QUOTES

Rip It Up, Issue 239, 1 July 1997, Page 7

QUOTES

J w . W L “We’ve changed. We don’t have to stick no gun in nobody’s face. We ain’t gotta sell nobody drugs. We’re businessmen, we gotta write about that.” Taking care of business METHOD MAN style. “If I could do it all over again, I’d be a fashion intern. I think I’d work with either John Galliano or Anna Sul. I could make them a lot of money.” . COURTNEY LOVE at the GIANNI VERSACE show. “I’m just glad to be feeling better. I thought I’d be seeing Elvis soon.” 808 DYLAN leaves hospital. “Being in a band is like a having simultaneous relationships with several ex-girlfriends: lots of rancour and little release.” Details journo ROB TANNENBAUM : on joining a band. “When you’re the singer and the songwriter and the manager of a band, it’s like being the director 7 and the producer and the star of the film. When I’m acting, I just show up and do my job. It’s kind of like being the bass player.” JON BON JOVI on acting and bass playing. “I hate to see them put out alternate takes, but the fans seem to like them and they’ll make money. I always felt that they usually picked the right ones for release. Elvis would usually have the final say.” ELVIS PRESLEY drummer SCOTTY MOORE on reissues. “I love making records and I hate talking to the press. The cumulative psychological effect of being interrogated seven hours a day is how they break down hardened soldiers. Have dental work done at the same time and you’re a prisoner of war.” Media and dental care by JONI. MITCHELL.