{"id":608,"date":"2012-10-01T10:44:32","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T08:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.popdepresija.com\/?p=608"},"modified":"2013-08-21T14:39:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T12:39:41","slug":"dan-stuart-koncerti-su-za-mene-religiozna-misija-hodocasce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.popdepresija.com\/?p=608","title":{"rendered":"Dan Stuart: Koncerti su za mene religiozna misija… hodo\u010da\u0161\u0107e"},"content":{"rendered":"

POP Depresija \u2022 Tokom poslednjih deset godina imali smo privilegiju da ovde, u Beogradu, vidimo nastupe \u010caka Profeta, Krisa Kakavasa, Stiva Vina\u2026 Mo\u017ee\u0161 li da podeli\u0161 s nama neka lepa se\u0107anja koja te vezuju za rad sa njima i u kakvim ste odnosima danas?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDan Stuart \u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Pa dobro, \u010cak i Kris su moja bra\u0107a iz Green On Red, oti\u0161li smo u rat zajedno i niko zapravo ne mo\u017ee da razume kako je \u2018tamo\u2019 dok to ne iskusi. Stiv je stari prijatelj kom mogu da poverim ono \u0161to nikome drugom ne bih mogao. Kada sam \u2018poludeo\u2019 on je bio jedan od prvih koji je saznao.
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\nTvoj novi album, \u2018The Deliverance Of Marlowe Billings\u2019, na neki na\u010din predstavlja\u00a0sva lica<\/em>\u00a0Dena Stjuarta: ljutito, filozofsko, ljubavno, politi\u010dko\u2026a mo\u017ee da poslu\u017ei i kao \u2018uvod u Dena Stjuarta<\/em>\u2019. \u010cime si se rukovodio kad si po\u010deo da pi\u0161e\u0161 pesme za ovaj album?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nJa sam samo poku\u0161avao da pre\u017eivim\u2026 Bio sam usred ozbiljnog mentalnog sloma, \u2018pukao sam s mozgom\u2019 i ovaj album predstavlja neku vrstu rekonstrukcije moje psihe. Izvinite ako zvu\u010dim pretenciozno, ali tako je bilo\u2026<\/p>\n

Pesme “What Can I Say”, “Searching Through The Pieces” i “Can’t Be Found” ostavile su sna\u017ean utisak na mene zbog na\u010dina na koji opisuju intimnu borbu \u010doveka sa njegovim demonima. Kako su nastale ove pesme i ima li neka naro\u010dita pri\u010da u vezi s njima?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nPa, ukratko \u2013 re\u010deno mi je da napustim ku\u0107u, moj dom, sina, \u017eenu, sve \u0161to mi je srcu milo. Sve se to dogodilo na jedan dosta odvratan na\u010din dok sam bio u\u017easno mentalno bolestan. Svestan sam koliko sada zvu\u010dim pateti\u010dno, kao da sam prvi koji je prolazio kroz tako ne\u0161to. Ali ja sam, kao i mnogi takozvani umetnici, pre svega narcis. Ha!<\/p>\n

Pojavilo se nekoliko pozitivnih recenzija tvog albuma i nastupa u\u017eivo tokom poseldnjih mesec dana. \u0160ta misli\u0161 o njima i koliko su ti va\u017ene?
\n<\/strong>Zar nije Hemingvej rekao \u2018ako veruje\u0161 dobrim recenzijama onda mora\u0161 i lo\u0161im\u2019? Postoji izvesna pometnja u medijima u vezi s tim \u0161ta se de\u0161avalo sa mnom prethodnih nekoliko godina, i to je dolazilo uglavnom od ljudi koji nemaju pojma ni u kojoj dr\u017eavi se nalazi grad u kom \u017eivim (Uahaka, Meksiko). Nikad mi nije bio problem da poka\u017eem dupe u javnosti, to je tako ameri\u010dka i na neki na\u010din tako pateti\u010dna osobina. Na kraju, mislim da plo\u010da govori sama za sebe\u2026
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\nReci nam ne\u0161to o saradnji sa grupom Sacri Cuori i va\u0161oj o\u010digledno odli\u010dnoj hemiji u\u017eivo na bini…\u00a0<\/strong>
\nOni su idealan \u2018omota\u010d\u2019 za mene, ta\u010dnije za Marloua Bilingsa, koji je moj pseudonim i alter ego. Oni umeju da stave moje ranije radove u aktuelan muzi\u010dki kontekst tako da mogu da napredujem na nov na\u010din, a da ne zvu\u010dim arhai\u010dno ili konzervativno. Uspeli smo u tome i na albumu i na koncertima. Glavni \u010dovek u bendu, Antonio Gramentijeri, kompozitor i gitarista, je ba\u0161 opasna faca, ali nikad ne prelazi u onaj pametnjakovi\u0107ki elitizam… To je i dalje rokenrol. Upravo im je iza\u0161ao novi album \u2018Rosario\u2019.<\/p>\n

