France playlist
When in France, I wear no pants!
This is my French playlist. It’s one that I am very proud of. It took me several months of researching, listening, finding, playing records to gather over 400 songs. But, France. What a country! This playlist could go as far as 500 songs.
Hit play: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-iHPcxymC1-CHRTel_bBjdT_DAHLrnvX
There is an endless amount of talent from this part of the world. From across many decades the songs just keep coming. Incredible.
Une région tellement incroyable pour la musique.
Here is a list I created. It took me many months to compile.
**Updated April 19, 2021**
** indicated new additions to this playlist.
FRANCE
001 Panther Theme Song (Original Version) - Panther Theme Song
002 Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
003 Therion - Initials B.B
004 Fantomas - Page 1 [6 Frames]
005 Kraftwerk - Tour De France Etape 1
006 Alcest - Les Voyages De L'Âme
007 Serge Gainsbourg - Le Poinçonneur Des Lilas
008 Fantomas - Page 2 [7 Frames]
009 Sabina - Viva LAmour
010 Rammstein - Fruhling in Paris
011 Jacques Dutronc - Paris séveille
012 Léo Ferré - Paris cest une idée
013 Aosoth - Temple Of Knowledge
014 Joe dassin - Les Champs Élysées
015 Iron Maiden - Murders In The Rue Morgue
016 Grace Jones - Libertango (Ive Seen That Face Before)
017 ARISTIDE BRUANT - A Batignolles
018 Magma - Merci (Ki Ïahl Ö Lïahk)
019 WIRE - French Film Blurred
020 Duran Duran - A view to a Kill
021 Fantomas - Page 3 [17 Frames]
022 Karl Heinz Schaefer - Les gants blancs du diable
023 The Cure - How Beautiful You Are
024 Ovtrenoir - Outrenoir
025 Apocalyptica - Through Paris in a Sportscar
026 Henry Mancini - Mambo Parisienne
027 Madonna -Justify My hate
028 Patachou - Rendez-vous de Paname
029 Grand Guignol Orchestra - Un trop plein de rouge **
030 ZAZ - Sous le ciel de Paris
031 Patrick Juvet - Paris By Night
032 Gojira - Silvera
033 Roger Roger - Sans Queue ni Tete
034 Modern Talking - Bells Of Paris
035 TOMBS - Once Falls the Guillotine
036 Popera Cosmic - Les Esclaves **
037 Fantomas - Page 5 [7 Frames]
038 Sael - I Searched For The End Of The Spiral
039 Blancmange - Dont Tell Me
040 Thunderball - Thunderball (Main Title)
041 France Gall - Ella Elle La
042 Henry Apocalypse de Jean Premier temps - Titre-révélation
043 Merrimack - Arousing Wombs in Nine Angles Pleroma
044 Perturbator - She Moves Like a Knife
045 Fantomas - Page 6 [26 Frames]
046 John Cale - Half Past France
047 Queensryche - Last Time In Paris
048 Deathspell Omega - Abscission
049 QUEEN - PRINCES OF THE UNIVERSE (Highlander)
050 David Bowie - Heroes - Chante En Francais
051 Berlin - Metro
052 April March - Chick Habit
053 Alcest - Je Suis D'Ailleurs
054 Lizzy Mercier Descloux - Slipped Disc
055 Black Devil - Follow Me (Instrumental)
056 Jacqueline François - Ce Jour La A Paris
057 Duo Tata - Paris nous aime
058 Boogalox - chez les ye-ye
059 Necrowretch - Ripping Souls Of Sinners
060 Fantomas - Page 9 [11 Frames]
061 Thunderball OST - Chateau Flight
062 Heldon - Les soucoupes volantes vertes
063 Chene Noir - La musique des amants **
064 B.F.G - Paris
065 Jet Vegas - PARIS
066 Cloven Hoof - Notre Dame (A Sultans Ransom )
067 Moondog - Paris
068 Serge Gainsbourg - Shu Ba Du Ba Loo Ba
069 Treponem Pal - Renegade (french version)
070 THE VOLUPTUOUS HORROR OF KAREN BLACK - Bring Back The Night
071 Fantomas - Page 10 [15 Frames]
072 Elton John - Paris
073 Malcolm McLaren - Jazz is Paris
074 Jean-Claude Vannier - L'enfant La Mouche Et Les Allumettes
075 Fantomas - Charade
076 DÉLUGE - Appâts
077 Berurier noir - Salut à toi
078 Sweet - The Six Teens
079 Les Discrets - Effet De Nuit
080 David Bowie - Station To Station (French Single Edit)
081 Vanessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi France
082 Fantomas - Page 11 [10 Frames]
