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Martianet chrissi asks: Why do you always start with 'be-in' at your shows?
COURTNEY: It's a perfect first song
COURTNEY: it was constructed for that reason & gives the front of house engineer to address each instrument
Martianet JimJim asks: How did you think last night's gig went, and how did it compare in your opinion to the one on Monday?
COURTNEY: Well 'last night' I understand words like Sun Mon mean nothing
COURTNEY: Last night was like church 80% of the time..
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COURTNEY: just massive & beautoiful
COURTNEY: Mon was good but we weren't in control the way we were last night
Martianet Haggis asks: Will we hear much old stuff - like from Dandys Rule OK?
COURTNEY: Yeah we generally play at least a few songs from that record
COURTNEY: we've been doing Lou Reed - genius...
COURTNEY: rave up TV theme song and Ride
COURTNEY: Fairly consistently for about five years
COURTNEY: this week we also added Grungr Betty
Martianet La_Cascade asks: What's the most embarrassing album you own?
COURTNEY: A girl in Sydney just gave me Billy Joels Turnstyles on vinyl
COURTNEY: I haven't heard it yet but I'm sure it's most embarrassing
Martianet dav asks: What band was your biggest influence?
COURTNEY: Love & Rockets
Martianet DAI asks: My mum wants to go to one of your shows, should i talk her out of it, she's 40 man!
COURTNEY: Of course not
Martianet xxgirlie asks: Me and a friend can't work out what guitar you use.. we've seen one that looks like a cross between a fender and something else, what is it?
COURTNEY: I own so many guitars I cant work out which one I use either
COURTNEY: You could be talking about the Vox Ultrasonic
COURTNEY: or the Fender Coronado
COURTNEY: The Vox is Sunburst finish
Martianet moofed asks: Has the 'Bohemian Like You' clip been banned anywhere?
COURTNEY: No
COURTNEY: Not yet
Martianet butterfly asks: Even are your support band on this tour again... are you fans of theirs?
COURTNEY: Yeah, great band
COURTNEY: Amazing 60's psychedelic pop
Martianet La_Cascade asks: How are you enjoying the Oz music scene?
COURTNEY: It doesn't seem very cohesive
COURTNEY: it seems like you guys are headed for a dark ages
COURTNEY: due to sports metal
Martianet scarlet asks: why is it that they have not played Perth?
COURTNEY: That would be a good question for Micheal Coppell
Martianet Haggis asks: I heard a rumour that you guys are fast running out of t-shirts. True or not? I also heard Troy got injured - how is he going?
COURTNEY: Troy broke his collarbone on a Greek Island it will take 6months to a year
COURTNEY: Yeah we are running out but Zea just found us a company down here to make us some more
Martianet dav asks: How was the livid festival?
COURTNEY: I don't like crowds and I dont like loud..
COURTNEY: so festivals are a little hard on my head
Martianet mod asks: I have to commend you for the way you so bravely handled the wanker yelling out obscenities on Monday night's gig in Sydney. Do you get that much? And does one person's behaviour like that ruin a gig for you?
COURTNEY: I actually didn't know what people were yelling
COURTNEY: I just assume it's something stupid
COURTNEY: No one person can get in the way of that many people having a good time & us playing...
COURTNEY: I have the microphone...
COURTNEY: and that pretty much makes me God
Martianet DAI asks: My brother is fairly jealous of Brent's semi affro, do you know his secret?
COURTNEY: Don't wash it man
COURTNEY: Don't ever wash it!
Martianet scarlet asks: How are you liking your australian tour so far?
COURTNEY: I like it quite a lot
COURTNEY: I've got to avoid these girls with boyfriends though
COURTNEY: They just dont tell me they've got a boyfriend
Martianet butterfly asks: How do you cope with your rock-god-sex-symbol status?
COURTNEY: Jeez
COURTNEY: Umm
COURTNEY: Apparantly by getting picked up a lot by girls with boyfriends
Martianet truio asks: By who would you rather have a song writen for you by : Bill Hicks or Chris Rock?
COURTNEY: Definately Bill Hicks - genius
COURTNEY: But Chris Rock is huge a lot more people would hear it
Martianet La_Cascade asks: What's the best band you've seen live?
COURTNEY: Portishead
COURTNEY: I dont even know where to start they were so good
Martianet La_Cascade asks: How many litres of alcohol do you think you have consumed so far during your visit?
COURTNEY: Oh God!
COURTNEY: Ten
COURTNEY: Seven
COURTNEY: around there
Martianet xxgirlie asks: What is the meaning behind Get off?
COURTNEY: Well there's the onvious sexual meaning..
COURTNEY: obvious
COURTNEY: but also whatever you're doing always decide that ypou're going to have a good time and that you have control
COURTNEY: A really great day that ends with really great sex is the best day
COURTNEY: I think that's what I mean
Martianet scarlet asks: Are you a vegan? vegedtarian? And do you belive in animal rights? animal lib etc?
COURTNEY: I am more concerned about where I parked my car...
COURTNEY: and that's a decision I make every day - to not care about philosophical things
COURTNEY: I hacve no idea why I'm on this earht & neither do uyou & animals taste good
COURTNEY: Just enough brains to keep them alive for something to eat them
COURTNEY: But I try to not eat anything that ever had a name
Martianet butterfly asks: Do you guys ever get sick of playing "... Junkie..."?
COURTNEY: All songs go through periods where they don't work live
COURTNEY: Junkie is going through a phase right now where it's one of our best three songs live
COURTNEY: Songs are a vehicle for the 4 or 5 of us to get off on playing our instruments together
Martianet dav asks: It seems you have a fairly long touring schedule, do tensions creep into the band on long tours?
COURTNEY: so we never really get sick of playing any song
COURTNEY: Definately
COURTNEY: they come & go like evrything else we're not people who stress about it too much though
COURTNEY: We take turns being grumpy while every one else has a laugh
Martianet truio asks: What are you thoughts about napster and mp3's ? or Do you not care ?
COURTNEY: I'm tired of being asked about it because I have nothing but confusion in my brain regarding it
Martianet La_Cascade asks: Has there been an interviewer that has absolutely pissed you off?
COURTNEY: No
Martianet La_Cascade asks: If you could choose any band to tour with who would it be?
COURTNEY: David Bowie
Martianet DAI asks: of all the songs u have written , which are the few that r either stand out or are ur personal favs etc???
COURTNEY: Mohammed
COURTNEY: Good Morning
COURTNEY: Godless
COURTNEY: Bohemian
Martianet DAI asks: is there any hope that you guys could turn up back in Australia for the Big Day Out??
COURTNEY: I don't know...I'm not afraid
COURTNEY: But I'm pretty sure we're taking January off
Martianet chi asks: where is the most amazing place that you've been to play??
COURTNEY: Greece
Martianet xxgirlie asks: If you could only ever listen to one of your songs for the rest of your life what would it be?
COURTNEY: Good Morning
Martianet: Do you have some words of wisdom to leave with us?
COURTNEY: Remember that you're not that cool & your friends arent that cool either..
COURTNEY: withoyr forgiveness noone would have any friends at all
COURTNEY: Ignore advertising, magazines, TV
COURTNEY: anything that makes you feel that you change yourself
COURTNEY: dont ever waste your time getting mad...it really idsnt very impressive
Martianet: We've got 5 albums of "Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia" to give away so send your name and address to chat@juice.net and we'll pick the winners tomorrow morning. And we'll let you know when the transcript is up on the site too :) Thanks for coming!
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