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Rip It Up, Issue 230, 1 October 1996, Page 5

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“It sold a hell of a lot, but that doesn’t make it a great album.” KARL STEVEN debates the merits of SUPERGROOVE’s first album, Traction. • “The white media went on a ‘Bobby Bashing Campaign’ that almost fucking drove me crazy, they would much rather see Whitney [Houston] married to a whte man and me married to a white woman. They don’t want to see two young, talented, and rich black people live together as one.” BOBBY BROWN gives a few more reasons why he and Whitney were made for one another. • “I know a lot of things now I didn’t know when I was younger, but so what— that and five bucks’ll get you a cup of coffee.” CHER goes on about aging, or something. 9 “That Beck thing — that’s what photgraphers always want. They say, ‘Do that Beck thing!,’ and I don’t know what they’re talking . about. So, I don’t do anything, and they say, ‘That’s it!’”. All BECK’S gotta do is, act naturally. • “The Internet... it’s about time they shut that down actually, I’m so sick of hearing about it.” PAUL CASSERLY of the STRAWPEOPLE says no to progress. “If you don’t let me poke you with forks, this relationship is not going to work.” GARBAGE’S SHIRLEY MANSON delivers more ideal-boyfriend rhetoric. • “Why pretend you want to have sex with thousands of men when you don’t?” And then there are girls like SUSAN VEGA, who don’t intend to make any demands on their menfolk whatsoever. • “It’s a really strange counterculture because it’s the counterculture as referenced by MTV. There are no wars, no race riots, no women’s liberation or gay liberation — it’s a counterculture based on successfully marketed radio songs and snowboarding.” SOUNDGARDEN’S KIM THAYIL on Planet Seattle. • “Hopefully I’ll be remembered as the person who brought an end to Christianity.” Mr MARILYN MANSON plays every right-winger’s worst nightmare. • “There are a million ways to make money and this is clearly not one of them. It would be payment enough if I could change the established ways of putting a concert together — and attract some aliens.” PERRY FARRELL dials long distance at his new ENIT festival. • “Returning from Fat Elvis period [with a] passing resemblance to Vladmir Lenin on the way to Cuba to . meet fat cigar-smoking women.” . BONO reflects on his state of mind. • “It’s hard to know if you’ve fallen out with someone if they won’t talk to you for three years.” STONES ROSES vocalist lAN BROWN on departed guitarist JOHN SQUIRE.