083 Little River Band - Seine City
084 Loudblast - Cross the Threshold *
085 Dokken - Paris is Burning
086 BLUT AUS NORD - Epitome II
087 Pixies - Alec Eiffel
088 Army of Lovers - Ballrooms Of Versailles
089 Metal Urbain - Paris Maquis
090 Hante. - Nobodys Watching (feat. Marble Slave & Fragrance)
091 Jonathan Richman - Give Paris One More Chance
092 Un Monstre à Paris - La Seine OST
093 Sheena Easton - Weekend In Paris
094 Domenico Modugno - Un sicilien à Paris
095 Amelie OST - Lautre valse dAmélie
096 Queen - Killer Queen
097 Jean Ferrat - Un enfant quitte Paris
098 Trini Lopez - Made In Paris
099 Anathema - Parisienne Moonlight
100 Mike Patton - Jean Claude Vannier - Browning
101 Tygers Of Pan Tang - Paris By Air
102 The Angels - Storm The Bastille
103 April March - La Chanson de Prevert
104 UK Subs - Party in Paris
105 Fantomas - Page 14 [4 Frames]
106 Marie-France - Déréglée
107 Therion - Poupée De Cire, Poupée the Son
108 Grant Lee Phillips - Mona Lisa
109 Obsequiae - L'amour dont sui espris
110 erge Gainsbourg - Qui est "in" qui est "out"
111 SABINA - TOUJOURS
112 Pierre & Bastien - Pilule pour mec
113 Vulcain - Ebony
114 Fantomas - Page 15 [22 Frames]
115 Don Ellis - theme from the French Connection
116 Jean Yanne - Coït
117 Trust - Par Compromission
118 David Bowie - Rosalyn
119 Alain Goraguer - Deshominisation (II)
120 Fantomas - Page 16 [11 Frames]
121 Michel Magne - Route de nuit
122 Fantomas - Page 17 [14 Frames]
123 R.E.M. - Talk About The Passion
124 Sortilège - Civilisation Perdue
125 Zoot Sims Quartet - Evening in Paris
126 Madeline - Im Madeline
127 Sapho - Train de Paris
128 Hobbs' Angel Of Death - Marie Antoinette
129 Carpenter Brut - Turbo Killer
130 Fantomas - Page 18 [20 Frames]
131 Kraftwerk - Tour De France Etape 2
132 Huata - Diving In A Swamp
133 Brigitte Fontaine - Areski_Depuis
134 Dark Moor - Maid Of Orleans
135 Joan of Arc - Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes
136 Arcade Fire - Joan of Arc
137 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Maid Of Orleans
138 Tom Waits - Cemetery Polka
139 Fantomas - Page 19 [21 Frames]
140 Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm
141 Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene 10
142 Charles Aznavour - Desormais
143 Monolithe - Anechoic Aberration
144 The DUBROVNIKS - French Revolution
145 Iron Maiden - Montsegur
146 Joey Starr - JArrive
147 Nino Ferrer - Le Sud
148 IQ - Dans Le Parc Du Chateau Noir
149 Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes Ame Debout
150 Fantomas - OST main theme
151 Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
152 La Femme - Sur la planche
153 Deerhoof - Fête Dadieu
154 Johnny Hallyday - Souvenirs souvenirs
155 Joan Jett - French Song
156 PIL - Cest La Vie
157 Arkhon Infaustus - Amphessatamine Nexion
158 Spektr - Teratology
159 Jacqueline Taïeb - 7 Heures Du Matin
160 Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi
161 Dillinger Escape Plan - Farewell Mona Lisa
162 TELEPHONE - Un autre monde
163 Indochine - Laventurier
164 Les Démons de Minuit - Images
165 Benjamin Biolay - Lyon presquîle
166 Fantomas - Page 21 [11 Frames]
167 The Police - Hungry for You (Jaurais Toujours Faim de Toi)
168 Army Of Lovers - Crucified
169 Arcturus - La Masquerade Infernale
170 Arcturus - Master Of Disguise
171 mio - mao
172 Yves Montand - Les Canuts
173 Alcest - Percées De Lumière
174 ZEN ZILA - Les Invisibles
175 Mike Patton - Ford Mustang (Serge Gainsbourg Cover)
176 Asphodèle - Gueules Crasses
177 Rage - French Bourree
178 Raison D'etre - Auto-dafe
179 Iggy Pop - Sister Midnight
180 Fantomas - Page 22 [7 Frames]
181 Henri Renaud - Venez Donc Chez Moi **
182 Mary Bell - Band-Aid Baby
183 Sébastien Tellier - La Ritournelle
184 Debussy & Wright - Claudine (In a french cafe)
185 ELEND - Nocturne
