James Murphy Interview

What are you working on right now?
i'm working on a few things. there's the new lcd record, which i'm currently procrastinating on. i'm doing a soundtrack for a film by noah baumbach, which is really fun, and essentially like making a totally other record. i'm mixing and finishing the shit robot LP with him. there's some other businessy stuff that's going on, but not very exciting to describe. oh, and we're shooting a video this week for the lcd cover of "bye bye bayou", an alan vega song. ahhh... and it's the CMJ festival, so we're having a dfa party and dj'ing thursday. it's a busy time.

Please drop some helpful hints about the next LCD Soundsystem record.
no. i mean, it'll be an lcd record, on a trajectory line of the last 2 records... it'll have songs on it and all that... i hope it's really good. i'm pretty excited about it.

Seinfeld- whoa, is this true? Describe what your life as a writer might have been like.
well, there was a window of opportunity to TRY to write for the show, just after the first season--certainly not a job offer or anything, just a lot of interest. i have no idea what my life would have been like. maybe i would have been insufferable. i think i would have self-destructed in one way or another, and built up some pretty intense spending habits.


Mr English major, tell us about the next full band LCD Soundsystem tour we can expect, using at least ONE conjunctive adverb and ONE proper noun.
je refuse.


Who are the hot new DFA acts we should be listening out for?
all of them? holy ghost, free energy, black meteoric star, planningtorock, canyons (of your own land), still going, etc. etc. etc...

What are the sentiments like between you and Jesse Keeler post - DFA dispute?
ha ha ha! jesse is actually a friend, totally. we get along great. i haven't seen him in a while, though. maybe even a year? is that true? yeah... maybe a year. that entire thing is pretty laughable, frankly.

Lastly, what do you remember about your evening at Sneaky Sundays?
i proudly remember very little, which is always a good sign. i DO remember playing records, and dan sort of dumping a drink on me by accident, and me dumping one on him in retribution on purpose. again: a good sign.

The You Only Live Once perfect 11

1. What's your current state of mind?
happy-morning-baby. it's my favorite state of mind.

2. Who is your perfect woman (or man)?
yikes! i really have no idea! the person you want to sleep with AND wake up to? i think that's a good measure.

3. How would someone else describe your look?
"that dude over there... with the big head... dressed like something between a 10-year-old and a grandfather."

4. Ultimate party moment to date?
first E, 1999, with the original dfa crew, peaking to "tomorrow never knows" by the beatles, while all my friends cheered my name and a totally adorable girl kissed me on the dancefloor. i think that's a winner.

5. The most amazing place you have been?
corsica.

6. Favourite new song of the moment?
the new planningtorock song janine sent me yesterday. not out. totally amazing. with al and felix of hot chip. yikes.

7. Favourite old song of the moment?
"my sex" by ultravox!

8. What would be your last ever meal? (you're not on death row)
ramen

9. Best ever high?
see number 4.

10. What is your motto?
"too old to be new. too new to be classic."

11. Finish this sentence: Because I only live once I¹m planning on...
wasting as little time as possible.