Kakvi su utisci sa dosada\u0161njeg toka turneje?
\n<\/strong>Jo\u0161 se dr\u017eim\u2026 Dosta je te\u0161ko, ljudi \u017eele i imaju potrebu da \u010duju muziku u\u017eivo, ali sa ekonomske strane sve je jedva isplativo, za obe strane \u2013 i za muzi\u010dare i za publiku. Sada je to gotovo religiozna misija\u2026hodo\u010da\u0161\u0107e.<\/p>\n

Kada bi morao da izabere\u0161 jednu pesmu koja bi predstavljala su\u0161tinu tvoje umetnosti, koja bi to bila i za\u0161to?
\n<\/strong>Uh, ne znam. \u010cak Profet i ja smo bili vrlo zadovoljni kada su Vivian Girls obradile \u2018Sixteen Ways\u2019. Na\u010din na koji su mlade pankerke videle na\u0161u pesmu je mnogo uzbudljiviji nego kada se tvoji vr\u0161njaci dohvate istog zadatka.<\/p>\n

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Ovo \u0107e biti tvoj prvi koncert u Srbiji. Kako se ose\u0107a\u0161 kad prvi put dolazi\u0161 u neku sredinu? Zna\u0161 li ne\u0161to o nama? Ima\u0161 li neka o\u010dekivanja?
\n<\/strong>Puno sam \u010ditao o Srbiji, ve\u0107 godinama\u2026 Prva asocijacija mi je knjiga Roberta Kaplana \u2018Duhovi Balkana\u2019. Veoma sam znati\u017eeljan i nadam se da \u0107u saznati dosta toga. Naro\u010dito me zanima kako se ova teku\u0107a svetska ekonomska kriza odra\u017eava na \u017eivot u Srbiji i na koji na\u010din mo\u017eda potpaljuje neke politi\u010dke sukobe. Sada me najmanje u \u017eivotu zanimaju Sjedinjene dr\u017eave…<\/p>\n

Koliko si \u2018duboko\u2019 u virtuelnom svetu interneta? Kako se snalazi\u0161 sa novim tehnologijama u svrhu promocije svoje muzike?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nJa sam protivnik svih tih inovacija, totalni sam Ludista\u2026 a njih su ve\u0161ali, samo da se zna. Nove generacije veruju da je sadr\u017eaj besplatan, sve to dr\u017ee u svojim ajpodima a usput ne znaju da razlikuju Madija Votersa i Henka Vilijamsa. Vi\u0161e ne postoji kontekst, a to najbolje odslikava pravni slu\u010daj slike \u2018Molotov\u2019 D\u017eoj Granet.<\/p>\n

Ko bolje peva u mraku Tauns Van Zant ili Gaj Klark?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nUh, ne znam\u2026nisu oni krivi za tolike imitatore na sceni, one koje je Dag Sam (Doug Sahm) zvao \u2018ne umeju-da-pevaju-da-ne umeju\u2019 muzi\u010dari. Do\u0111avola, mo\u017eda sam ja jedan od njih\u2026<\/p>\n

\u0160ta najvi\u0161e voli\u0161 u mestu gde sada \u017eivi\u0161 \u2013 Uahaka, Meksiko?<\/strong>
\nLjude – koji su dobri, dostojanstveni, strpljivi, ponosni. Volim i to \u0161to se tamo svakog dana dogodi ne\u0161to \u010dudesno bez ikakvog plana\u2026jednostavno se desi kad najmanje o\u010dekujete.<\/p>\n