186 Les Lèvres Rouges (Daughters of Darkness) - Theme from film
187 Tristania - Heretique
188 Marseille sans bateau - Nicoletta
189 Tino Rossi - Marseille mon pays
190 Bagarre générale - Furvent
191 Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - French Provincial *
192 The Angels - Marseilles
193 Deftones - Riviére
194 Claude François - Le temps que jarrive à Marseille
195 Tais - toi Marseille paroles
196 Elton John - I'm Still Standing
197 The Stranglers - Nice in Nice
198 Motörhead - Coup De Grace
199 Fantomas - Page 23 [17 Frames]
200 Igorrr - ieuD
201 Therion - Polichinelle
202 Obsequiae - Des Oge Mais Quer Eu Trobar
203 Alain Goraguer - La Femme
204 Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
205 Lafayette Afro Band - Malik
206 Putumayo French Cafe. Georges Brassens - Je MSuis Fait Tout Petit
207 La Femme - Elle ne taime pas
208 Benighted - Versipellis
209 Fantomas - Page 24 [19 Frames]
210 Abigail - Je Taime
211 Bill wyman - je suis un rockstar
212 Françoise Hardy - Comment te dire adieu
213 Burgundian court (middle XIV) - Tourdion
214 Carnivale en Coal - Entrez le carnaval
215 Melissa Auf Der Maur - Taste You (French Version)
216 Death In June - C'est Un Rêve
217 Chris Cornell - Cant Change Me (French Version)
218 Cortex - Troupeau bleu
219 Eddie Vartan - Tatoo Strip Tease **
220 Iggy Pop - Je Sais Que Tu Sais
221 Les Darlings - Le Tourbillon
222 King Diamond - The Trees Have Eyes
223 Joni Mitchell - In France They Kiss On Main Street
224 Lovage - Pit Stop (take me home) (/w Mike Patton)
225 Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face
226 Mick Harvey - Intoxicated Man
227 Vulcain - Rock 'n Roll Secours
228 Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly - To France
229 Serge Gainsbourg - Overseas Telegram
230 Fantomas - Page 25 [34 Frames]
231 Ponctuation - La re´alite´ me suffit
232 Gloria - You had it all **
233 The Adicts - Viva La Revolution
234 Ataraxie - Dread the Villains
235 The Stranglers - La Folie
236 weird al yankovic - Genius in France
237 Secret Chiefs 3 - La Chanson de Jacky
238 Sonic Youth - French Tickler
239 The Reels - La Mer
240 Fabienne DelSol - Vilaines Filles Mauvais Garcons
241 camera silens - pour la gloire
242 Charles de Goal - exposition
243 City of Lost Children & Angelo Badalamenti - Lexecution (The City of Lost Children OST)
244 Blondie - Sunday Girl
245 Fairport Convention - Si tu dois partir
246 Fantomas - Page 26 [7 Frames]
247 Hippie Hippie Hourrah - Jacques Dutronc
248 Mars Red Sky - Strong Reflection
249 Rita Mitsouko - Cest comme ça
250 Mike Patton, Jean-Claude Vannier Chansons D'Amour
251 The Faces - Ooh La La
252 The Algorithm - Trojans
253 Magma - Da Zeuhl wortz Mekanik
254 Fantomas - Page 27 [15 Frames]
255 Iggy Pop - La Javanaise
256 Brigitte Bardot - Ne Me Laisse Pas L'Aimer
257 Corpus Delicti - Saraband
258 Frank Zappa - In France
259 Frànçois & the Atlas Mountains - La Ve´rite´
260 Year Of No Light - L'angoisse du veilleur de nuit d'autoroute les soirs d'alarme à accident
261 Pere Ubu - Non-alignment Pact
262 Georgia Satellites - Mon Cheri
263 The Limiñanas - Prisunic
264 Martin Dupont - Inside Out
265 Sanseverino - Mal ô Mains
266 Andre Poppe - La Polka Du Roi
267 The Fixx - Cameras In Paris
268 Regarde Les Hommes Tomber - The Renegade Son
269 Asterix - Intro
270 Michel Magne - Tamouré
271 Maurice Jarre - The Paris Waltz
272 Celeste - Les mains brisées comme leurs souvenirs
273 Fantomas - Page 28 [20 Frames]
274 Fabienne DelSol - Le Roi Des Fourmis
275 Gary McFarland/Gabor Szaro - Simpatico **
276 Blue Oyster Cult - Les Invisibles
277 Refused - Françafrique
278 Iggy Pop - Les Feuilles Mortes
279 Fabulous Trobadors - Toulouse est sarrazine
280 Loudblast - Manifesto **
281 Drei Oklok - Les petits vauriens
282 Sektemtum - Aut Caesar Aut Nihil
283 Les Discrets - Virée Nocturne
284 La Femme - Sphynx
