![]() ![]() From what I can see, there is something much more that people gain from music other than the format it’s served upon. JP: I wouldn’t sell it! You’ve got but one choice: lose your entire record collection or never DJ again? JP: I’ve made a point of giving my most treasured possession to my children (William, Danda, Tom, Flossie) on their 21 st birthdays… my dad’s hip flask and my mum’s charm bracelet and things like that… My most treasured possession is probably Billy Liddell’s autograph (one of the greatest Liverpool players and my boyhood hero – he was a god!). JP: What’s your most treasured possession? ![]() It was like walking onto a different planet – I loved it. The people were the most unusual I’d ever seen. Water dripping, electrical line patched for the night. The building was bombed out from WW2 but most of the basement was intact. JM: I suppose the most memorable would be in an illegal club in Berlin in the early ’90s. I’d sooner have a lie down and watch the football. ![]() JP: I’ve never done one… I don’t really want to do legal ones let alone illegal ones. JM: What’s your most memorable experience of playing at an illegal party? The Undertones, ‘Teenage Kicks’ – it’s a million miles away from Jeff’s interest but I always play it in a set. The Four Tops, ‘I Just Can’t Help Myself – it’s just the most irresistible record. JP: I’d play… Mackenzie Brothers, ‘Rebel Mind’ – It’s just so uncool that Jeff would be horrified – he’d think it was trash… but sometimes trash is ok. ‘In Cars’ by Gary Numan – why? A wise man once said, “when a man opens the car door for his wife, it’s either a new car or a new wife.” ‘Stairway to Heaven’ by Led Zeppelin – why? It’s a long track that requires patience, it fluctuates. ![]() ‘Lead Boots’ by Jeff Beck – why? Because it’s just a cool ass track. First, I’d start with ‘Love and Happiness’ by Al Green – why? This is what I would wish you and your new bride the most. What five records would you play, and why? JP: You’re playing for half an hour at my wedding. Hope you had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. It seems we have some questions to ask each other… I’ll reply to you in bold… hope all is well, John. Want to know their least cool records and pet possesssions? About the illegal parties, fast cars and football? Where they stand on crime and punishment? Event what they’d play at each other’s weddings? Then read on… Here they interview each other for FACT via the internet. And yet their personalities are poles apart. Jeff and John are friends, sharing an almost childlike passion for the music they champion and cherish. Mills also co-founded Underground Resistance, techno’s answer to Public Enemy, and later formed Axis Records. As The Wizard, hosting his nightly radio show on Detroit’s WJLB station in the late ’80s, he developed a frenetic and skilled turntable technique that affected a generation of kids in Detroit. He has also been an influential radio DJ. Jeff Mills is infatuated with art – whether it’s expressed through his photography, his dextrous, imaginative sets or his scoring of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis. At 63 years old, Peel is more popular than he’s ever been, arguably the only Radio 1 DJ who appeals across the age groups and across the musical spectrum. “I thought my literary agent was taking the piss, he told a newspaper shortly afterwards. John Peel recently received a £1.5 million advance to write his autobiography. Below is John Peel in conversation with Jeff Mills, originally published in 2003. As part of our From The Archives feature, and to tie in with out 10th birthday celebrations, we’ve uploaded a cache of vintage articles from FACT’s ink-and-paper days. From 2003-2008, FACT operated as a bi-monthly print magazine. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |