Performances At The 10th Annual BMI Urban Awards
Related Artists
Will.I.Am
Cali Swag District
Jay Sean
Flo Rida
Usher
Charlie Sheen
Derek Jeter
Lance Armstrong
Kristen Stewart
Toby Keith
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Photos | Lady Gaga And The Scissor Sisters Perform At Staples Center
Lady Gaga And The Scissor Sisters Perform At Staples Center
Related Artists
Lady Gaga
Scissor Sisters
Jerry Seinfeld AC/DC Howard Stern Jonas Brothers Tom Hanks
Related Artists
Lady Gaga
Scissor Sisters
Jerry Seinfeld AC/DC Howard Stern Jonas Brothers Tom Hanks
Beyoncé - Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
Artist: Beyoncé
Label: Columbia, Music World Music
Director: Adria Petty
Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce
Julia Roberts Steve Carell Meryl Streep Akon Maria Sharapova
Artist: Beyoncé
Label: Columbia, Music World Music
Director: Adria Petty
Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce
Julia Roberts Steve Carell Meryl Streep Akon Maria Sharapova
Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love
DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love
Artist: Usher
Label: LaFace
Charlie Sheen Derek Jeter Lance Armstrong Kristen Stewart Toby Keith
Artist: Usher
Label: LaFace
Charlie Sheen Derek Jeter Lance Armstrong Kristen Stewart Toby Keith
Britney Spears - Circus
Circus
Artist: Britney Spears
Label: Jive
Album: Circus
Angelina Jolie Rush Limbaugh Michael Jordan Dr. Phil McGraw Steven Spielberg
Artist: Britney Spears
Label: Jive
Album: Circus
Angelina Jolie Rush Limbaugh Michael Jordan Dr. Phil McGraw Steven Spielberg
LCD Soundsystem Talk Retirement Way Back In 2007
On the eve of their last-ever gig, MTV News unearths our last interview with James Murphy, who was already contemplating hanging it up.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Christopher "C.J." Smith
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy in 2007
Photo: MTV News
In February, James Murphy announced that he'd be retiring his LCD Soundsystem project with a massive three-hour show at New York's Madison Square Garden. Of course, following that announcement — and the subsequent pre-sale debacle, which saw scalpers snatch up tickets to such a degree that fans were left empty-handed — Murphy also decided to play a run of four shows at another venue, Terminal 5 (or, as he put it, "F--- you, scalpers"), in the days leading up to that MSG show.
And now, having run through those shows — which, according to anyone who managed to get a ticket, ranged between "revelatory" and "holy sh--, LCD were so good I seriously had an aneurism" — Murphy and his band are gearing up for that MSG gig, their honest-to-goodness last show ever, set for Saturday.
So, with Murphy preparing to wave goodbye, MTV News decided to take a look back at our last interview with him, which took place in June 2007 at his DFA studio just as he was gearing up to release LCD's second album, Sound of Silver. And, as is always the case any time Murphy sat down in front of our cameras, he was candid, charming and — most of all — self-effacing.
"I really wanted to make the same record again; legally, though, it had to be different songs," he said of Silver. "So, basically, this new one is nine songs [all the] same thing. There's almost like a parallel to each song on the first record. I don't know if people will like it. I don't care."
Of course, people did (they liked the follow-up, 2010's This Is Happening, too), but at the time, Murphy wasn't exactly worried about what people would think of his albums; he was more concerned with trying to balance the load that comes with fame.
"I'd like to make a bunch of albums. ... I'm 37, so I'm going to have to tour less to do that. I'm already old. I don't want to be 'old dude,' " he smiled. "I just like being a person. Going to dinner, going to work, having kids, that kind of stuff. I just want to figure out how to be what I am — how to be DFA guy and LCD guy — in a way I find pleasing. I kind of think people don't know what they're doing. Maybe I have to work on my ringtones or something."
And somewhat inevitably, the conversation finally turned to the very future of LCD itself. And, somewhat tellingly, nearly four years before he'd officially announce that MSG show, Murphy was already making plans to retire the mantle altogether — though, as for what would replace it, he had no ideas. And he was fine with that.
"I think in a lot of ways the band itself, in some ways, it's really simple ... it's just kind of dumb, and it's the same thing over and over to a certain degree, and the guy doesn't sing that well, and ... it seems engaging to me — like, it's something I would like," he said. "I feel like this is a funny thing to do, and it seems kind of missing, so I just kind of keep doing it, until somebody does it better, and then I'll just stop, or I'll just go do something else."
Are you sad to see LCD Soundsystem go? Let us know in the comments.
Related Artists
LCD Soundsystem
Lil Wayne Reese Witherspoon Keith Urban Julia Roberts Steve Carell
LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy in 2007
Photo: MTV News
In February, James Murphy announced that he'd be retiring his LCD Soundsystem project with a massive three-hour show at New York's Madison Square Garden. Of course, following that announcement — and the subsequent pre-sale debacle, which saw scalpers snatch up tickets to such a degree that fans were left empty-handed — Murphy also decided to play a run of four shows at another venue, Terminal 5 (or, as he put it, "F--- you, scalpers"), in the days leading up to that MSG show.
And now, having run through those shows — which, according to anyone who managed to get a ticket, ranged between "revelatory" and "holy sh--, LCD were so good I seriously had an aneurism" — Murphy and his band are gearing up for that MSG gig, their honest-to-goodness last show ever, set for Saturday.
So, with Murphy preparing to wave goodbye, MTV News decided to take a look back at our last interview with him, which took place in June 2007 at his DFA studio just as he was gearing up to release LCD's second album, Sound of Silver. And, as is always the case any time Murphy sat down in front of our cameras, he was candid, charming and — most of all — self-effacing.
"I really wanted to make the same record again; legally, though, it had to be different songs," he said of Silver. "So, basically, this new one is nine songs [all the] same thing. There's almost like a parallel to each song on the first record. I don't know if people will like it. I don't care."
Of course, people did (they liked the follow-up, 2010's This Is Happening, too), but at the time, Murphy wasn't exactly worried about what people would think of his albums; he was more concerned with trying to balance the load that comes with fame.
"I'd like to make a bunch of albums. ... I'm 37, so I'm going to have to tour less to do that. I'm already old. I don't want to be 'old dude,' " he smiled. "I just like being a person. Going to dinner, going to work, having kids, that kind of stuff. I just want to figure out how to be what I am — how to be DFA guy and LCD guy — in a way I find pleasing. I kind of think people don't know what they're doing. Maybe I have to work on my ringtones or something."
And somewhat inevitably, the conversation finally turned to the very future of LCD itself. And, somewhat tellingly, nearly four years before he'd officially announce that MSG show, Murphy was already making plans to retire the mantle altogether — though, as for what would replace it, he had no ideas. And he was fine with that.
"I think in a lot of ways the band itself, in some ways, it's really simple ... it's just kind of dumb, and it's the same thing over and over to a certain degree, and the guy doesn't sing that well, and ... it seems engaging to me — like, it's something I would like," he said. "I feel like this is a funny thing to do, and it seems kind of missing, so I just kind of keep doing it, until somebody does it better, and then I'll just stop, or I'll just go do something else."
Are you sad to see LCD Soundsystem go? Let us know in the comments.
Related Artists
LCD Soundsystem
Lil Wayne Reese Witherspoon Keith Urban Julia Roberts Steve Carell
Blake Lively 'Thrilled' To Be Part Of 'Green Lantern'
'I'm actually a really big comic book movie geek,' she tells MTV News.By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
Blake Lively
Photo: Getty Images
Actress Blake Lively is perhaps most recognizable from her role as spoiled rich kid Serena Van Der Woodsen on the CW's steamy teen soap "Gossip Girl." However, in just a couple of months, Lively will be seen by a whole new audience via her leading-lady role as Carol Ferris alongside Ryan Reynolds in "The Green Lantern."
When MTV News caught up with Lively during a "Green Lantern" event at CinemaCon, we asked if she considers herself a fangirl or whether she would be lining up to see the highly anticipated comic book movie adaptation if she weren't in it.
"I'm actually a really big comic book movie geek," Lively revealed. "I didn't read comics ever. I'm not a boy; I don't know if you can tell," she joked. "I was saying I never wanted to be an actor, so I would watch these superhero movies and come out and want to crawl up walls or do these karate kicks or fly or whatever it is."
Lively went on to say that she never thought she would be in a comic book movie and that when she found out she landed the part, she was as giddy as a schoolgirl and hoped she'd get to do a lot of stunt work.
"For me, I was like a kid when I found out I got this [role]. I was like, 'What kind of stunts am I going to do?' I was thrilled to be a part of it," she said. "I've always loved these kinds of movies. I do think, I know everybody says this, but I do think it's different."
Check out everything we've got on "Green Lantern."
For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com.
Related Videos
MTV Rough Cut: CinemaCon 2011
MTV Rough Cut: 'Green Lantern'
Ray Romano Gisele Bundchen Heidi Klum Drew Barrymore Alec Baldwin
Blake Lively
Photo: Getty Images
Actress Blake Lively is perhaps most recognizable from her role as spoiled rich kid Serena Van Der Woodsen on the CW's steamy teen soap "Gossip Girl." However, in just a couple of months, Lively will be seen by a whole new audience via her leading-lady role as Carol Ferris alongside Ryan Reynolds in "The Green Lantern."
When MTV News caught up with Lively during a "Green Lantern" event at CinemaCon, we asked if she considers herself a fangirl or whether she would be lining up to see the highly anticipated comic book movie adaptation if she weren't in it.
"I'm actually a really big comic book movie geek," Lively revealed. "I didn't read comics ever. I'm not a boy; I don't know if you can tell," she joked. "I was saying I never wanted to be an actor, so I would watch these superhero movies and come out and want to crawl up walls or do these karate kicks or fly or whatever it is."
Lively went on to say that she never thought she would be in a comic book movie and that when she found out she landed the part, she was as giddy as a schoolgirl and hoped she'd get to do a lot of stunt work.
"For me, I was like a kid when I found out I got this [role]. I was like, 'What kind of stunts am I going to do?' I was thrilled to be a part of it," she said. "I've always loved these kinds of movies. I do think, I know everybody says this, but I do think it's different."
Check out everything we've got on "Green Lantern."
For breaking news and previews of the latest comic book movies — updated around the clock — visit SplashPage.MTV.com.
Related Videos
MTV Rough Cut: CinemaCon 2011
MTV Rough Cut: 'Green Lantern'
Ray Romano Gisele Bundchen Heidi Klum Drew Barrymore Alec Baldwin
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)