Barry Adamson is in a weird position. After winning acclaim for the noir-cinematic atmospheres of solo projects such as Moss Side Story and the mash-up of Back To The Cat, writing songs for directors such as Danny Boyle, Oliver Stone and David Lynch, and composing film scores for Delusion and Out Of Depth, the 53-year-old writer/multi-instrumentalist found himself directing, writing and acting in his own movie with 2011’s The Therapist. “I’m a marketing man’s nightmare,” he jokes. To make things more intense, Adamson—post-punk’s most legendary bassist, with roles in Magazine and Nick Cave’s Bad Seeds—returned to the scene of the live-music crime by playing gigs with Howard Devoto’s re-united Magazine after decades of being a lone wolf. What was he thinking? And how did all of that recent interaction inspire his newest project, the aggressive Destination? Read our new Q&A with him below. Adamson will also be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week.
Adamson: Since the age of nine when I was taken to Old Trafford to see Manchester United play in the European Cup in 1968, got separated from my dad and sister and had my name announced over the P.A. at half time, I have been a fan of all things Man U. (OK, there was a teen rebellion when I adopted the “noisy neighbours” for a few seasons but … ) Every season I follow them, and supporting them through the (mainly) highs and (some) lows is one of the great things in life. There’s nothing quite like making the trip to the ground they call the “theatre of dreams” to see the reds play. Glory glory Man United, and the reds go marching on, on, on!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a9XVRhrovg