285 Elend - Le Dévoreur
286 Daft Punk - Around the world **
287 KUKL with Bjork - France (A Mutual Thrill)
288 Fantomas - Page 29 [39 Frames]
289 Charlotte Leslie - Les Filles CEst Fait (Pour Faire LAmour)
290 Kreator - Under The Guillotine
291 ABBA - Voulez-Vous
292 Agathe ou Christie - Laume
293 Anna Karina - Rollergirl
294 Diamanda Galás - Sono L'Antichristo
295 Blondie - French Kissin in the USA
296 Pere Ubu - Final Solution
297 Alber Jupiter - Fangs [We Are Just Floating in Space]
298 La Fraction - Aussi Long Sera Le Chemin
299 Nightmare - Prowler in the Night
300 SERGE GAINSBOURG - Aéroplanes
301 Ravel - Arithmétique
302 Temple Of Baal - Dead Cult
303 Volkor X - This Means War
304 Iggy Pop - Les Passantes
305 Fantomas - Page 12 [31 Frames]
306 Anorexia Nervosa - Codex Veritas
307 Gojira - The heaviest matter of the universe
308 Prince - Raspberry Beret
309 Les Rita Mitsouko - Marcia Baila
310 Igorrr - Camel Dancefloor
311 the Conchords - Foux Da Fa Fa
312 Jef Gilson - Enfin ***
313 Burzum - The Portal
314 Misanthrope - Visionnaire
315 April March - Laisse Tomber les Filles
316 The Stranglers - Goodbye Toulouse
317 Magma - De Futura
318 NIGHT - Déliant ses Lacets
319 Jean-Luc Ponty - Sunday Walk **
320 Perez Prado - Paris
321 Vosegus - Honore les Dieux
322 Les demoiselles de Rochefort - Le pont transbordeur
323 Vladimir Cosma Pebbles and Bubbles
324 Edith Piaf - Sous le ciel de Paris
325 Schizo - Schizo (And the Little Girl)
326 La Toya Jackson, Moulin Rouge Cast - A Paris Les Femmes Ressemblent A Des Fleu
327 Departure Chandelier - Forever Faithful to the Emperor
328 The Liminanas - Migas 2000
329 Adam And The Ants - Young Parisians
330 Asmodée - Black Drop Journey
331 Les joyaux de la princesse - Le petit garçon
332 Melvins - Joan Of Arc
333 H Bomb - Coup De Metal
334 Malicorne - L'écolier assassin
335 Donald Byrd - Parisian Thoroughfare
336 Thin Lizzy - Parisienne Walkways
337 Miles Davis / Art Blakey & The MEssengers - Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud **
338 Monarch - A Look At TomorrowMass Death and Destruction
339 Georges Brassens - Les copains d´abord
340 EARTHA KITT - UNDER THE BRIDGES OF PARIS
341 Blaspheme - Vivre libre
342 KaS Product - Sober
343 Mike Patton - Jean Claude Vannier - Corpse Flower
344 Tony Allen - On Fire
345 Funerarium - Prayer For The Dead
346 SVART CROWN - Thermageddon
347 Alan Stivell - Tri Martolod
348 Les Misérables - Le bagne, pitié pitié (French)
349 The Great Old Ones - The Omniscient
350 Henry Mancini - Bateau Mouche
351 Style Counci l - Down In The Seine
352 Begin Says - Arbeit
353 Husker Du - Eiffel Tower High
354 Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely
355 Cécilia - Chocolat
356 Cradle of Filth - The Death of Love
357 ZARAH LEANDER - CABARET PARIS
358 David Bowie - Speed of Life
359 Celine Gillain - Fight or Flight
360 Kosmos - Revelations Le Voyage
361 Bernard Parmegiani - Pop Eclectic
362 Dominique Laurent, Pinok Et Matho - L'Appel de la Terre
363 Pharoah Sanders - Love Is Here
364 SLIFT - UMMON
365 HANGMAN'S CHAIR - CUT UP KIDS
366 Les Baxter - The Clown On The Eiffel Tower
367 Throane - Plus Une Main A Mordre
368 John Zorn - Bateau Ivre
369 Mezzanotte - Midnight
370 GONG - You Never Blow Yr Trip Forever
371 Klone - Breach
372 Les Calamités - Toutes les nuits
373 John Cale - Paris 1919
374 Alcest - Là Où Naissent Les Couleurs Nouvelles
375 Heldon - MVC II
376 Aluk Todolo - V
377 Moving Gelatine Plates - Funny Doll
378 Alesia Cosmos - H-Co
379 Caravelli - Metamorphose Demientelle
380 Martial Solal joue Michel Magne - Organique
381 Cerrone - The Real World The Collector
382 The Nathan Davis Quintet - The Hip Walk
383 Fantomas - Page 30 [2 Frames]
384 Monsieur Goraguer - Sexy Dracula (Instrumental)
385 Orquesta De Las Nubes - El Orden Del Azar
386 Francoise Hardy - Tous Les Garcons et Les Filles
