band's current tour in support of American Soldier, and the possibilities for Queensrÿche's next album.
Listen to the audio of the entire Geoff Tate interview at this location.
