1ibertine:

“They played a gig in their own house. They advertised it on the Internet and said come tomorrow, we’re playing a gig at our house. This was actually after they played Astoria. Two thousand people at Astoria, they came and advertised it. Nobody believed them. Why would anybody play a gig at their own house? That’s insane. Of course, the cops rolled in and broke it up. But, you know what, even that was turned into a magnificent gesture. Because as the police are running up the stairs, Pete looks at Carl, Carl looks at Pete, and they start singing “Guns of Brixton” by The Clash. This was not about marketing. This wasn’t about the Britpop style of you pose, you get up on stage, you sneer a bit and then you’re done. This was genuine.”

– Anthony Thornton [x]