387 Pierre Eliane - Isadora Duncan (A Quoi Tu Penses Quand Tu Danses)
388 Rémy Couvez - Rêve de Voyage
389 Rush - Bastille Day
390 Doris Laïze - For Ever
391 Mr Bungle - Carousel
392 Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk in Paris **
393 VUUR - Reunite! - Paris
394 Guy Lafitte - Jambo! **
395 Prince - kiss
396 My Dying Bride - De Sade Soliliquoy
397 Francisco Semprun & Michel Christodoulides - Ebullition
398 Hacride - Act Of God
399 Jane Birkin - Lolita Go Home
400 The Doors - End of the Night
401 Bernard Estardy - Cha tatch ka (La Formule du Baron)
402 Ennio Morricone - Peur sur la Ville OST
403 SOGGY - Waiting for the War
404 Birds in a Row - I don't dance
405 Miles Davis - Sur l'autoroute (BOF Ascenseur pour l'échafaud)
406 Michel Legrand - Legrand Jazz **
407 Anna - Rien rien j'disais ça comme ça
408 VOUS AUTRES - Onde
409 Les Marquisis - Shape the Wheel (feat. Rémy Kapriélan)
410 Iron Maiden - The Longest Day
411 Satan - Toutes Ces Horreurs
412 Jean-Pierre Decerf - Light Flight
413 Delicatessen OST Carlos D'Alessio - Tika Tika Walk
414 Richard Pinhas - Rhizosphere Sequent
415 Hexvessel - Dues to the Dolmen
416 Guy Skornik - Lile de Paques
417 Crown - Illumination
418 Ferat 80 - La Bilan
419 TERRITOIRE- sourd
420 Year of no light - Tocsin
421 Klone - The Dreamer's Hideaway
422 Christophe - Les Mots Blues
423 IGORR - Cheval
424 Me Solar - Qui seme le rent recoltele
425 Pierre Eliane - Ou Que Tu Ailles
426 Lalo Schiffrin - Marquis de Sade **
427 Les compagnons de la chanson - Bleu, les jours heureux
428 Georges Brassens - La Parapluie **
429 Albert Marcœur - Appalderie **
430 Cenotaphe - Entre quatre cierges de cire et de sang **
431 Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene, Pt. 2 **
432 Heldon - Ouais, marchais, mieux qu'en 68
433 Daft Punk - Get Lucky **
434 End of Data - Sarah
435 Musique Expérimentale - Volumes
436 Deathspell Omega - Synarchy of moleten bones
437 Serge Gainsbourg - L'hôtel particulier (BOF "Melody Nelson")
438 Magma- Kobaïa
439 Jo Moutet & Strawberrie's Pot - "...comme un pot de fraises
440 Nino Nardini · Roger Roger - Jungle Obsession **
441 Richard Pinhas - Paris: Beautiful May
442 François Bayle - Jeîta pt.2
443 Deluge - Soufre
444 Trust - Certitude, Solitude
445 Sortilège - La Hargne Des Tordus
446 Macabre - The Black Knight
447 Red Noise - Caka Slow / Vertebrate Twist **
448 Eider Stellaire - Tetra **
449 Gojira - Born for one thing **
450 Jean-Claude Vannier - Chasser La Bête Noire
451 Celtic Frost - Into crypt of rays
452 Hexvessel - Journey to Carnac **
453 Kraftwerk - Tour de France (Etape 3)
454 IGORR - Au Revoir
455 Megadeth - A Tout le Monde
666 The Pink Panther Theme - Reprise
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IS YOUR CHARACTER
[001] the face of any products // the closest endorsement tristan has is with fender, but he’s not so much the face of the company as much as a partner. they’re actually releasing a guitar he designed this year.
[002] open about their private life // no, tristan is very adament about keeping his public life and private life separate and has a history of having a very volatile relationship with the paparazzi because of it.
[003] an advocate for any charities // when he believes in them, yes. he won’t donate just for the sake of looking good, and will only give money to or make appearances for causes he actually cares about.
[004] involved in a relationship for publicity // though his management has tried several times to find a girl that’s ‘good for his image, tristan refuses because he has a very honest relationship with his fans.
[005] where they are because of dishonest / shady moves // tristan has mad a lot of mistakes in his career, but integrity is important to him. if he’s done anything shady in his career, it wasn’t intentional.