Kakve su \u0161anse da \u2018Deni i Dasti\u2019 ponovo rade ne\u0161to zajedno? Kakva te se\u0107anja vezuju za prvi i drugi album?<\/strong>
\nVoleo bih da Stiv i ja snimimo album kao \u2018Deni i Dasti\u2019 na Filipinima. Oduvek sam mislio da smo nas dvojica kao (Bob) Houp i (Bing) Krozbi. Prvi album nije bio tako sjajan kako se pri\u010dalo, a drugi je bio mnogo bolji od konvencionalnog i o\u010dekivanog. A da li \u0107e biti slede\u0107eg, niko se ne usu\u0111uje da predvidi\u2026
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\nVe\u0107ina tvojih tekstova (\u2018Killer In Me\u2019 je dobar primer), kao i atmosfera u pesmama zvu\u010de kao odlomci iz nekog velikog, jo\u0161 neobjavljenog noar romana. Da li si razmi\u0161ljao da se upusti\u0161 u tu vrstu pisanja i da li si uop\u0161te ljubitelj noar krimi\u0107a?<\/strong>
\nNekada sam bio ba\u0161 veliki fan noara ali mislim da je njegovo zlatno doba odavno pro\u0161lo. Sada je na njegovom mestu \u2018sajber triler\u2019, \u010dini mi se. Moji la\u017eni memoari, tako\u0111e nazvani \u2018The Deliverance Of Marlowe Billings\u2019 bi\u0107e objavljeni po\u010detkom slede\u0107e godine. Sada pi\u0161em konvencionalniji roman u tre\u0107em licu o Marlouovim pustolovinama u Meksiku. U stvari, ja sam lenj za pisca i do sad je trebalo da imam tri ili \u010detiri objavljena romana. Ali kao \u0161to je jednom rekao Kurt Vonegat \u2013 ve\u0107i deo \u017eivota samo prdimo unaokolo.<\/p>\n

\u0160ta nam preporu\u010duje\u0161 za slu\u0161anje, \u010ditanje, gledanje?<\/strong>
\nUpravo sam pro\u010ditao dve odli\u010dne knjige o Los An\u0111elesu, koje sam prona\u0161ao u biblioteci u Uahaki, a to je davno trebalo da u\u010dinim\u2026Jedna je \u2018Grad od kvarca\u2019 Majka Dejvisa, a druga je \u2018Istorija zaboravljanja\u2019 Normana Klajna. Oba pisca vole LA, ali su i njegovi \u017eestoki kriti\u010dari. Antonio nam je u kombiju pu\u0161tao novi Lambchop koji je zvu\u010dao prijatno, a Italijani su me potpuno zarazili muzikom Paola Kontija kog obo\u017eavam.<\/p>\n

\u0160ta misli\u0161 o novom Dilanovom albumu?\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\u010cuo sam samo nekoliko pesama\u2026 Ja nisam od onih zagri\u017eenih Dilanovih fanova\u2026 Volim da mislim da on u\u017eiva uz grupu Raspberries kao i svi drugi, \u0161ta vi\u0161e siguran sam u to. Zanimljivo je to da smo obojica otprilike u isto vreme \u010ditali \u2018Ispovesti jakuze\u2019, ali ne pripisujem neki zna\u010daj toj \u010dinjenici. Ha!<\/p>\n

\"\"POP Depression \u2022 In the past decade, we were privileged here in Belgrade to see live performances by Chuck Prophet, Chris Cacavas, Steve Wynn\u2026 Would you share with us some of the best memories while working with them and what is your relationship with them these days?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDan Stuart \u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Well obviously Chris and Chuck are my brothers from Green on Red, we went to war together and no one can really understand what that’s like unless you’ve been there. Steve is an old friend who I can share aspects of my life with that I wouldn’t tell anybody else. When my brain broke he was one of the first to know…<\/p>\n

“The Deliverance of Marllowe Billings” is in some way “all faces of Dan Stuart”: anger, philosophy, love, politics\u2026 it can also be “an introduction to Dan Stuart”. What was your general idea when you started writing songs for the album?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was just trying to survive… I was in the midst of a severe mental breakdown. Like I said my brain broke and this album is some sort of reconstruction of my psyche. Sorry to sound so pretentious but there it is…<\/p>\n

I am overwhelmed with the songs “What Can I Say”, “Searching Through The Pieces” and “Can’t Be Found”, which in a way paint the intimate battle of a human with his demons. How were these songs born, is there any special story related to them?<\/strong>
\nWell I was told to leave my house and home, my son, my wife, all that I hold dear. And all this happened in a very nasty way and while I was very ill mentally. I’m aware of how pathetic I sound right now, like I’m the first to have gone through something like this. But like most so-called artists I’m a narcissist above all else. Ha!<\/p>\n

A number of positive reviews of your album and shows have appeared in the past month. How do you feel when you read them? Is it important to you at all?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDidn’t Hemingway say if you believe the good reviews you have to believe the bad ones too? There’s been a bit of a dust up about what has happened to me these last few years, mostly coming from people who couldn’t point to Oaxaca on a map. I’ve never been shy about showing my ass in public, a very american trait and somewhat pathetic. I do think the record speaks for itself…<\/p>\n

