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Remember when we all thought The Vines were the saviours of rock'n'roll, and that Craig Nicholls was the crazy genius reincarnation of, like, Kurt Cobain and John Lennon?
Yeah, we got over that fairly quickly, but as you will have noticed (possibly), they are back from wherever it was they got to, and it's good to see that Nicholls hasn't dropped his "I'm crazy, me!" routine (and before the forum trolls open a can of binary whup ass on me, I know he has Aspergers, but its symptoms don't include "acting like a complete twonk in interviews", last time I checked).
From Andrew Murfett's interview with the band, in today's Age EG:
Nicholls' demeanour is colourful to say the least. He doesn't hide his distrust of journalists and is reluctant to engage in interviews; if uncomfortable with a question, he puts on a flamboyant pair of sunglasses and spews a rambling answer. Nor is he averse to playing the clown - at one point during our interview he flings himself out of in his chair and begins writhing on the ground. His bandmates cringe and laugh uproariously.
Zany!
At the shoot, he takes direction without complaint, but when a break is called, he stands defiantly in the middle of the hall and lights a cigarette. "Hey, please write in your story that I'm tough and a rebel," he says, as he proudly flouts the room's non-smoking rules.
Quirky!
And as the crew packs up at Parramatta, Craig Nicholls has one more thing to add.
"I'm sorry that I swore, and for everything else," he says. "But I thought it would make me sound tough."
Oddly adorable!
But the best part of the whole interview is actually the photo, and specifically, the look on "new" bassist Brad Heald's face:
It says, "Jeez, what did your last bassist quit for? Oh, right. Gotcha."
Yeah, we got over that fairly quickly, but as you will have noticed (possibly), they are back from wherever it was they got to, and it's good to see that Nicholls hasn't dropped his "I'm crazy, me!" routine (and before the forum trolls open a can of binary whup ass on me, I know he has Aspergers, but its symptoms don't include "acting like a complete twonk in interviews", last time I checked).
From Andrew Murfett's interview with the band, in today's Age EG:
Nicholls' demeanour is colourful to say the least. He doesn't hide his distrust of journalists and is reluctant to engage in interviews; if uncomfortable with a question, he puts on a flamboyant pair of sunglasses and spews a rambling answer. Nor is he averse to playing the clown - at one point during our interview he flings himself out of in his chair and begins writhing on the ground. His bandmates cringe and laugh uproariously.
Zany!
At the shoot, he takes direction without complaint, but when a break is called, he stands defiantly in the middle of the hall and lights a cigarette. "Hey, please write in your story that I'm tough and a rebel," he says, as he proudly flouts the room's non-smoking rules.
Quirky!
And as the crew packs up at Parramatta, Craig Nicholls has one more thing to add.
"I'm sorry that I swore, and for everything else," he says. "But I thought it would make me sound tough."
Oddly adorable!
But the best part of the whole interview is actually the photo, and specifically, the look on "new" bassist Brad Heald's face:
It says, "Jeez, what did your last bassist quit for? Oh, right. Gotcha."
选译：
When talk turns to Nicholls' infamous early demos - which led to the band's huge deal with Capitol - he is, however, surprisingly earnest.
"It was the most exciting time of my life," he says, excitedly. "We'd play to 15 people. We felt like we could do anything. The band grew from isolation and desperation. That sounds dramatic, but it's the truth."
提到尼克斯还不出名时的早期小样时（就是这些小样致使了与capitol公司签约）他令人惊讶地严肃起来。
“这是我一生中最兴奋的时光，”他兴奋地说。“我们将在15个人的面前演出。我们感到我们能做任何事。乐队从隔绝绝望地状态中成长起来。这听起来很戏剧，但它是真的。”
When talk turns to Nicholls' infamous early demos - which led to the band's huge deal with Capitol - he is, however, surprisingly earnest.
"It was the most exciting time of my life," he says, excitedly. "We'd play to 15 people. We felt like we could do anything. The band grew from isolation and desperation. That sounds dramatic, but it's the truth."