WHO DOES YOUR CHARACTER
[006] @ / retweet regularly // his fans actually, but it’s very random and only when a tweet generally makes him think or makes him laugh. he’ll usually add some kind of ‘witty’ comment because he thinks he’s funny.
[007] mention most in interviews // his band who have been with him since he was playing smoky bars for tips. he very rarely mentions his family or friends because he doesn’t like talking about his personal life.
[008] go to when they need some help // usually his siblings, because they do maintain a good relationship most of the time and he values their opinions the most since they’re not afraid to be honest with him.
[009] idolize / adore more than life itself // he has so many heroes in the business that he’s been lucky enough to meet and even play with. jimi hendrix is the GOAT for him though, his number one.
[010] want to end up with (in their dreams) // at the end of the day, tristan just wants to be surrounded by a bunch of good people. if he has his family, his band and some good friends then he’s good.
WHAT WAS
[011] the first thing they tweeted // tristan’s twitter was originally made by his manager so for the first year, he never signed into it. until one night he couldn’t sleep and started tweeting back at fans at 2am, which he still does.
[012] the first event they got invited to // the premiere of some movie when he was just starting to get famous because they used one of his songs on the soundtrack. his wardrobe for the night was questionable.
[013] the last (non work related) vacation they took // traveling is very important to tristan and he tries to visit a new country, tour dates don’t count, every year. this year it was the prague in the czech republic.
[014] the first thing published about them on lounge // some photos leaked of tristan and his then girlfriend, who wasn’t famous and lounge posted an article about them from a ‘trusted source’ that was entirely made up.
[015] the project that made them want to act / write / sing / etc. // tristan grew up listening to 80s rock... but it was actually marty mcfly’s guitar performance from back to the future that inspired him to pick up the instrument.
WHY
[016] do they put up with all of the bs that comes with the business // music is who tristan is. it’s all he knows. it’s in his bones. and he can’t imagine his life without it. everything else is just a side effect.
[017] did they pursue the career they’re currently in // tristan never meant to become the pop rock star he did. he just wanted to play music, as part of a band or whatever. the solo career happened on accident.
[018] did they choose the media persona they did // there is no persona, what you see is what you get. tristan has never pretended to be something he wasn’t. the media likes to portray him as a bad boy but... that’s on them.
[019] do they hate gossip magazines so much // he’s always been so honest to his fans about his music and his career but he’s always wanted to keep his personal life separate. tabloids do the opposite.
[020] would they ever make a sex tape // no way. not only does he have no interest in that kind of thing, but sex is a very intimate act and he’s such a private person anyway, he would never risk something like that leaking.
WHERE
[021] did they hear their first song on the radio // he was driving by himself on the highway on the way home after a string of shows and actually had to pull over. then he just laughed because why would anyone play his song?
[022] did they find out they’d landed their first project // he had just walked off stage at a smoky bar in new york city when a man approached him to set up a meeting. he signed a record deal the next day. it all happened very fast.
[023] did they go on vacation after their first big project // after the initial rush of first radio single/first album/first real tour, tristan did some traveling through some of his favorite countries in europe, mostly touristy places like france, italy, germany, spain.
[024] do they live when they want to get away from it all // london will always be home for tristan, but he gets recognized a lot on the street so lately he's been spending a lot of time in the irish countryside and he enjoys it a lot.
[025] was their first big press conference // in london outside of his record label's british sister label, announcing his first full studio album after the surprising success of his debut single.
WAS THEIR FIRST
[026] project embarrassing // embarrassing isn't the right word, but he was still learning a lot about himself, his sound and the recording process then, so it's definitely not his favorite work but he's proud of it.
[027] talk show appearance a wreck // there was a whole "practice" session with his publicist, then in true tristan graves fashion, he went completely off script. so while not a disaster in his eyes, the label wasn't happy with it.
[028] public relationship heavily followed // if tristan had his way, he wouldn't have any public relationships but with his celebrity status it's near impossible to completely evade the gossip, so yes.
[029] fan encounter awkward / nice / sweet / etc. // the first time tristan was recognized outside of a show or work environment, he was grocery shoopping after midnight in pajamas. his hair was a mess and he hadn't shaved but the girl was still excited and got a fun story to tell.
[030] relationship (while famous) talked about at all // tristan has only ever been in a relationship with one other celebrity and that person was a lot more open with their personal life than he was. there were a lot of tabloid stories, most of them false but some things were real so that whole experience was eye opening.
WILL
[031] they ever open any sort of business // there have been rumors about tristan selling his own line of everything from clothes to amps to guitars and even a strange little rumor about male grooming kits but no he doesn't currently have any plans.
