One of the featured shows during the GDR tour 1986 took place in Dresden on
July 15.
Now 2 press articles from a local newspaper appeared, one an announcement including
biography details and the second an interview made after the show. Released
on July 14 and 25. Both written by Bernd Gürtler, a well informed fan from
Dresden.
Here are some (poorly translated) extracts from the inteview:
Dynamite Days: "It's not an appreciaton of punk rock but a mockery. Punks appeared
to be an elephant and turned into a mouse, sold to the big business."
Johnny Lydon: "One of the very few artists within the last 15 years I really
like. Although he's a millionaire now he still makes good records and "This
is not a love song" is very fine. Johnny was very influenced by me in his beginning
and I'm proud of it. I totally disagree to the "star-system", because it's a
middle-class system of values and full of lies. Most of the artists refer to
working-class, without not knowing."
Virgin Records: "Having a party" was written after a Virgin Records party.
They said everyone should be happy, but I was not. I remembered all the lost
royalties, all the signed contracts. Generally big companies betray artists.
I left Virgin - not they cancelled me - by their loss of interests in new ways
after they earned millions."
"Tell the Truth": A song about finding the truth, influenced by Franz Kafka.
"Anyone tells the truth but I don't know the answer".
Andy Summers: "He developed his own style while he was playing in my band for
two years."
German musicians: "I didn't make good experiences with German musicians before.
Although they are good I missed their self-confidence to create their personal
style. When I met Pukke, Steinhauser and Falk I was very surprised of their
open mind, their profession and their jazz-feeling."