提到尼克斯还不出名时的早期小样时（就是这些小样致使了与capitol公司签约）他令人惊讶地严肃起来。
“这是我一生中最兴奋的时光，”他兴奋地说。“我们将在15个人的面前演出。我们感到我们能做任何事。乐队从隔绝绝望地状态中成长起来。这听起来很戏剧，但它是真的。”
关于前贝斯手离队的原因：
前贝斯手patrick matthews，现在悉尼乐队youth group的贝司手说，the vines最受挫折的是感觉上尼克斯故意让生活艰难似的。
“他总是闯祸让巡演经理人生活艰难，”他说。“对于经纪人，是浪费开销。对我，感觉上已经没有理由再呆下去了。我们想认真地做次音响检查，craig却只想出去玩滑板。”
在唱片工业界的闲聊中，尼克斯的诊断书被人怀疑。好像主唱古怪行为只是内部人员编撰的像“怪人习惯”一样的作品，或者其他任何什么，一旦尼克斯放弃了，事情就都来了。
从乐队早期开始，那些与他亲近的人就担心尼克斯在垃圾食品和香烟中的生活。到2004年他们第二张专辑winning days发行时，他们才开始爆发。matthews说他一直是尼克斯最好的朋友之一，在他们还是少年啃着汉堡的时候就梦想着做音乐。现实，却不同。
前贝斯手patrick matthews，现在悉尼乐队youth group的贝司手说，the vines最受挫折的是感觉上尼克斯故意让生活艰难似的。
“他总是闯祸让巡演经理人生活艰难，”他说。“对于经纪人，是浪费开销。对我，感觉上已经没有理由再呆下去了。我们想认真地做次音响检查，craig却只想出去玩滑板。”
在唱片工业界的闲聊中，尼克斯的诊断书被人怀疑。好像主唱古怪行为只是内部人员编撰的像“怪人习惯”一样的作品，或者其他任何什么，一旦尼克斯放弃了，事情就都来了。
从乐队早期开始，那些与他亲近的人就担心尼克斯在垃圾食品和香烟中的生活。到2004年他们第二张专辑winning days发行时，他们才开始爆发。matthews说他一直是尼克斯最好的朋友之一，在他们还是少年啃着汉堡的时候就梦想着做音乐。现实，却不同。
“休息是一致的决定”，rosser慎重地说。
“我不认为乐队要结束了”，尼克斯说。“但这些都过去了。我们认为那都是发生在过去，那些好的和不好的事情。现在我更关心未来，和我们将要做的。因为我们不能改变它。你们关心这个我都感觉好笑。
对于这一部分，matthews说在the vines时被气疯了。
“我感觉如果craig只要能好好地弹琴唱歌，我们就会非常好了”，他说。“但在我在乐队的时候，这种情况很少发生。我听说它现在比较普遍了。”
值得一提的是，尽管他们从没说过忘记matthews的mid-gig
walk-off事件（那场演出craig踢打matthews，matthews愤然离开，从此不再回来），他和尼克斯仍然是朋友。
“我们有两年都没说过什么话”，matthews承认。
这里有一些哀求，战争，因为尼克斯的性情造成的错失良机；其中一些是城市中流传的虚假段子，但已经没有必要再说乐队已经更加成功了这点了。
“我不认为乐队要结束了”，尼克斯说。“但这些都过去了。我们认为那都是发生在过去，那些好的和不好的事情。现在我更关心未来，和我们将要做的。因为我们不能改变它。你们关心这个我都感觉好笑。
对于这一部分，matthews说在the vines时被气疯了。
“我感觉如果craig只要能好好地弹琴唱歌，我们就会非常好了”，他说。“但在我在乐队的时候，这种情况很少发生。我听说它现在比较普遍了。”
值得一提的是，尽管他们从没说过忘记matthews的mid-gig
walk-off事件（那场演出craig踢打matthews，matthews愤然离开，从此不再回来），他和尼克斯仍然是朋友。
“我们有两年都没说过什么话”，matthews承认。
这里有一些哀求，战争，因为尼克斯的性情造成的错失良机；其中一些是城市中流传的虚假段子，但已经没有必要再说乐队已经更加成功了这点了。