[032] they ever win a major, prestigious award // tristan was actually nominated for a grammy for his second studio album but he didn't win. obviously that's something he'd like to cross off the ol' bucket list, but he doesn't make music for awards.
[033] they ever host the smn version of saturday night live // that's been a dream of tristan's for so long and he recently got to be the musical guest on an episode but has not hosted yet.
[034] they ever work tirelessly for years to get a project going // there have been albums released a year apart and there was a three year hiatus once. he writes all of his own music and despite constant pressure from the label, he never wants to rush an album.
[035] they take pictures with fans who approach them on their off time // it honestly depends on what he's doing, where he is and who he's with... and his mood that day. he's usually okay with it but everyone has off days.
DOES YOUR CHARACTER
[036] invest their money wisely // tristan has never really been a big spender. he has expensive things but is more likely to spend it on guitars than fancy things. he did splurge on a house for his family, a penthouse for himself and a cool car though.
[037] work only on projects they love // now more than when he was younger and let a movie use his song for the soundtrack before realizing the film was rubbish. every song he puts out comes from the heart and integrity is so important to him.
[038] care more about the fame than anything // it's never been about the fame for tris. it's always been about the music... but it does go to his head every once in a while. he's only human.
[039] often find they’ve put their foot in their mouth // oh, all the time. especially when it's late at night and he's drunk tweeting. orrr anytime he opens his mouth. he says a lot of stupid shit but he doesn't mean any harm.
[040] hide things from the public because they are afraid / ashamed of what the reaction could be // while he tries to keep his personal life separate from his professional life, it's never been because he's ashamed. he's a very honest person and he's unapologetic about who he is.
DO YOU HONESTLY THINK YOUR CHARACTER
[041] is a good person // yes, but he's flawed like any human being. the media paints a picture of him being an asshole but that's only partially true. he has a good heart underneath the bad boy persona.
[042] will have career longevity // yes, to an extent. music is a big part of who he is as a person and he can't imagine his life without it. he knows that the fame and fortune will inevitably fade away but as long as he can keep putting out music he'll be happy.
[043] deserves the career they have // tristan puts his heart and soul into his music. he's involved in everything from the writing to the producing to the performing and everything on between.
[044] can remain unjaded by hollywood // as long as he has the freedom to make the music he wants to make instead of conforming to what a label or anyone else wants him to be, sure. the moment he changes into something he's not is the moment he walks away.
[045] will spend the rest of their life with the person they marry // given that he has no immediate plans to get married, that's up in the air. he's called a heartbreaker by the media but he would never cheat so if he ever does get married, he will be loyal to that person as long as they are.
GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY WOULD YOUR CHARACTER
[046] date / marry a fan // probably not, if only because he would spend the entire relationship wondering if they married tristan the person or tristan the celebrity.
[047] star on any type of reality show // no way. he hates reality tv and has probably turned down an offer to appear. he might cameo on a show or movie franchise he's a fan of but never reality tv.
[048] donate to charity / do good deeds without publicity // he actually does this on a regular basis. he has a few charities he holds close to his heart and is very involved in one called music cares. though some of his appearances are publicized, not all of them are.
[049] say exactly what they think about the ins/outs of fame // probably not directly but he's definitely made indirect commemts about his feelings on the industry.
[050] walk comic con without any security (in or out of disguise) // no because getting recognized would ruin the fun of going AS a fan. maybe in a costume but again, probably not.
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[AN CAFE Interview by Club Zy MAG Vol.039 PART 3]
Translate: Shiro, Staff from Nyappy Forever BR
Thanks for http://www.club-zy.com/
On October 4th will be released the new single of AN CAFE “Ikenai mousou x Abunai monster”. This month the band is currently in halloween, with presentations scheduled for Nagoya, Tokyo and Osaka, the “AN CAFE LIVE CAFE TOUR'17 ‘Antic Halloween Party ~ Ikenai mousou x Abunai monster ~’”. And the clothes rule for these lives is: “Please, come with something related to red.” Please note that in the last presentation of Tokyo, the members will appear wearing the new costumes for this halloween. So, aren’t you anxious like the boys of AN CAFE, for this month’s Halloween events?
Photos by Takehiro Suganuma / Interview by Tomonori Nagasawa.
- Do you usually uses too much of your imagination (Yuuki)?
Yuuki: Me? Well ... nothing special. Oh! But if it is for games. For example ... rare game cards ...
Miku: Is not a Middle School student thing?
Yuuki: Well it's the "Ikenai mousou x Abunai monster", I participated in the composition of music, I had fun singing. So people who are listening, would not it be like I was asking them to have fun too?
- Takuya what was your reaction about "Ikenai mousou x Abunai monster"?