<\/strong>\"\"<\/strong>Could you describe your experience working with Sacri Cuori and the obvious chemistry on stage
\nThey are the perfect foil for me, well actually for Marlowe Billings, my nom de guerre and alter ego. They have the ability to put my former work in context musically so that I could move forward in a new way without a reactionary sound. That happened on the record as well as live. Antonio Gramentieri who is their leader, composer and guitarist is a very serious cat but he never crosses over into high brow elitism… it’s still rock n roll. They have a new record out next month called “Rosario”…<\/p>\n

What do you think about the tour so far?
\n<\/strong>I’m still standing… it’s very tough out there, people want and need live music but the economics are next to impossible for everyone involved. It’s almost a religious duty now… a pilgrimage.<\/p>\n

If you must choose one song you have written that can be described as a nucleus of your art, which one will it be and why?<\/strong>
\nOh hell, I don’t know. Chuck and I were very happy when Vivian Girls covered\u00a0Sixteen Ways<\/strong>, something about young punky chicks doing one of your songs is very gratifying, way more than one’s peers covering a tune.
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\n<\/strong>It will be your first live show in Serbia. How do you feel when you coming for the first time in the new country? Do you know anything about Serbia? Do you expect anything form the audience – to know the new songs, about GoR…<\/strong>
\nOh I’ve read a lot about Serbia over the years… Kaplan’s “Balkan Ghosts” comes to mind. I’m very curious and hope to learn a lot. Obviously there is a world wide economic depression going on and I’m interested in how that is affecting life in Serbia and perhaps fueling certain political flames. Really the least interesting country for me in the world is the United States…<\/p>\n

How “deep” are you in the virtual world of the internet? Do you feel comfortable with new technologies as a tool for presenting your music?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nI’m a total Luddite… Who they used to hang by the way. We have a new generation who believes content is free and have everything on their Ipods but can’t tell the difference between Muddy Waters and Hank Williams. There is no context anymore, the legal case involvingthe image “Molotov Man”<\/a>\u00a0is a case in point…<\/p>\n

Who sings better in the dark – Towns Van Zandt or is it Guy Clark?
\n<\/strong>Shit I don’t know… both guys should not be blamed for all the imitators out there, as Doug Sahm used to say “can’t sing-can’t writers”. Hell, I might be one of them…<\/p>\n

What’s the best thing about living in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico?
\nDan Stuart \u2022\u00a0<\/strong>The people… kind, noble, stoic, proud. Also that magic happens everyday but you can’t plan for it… it just happens when you least expect it.<\/p>\n

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Is there a chance for Danny and Dusty to work together again soon and to get us into their world of characters living out of the box the mainstream life is presenting us? Could you share some memories about “the lost weekend” with us? Was your “lost weekend” somehow similar to its movie namesake?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nI’d like to make a Danny & Dusty record in the Philippines, I always thought we were like Hope & Crosby. The first record wasn’t as great as people say and the second was much better than conventional wisdom dictates. Whether there will ever be another is anybody’s guess…
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\nNot to mention only “The Killer Inside Me”, most of your song lyrics, as well as the atmosphere of the songs, are like snippets from a not-yet-written great noir novel. Have you thought of getting into writing and are you a crime noir fan?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nI use to be a huge noir fan but I think the classic age for it is long gone replaced by the “cyber thriller” I guess. My false memoir, also titled “The Deliverance of Marlowe Billings” will be released early next year and I’m currently writing about Marlowe’s adventures in Mexico, a more conventional novel in the third person. Really, I’m just a lazy writer and should have three or four out by now but as Vonnegut said most of life is just farting around.
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\n<\/strong>What are you listening, reading these days, can you recommend something for us?<\/strong>
\nI’ve just read two great books about Los Angeles that I should have read years ago, I found them on the “free” table at the Oaxacan lending library. One is Mike Davis’ “City of Quartz” and the other is Norman Klein’s “The History of Forgetting”. Both guys love LA but are harsh critics. In the van, Antonio was playing the new Lambchop which sounded fine and the Italians have turned me on to Paolo Conte who I adore.<\/p>\n

What do you think about the new Bob Dylan album, “Tempest”?
\n<\/strong>I’ve just heard a few tracks, I’m not a huge Dylan freak like some. I’d like to think that Dylan enjoys The Raspberries like everyone else, as I’m sure he does. It is odd that we both read “Confessions of a Yakuza” around the same time but I ascribe no particular significance to this. Ha!<\/p>\n

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