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rockfenris2005 04:47 am UTC 09/28/07 |
| In reply to: | Recent Jim Steinman interview - Pudding 11:57 pm UTC 09/27/07 |
Thanx! > Here's a recent Jim Steinman interview from the Hartford > Courant > > Record producer, composer and lyricist Jim Steinman > stopped by Hartford this week to catch the opening night > of "Whistle Down The Wind," which is playing at the > Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts through Sunday. He > wrote the lyrics for the show's music by Andrew Lloyd > Webber. > > Steinman, 59, an avid Yankees fan, is best known for his > music on Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" album. The 1977 > album's title became the subject of a legal battle between > Steinman and Meat Loaf, and was eventually resolved in an > out-of-court settlement. Steinman is also known for a slew > of hit singles for other performers, including Air > Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing at All," Bonnie > Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and Celine Dion's > "It's All Coming Back to Me Now," as well as his musical > "Tanz der Vampire," which is still playing in Berlin, > Germany. > > A free spirit easily recognized by his signature mop of > unruly hair, Steinman took time out from dinner at Bin 228 > to Spill the Beans with Java. > > Q: "Bat Out of Hell" to "Whistle Down the Wind" is quite a > musical journey. Which music do you like better? > > A: It's all the same to me. I never think about style. I > wrote "Bat Out of Hell" one way and the lyrics for > "Whistle Down the Wind" another. I love classical music. I > grew up with it. Opera was my first love, and rock 'n' > roll. I used to listen to Little Richard after Wagner. The > L.A. Times, in their first review of me and Meat Loaf, > called me Little Richard Wagner and that became the name > of my company. > > Q: How are you and Meat Loaf getting along since the legal > fallout. Are you still on each other's Christmas card > lists? > > A: We were never on each other's Christmas card lists. We > were never that close. We were close the first four years > when "Bat Out of Hell," the first one, came out in 1977. > By the next year, I was totally apart from him. I had a > copyright on the title. I still have the copyright but > waived it so Meat Loaf could do "Bat Out of Hell III." > > Q: So what's next, music-wise? > > A: I'm doing a musical in London called "Bat Out of Hell," > which is based on all the "Bat Out of Hell" songs. That is > what I traded off with Meat Loaf in the suit. The play > will probably open in London in 2009. It's like Cirque du > Soleil on acid. It is very spectacular. > > Q: Is this the first time you have been to Hartford? > > A: I was in a band in college called Sundance and we > opened for a band called Cream in 1970 at the Bushnell. > > Q: What is your favorite song in the show? > > A: "No Matter What" is my favorite one. It was No. 1 > everywhere except America. And that's because Mercury > Records went bankrupt. Theoretically, I could put it out > again. > > Q: Your music is so tragic. Was your heart stomped on at > some time? > > A: I have never been stomped on literally. Figuratively. I > am stomped on every day ... anyway, that is the way I feel > sometimes. I've never had my heart broken the way you are > talking about. I've never been dumped ... but probably > because I don't allow myself to be dumped. > > Q: What about those Yankees? Will they go to the World > Series? > > A: It is fantastic season. I love the Yankees, but I doubt > they are going to the World Series. They can beat the L.A. > Angels and they can beat the Red Sox now, but I don't > think they are quite there for the Series. A-Rod is my > favorite player. > > Q: You're a libertarian. Who do you support in the next > presidential election? > > A: Yeah, that is pretty true. If it comes to it I will > support a Democrat, probably Hillary or Obama. I'd like it > to be Obama, although Hillary is better than Bush. > > Q: Who does your hair? > > A: It's obvious no one does. Just me. > > Q: What do you like about the fact that "Whistle Down the > Wind" still does capture an audience? As you head toward > 60, how do you top what you have accomplished? > > A: "Whistle Down the Wind" means a lot to me. ... I've > been in music since 1972. I'm 59. I haven't done all I > wanted to do yet. I have too long a list. But I want to > write something really great of all times. Not necessarily > music. Just something that really matters. "Bat Out of > Hell" did that, I guess, but I want to do more. | |
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