Takuya: "Ikenai mousou x Abunai monster" would be a fast way to a beat dance, to put the EDM we needed a simple music beat. But prolonging the beat time could be a good idea? Well, it would be like do a pop beat, but I grabbed the idea right away. The rap part, the simple lyrics of the song ... the melody of "Ikenai mousou x Abunai monster" was prolonged as a pop and had its own charm.
- By the way, Takuya, do you think of things that are not very appropriate?
Takuya: No, lately I have not thought of that sort of thing. That would be more to the imagination of a student. For me there is no limit to what people can imagine.
- Kanon, even now you seem to be a person it’s using your imagination.
Kanon: It seems so (lol). When I was on the train, my sister was in a bad mood, at that moment I was thinking, "She's really making an expressionless face" "If she smiles at me, what kind of smile should I return?"
Miku: Huh? Is this really use the imagination?
- Miku, this is for you, the character that appears in "Ikenai mousou x Abunai monster" is connected to what you feel inside and so made you write the lyrics?
Miku: No, these things are not inside me.
- Have you ever prank anyone in the middle of the night?
Miku: I've never done that. In case, if you make a call to a worried little boy in the middle of the night than just a prank, what kind of voice would you make ?? I would have to have some interest in that.
- Interest like nudity??
Miku: Not that kind. But using just underwear, especially in the summer. This summer I didn't wear pants I just used a steteco * ¹ to sleep at home. It's because it's cooler.
* ¹ steteco, something like shorts with a light fabric that make you feel fresh.
Kanon: I also belong to this “naked family”.
- Now, about the coupling of "Tentekomai" that Kanon was in charge to compose.
Kanon: First it was already a song made, so the band's own sound had to be the main thing, so I put the sound of the synthesizer plus other high quality handsets and in the end it was something like "nostalgic and innovative". I also think that the lyrics of Miku's song got very well into the rhythmic beat. The lyrics of the song would not be a problem for the "Showa Era".
Miku: The Showa Era thinks exactly like that about the Heisei Era, however the Showa Era is already over.
- Do you care about your age?
Miku: By the time I was 30 years old and when I passed of this age, there was a side of me that cared about that, as time went on I didn't get worried anymore.
- Looking to all these songs, currently the songs of the 40's and 50's are active and receiving support from people of different generations.
Miku: Looking at this scene I feel more relieved.
Kanon: Besides, we are the majority, but if over time people don't do this kind of thing, I would not even care too.
Miku: Ohh! In fact the people of closer generations are the biggest part.
- The girl who created the song "Tentekomai" even with the passing of years is living with her dreams and hopes, listening to this song there are many women who are opposing.
Miku: "Tentekomai" (original) would it be how women remember the crisis? I can't say. I imagined and wrote about the generation of these women and their feelings.
- For people who are chasing their dreams, these songs delivery heartfelt happiness.
Miku: Yes, in this song I write the conflict of those feelings of girls who's living honestly following their own hearts.
- In that same generation the people who live exactly as in the song "Tentekomai" are the great majority.
Miku: It seems like yes, a lot of girls older than me want to listen to "Tentekomai" and when they go to karaoke in the late afternoon want to sing things like "live with their own dreams and hopes".
Kanon: This song has become the encouragement of these girls and also, if we present this in live and if they sing along with us, I think we would marvelously become one...
- A lot of girls are fascinated by things that please them, are not they?
Miku: I feel that kind of thing. Formerly in the Showa era, "girls were forced to marry" but marriage is no longer an obligation, many women are working. In the lyrics of "Tentekomai" women are like heroines and I’m also living as described in the music to better understand these feelings, next to them I want to strive. "Tentekomai" is this type of music.
Yuuki: I also sympathized with the lyrics. Most of all, it's a composition that reminds me of feelings. Probably other people singing it in ten decades from now would say, "I don't understand the meaning of this song." Because these are the true feelings of the person who wrote this lyric, passed down to us deeply. Certainly, people who feel this sensation are many. That's what made me sympathize!!
-Takuya, please, we also want to listen you impression of “Tentekomai”.
Takuya: "Tentekomai" is a song that has a very fast pace and it seems that in live will be very challenging. The style of song is like "For us to strive extraordinarily let's play it live."
- Teruki too, please.
Teruki: I am the oldest of the members of AN CAFE, even now I do not have to worry about my age. But of the songs released "Tentekomai" has the most "annoying" lyrics this worries me a little (lol). I feel this song touches people's hearts.
- Another coupling is "Balloon Girl" the unrequited love of the purest girl.
Miku: Hmm, did you feel pure?
- I thought it was some sense of pure love.
Miku: When we're in love, the feeling... (Continues on next part)
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