Chords for Aldous Snow Interview On The Today Show
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I am here with Aldous Snow of Infant Sorrow.
Great to have you here, Aldous.
Well, it's a great privilege to be here with you, Meredith.
You're going to sing for us in a few minutes, but before you do that, what have you been up to?
I travelled here on a iron bird.
An airplane?
Yes.
Aldous, tough question.
You were famously sober for many years.
Now you are famously not sober.
Are you on something right now?
Yeah.
You are?
Yeah.
Several things?
I'm just mucking around, Meredith.
I've never taken drugs.
I love them.
Aldous, I'm worried about you.
I'm worried about you professionally and personally.
Why are you doing this to yourself?
You know, it's a hobby.
It's not a hobby, Aldous.
It's taking over your life.
Well, actually, I discovered that [F] drugs, in spite of getting a lot of negative attention from certain sections of the media, are a lot of fun.
[Eb] For example, if you're watching a telly without drugs, it can be boring.
You can have a drug.
It lifts the whole mood of a show.
Anyone watching this now, take some drugs and watch the show.
It lifts the whole mood.
I don't know that we want to
Acid.
No, you know what, Aldous?
I don't think we want to encourage the audience.
Probably not good to encourage our audience to take drugs.
It's not something we would do here.
Let me talk about something that's been hard for you.
You've said in past interviews that Jackie was the love of your life.
We're seeing the pictures of her with other men.
Does that hurt you?
Does it pain you?
Yeah.
Right in the emotions.
Is it over?
Kaput?
Done?
You'll never be with her again?
She said to you, basically, [B] you're out of my life.
Meredith, I will not allow you to coax me into weeping.
I simply shan't.
I will not sob on your television program.
And I would not want you to, but I want to [Eb] get to the heart of Aldous Snow.
Everybody knows the performer.
But I went, I looked up your childhood, because I was curious.
Who is this?
I'm about to look up your skirt.
Well, Aldous, I'm not sure that's appropriate right now, but
Only a peek.
Well, I don't think that's going to happen, but
Just a quick peek up your fock?
No, I don't think so, but I did peek into your childhood.
I did not see any reference to your dad.
I did see a reference to my dad when I peeked up your skirt, but I didn't let it get me down.
Aldous?
Yes, dear?
Aldous, let's stay on point here.
Your dad.
What happened when he left?
Well, I mean, it's very difficult, isn't it, to come from a broken home, but
At the end of the day, I'm very grateful to be the man I am.
So I must attribute some of that to him.
He left you, right?
When you were a little boy?
Well, you'd have to.
Otherwise I'd still be here.
It'd be awkward.
Okay, Aldous Snow.
We'll be right back.
[B] I got friend or
I got slum
[Ab] You little fucker, Wimbo, you must
I got Africa
I am here with Aldous Snow of [Eb] Infantile Sorrow.
I understand that African Child was commercially disappointing.
But artistically fulfilling.
Yeah, but it was also critically disappointing.
Yes.
When you write an opus such as African Child,
one's ambitions stretch beyond the material and into the ethereal.
So for me, it's a triumph.
And the message, if we get the message about African Children, is?
I'm staying at the Bowery Hotel.
Oh, that's nice.
It's a nice suite.
It's on the 14th floor.
They've got a beautiful terrace.
Okay, that's weird now, Aldous.
I'm not comfortable with this.
I'd like to see you framed by the Manhattan skyline as you climax.
You
Okay, you are here to perform.
I am?
Yes, African Child, I understand.
You're gonna be performing.
It's kind of your comeback.
I
Yes, in a way.
Although in another way, I've not left.
But we don't want you to leave.
We want you to sing
Great to have you here, Aldous.
Well, it's a great privilege to be here with you, Meredith.
You're going to sing for us in a few minutes, but before you do that, what have you been up to?
I travelled here on a iron bird.
An airplane?
Yes.
Aldous, tough question.
You were famously sober for many years.
Now you are famously not sober.
Are you on something right now?
Yeah.
You are?
Yeah.
Several things?
I'm just mucking around, Meredith.
I've never taken drugs.
I love them.
Aldous, I'm worried about you.
I'm worried about you professionally and personally.
Why are you doing this to yourself?
You know, it's a hobby.
It's not a hobby, Aldous.
It's taking over your life.
Well, actually, I discovered that [F] drugs, in spite of getting a lot of negative attention from certain sections of the media, are a lot of fun.
[Eb] For example, if you're watching a telly without drugs, it can be boring.
You can have a drug.
It lifts the whole mood of a show.
Anyone watching this now, take some drugs and watch the show.
It lifts the whole mood.
I don't know that we want to
Acid.
No, you know what, Aldous?
I don't think we want to encourage the audience.
Probably not good to encourage our audience to take drugs.
It's not something we would do here.
Let me talk about something that's been hard for you.
You've said in past interviews that Jackie was the love of your life.
We're seeing the pictures of her with other men.
Does that hurt you?
Does it pain you?
Yeah.
Right in the emotions.
Is it over?
Kaput?
Done?
You'll never be with her again?
She said to you, basically, [B] you're out of my life.
Meredith, I will not allow you to coax me into weeping.
I simply shan't.
I will not sob on your television program.
And I would not want you to, but I want to [Eb] get to the heart of Aldous Snow.
Everybody knows the performer.
But I went, I looked up your childhood, because I was curious.
Who is this?
I'm about to look up your skirt.
Well, Aldous, I'm not sure that's appropriate right now, but
Only a peek.
Well, I don't think that's going to happen, but
Just a quick peek up your fock?
No, I don't think so, but I did peek into your childhood.
I did not see any reference to your dad.
I did see a reference to my dad when I peeked up your skirt, but I didn't let it get me down.
Aldous?
Yes, dear?
Aldous, let's stay on point here.
Your dad.
What happened when he left?
Well, I mean, it's very difficult, isn't it, to come from a broken home, but
At the end of the day, I'm very grateful to be the man I am.
So I must attribute some of that to him.
He left you, right?
When you were a little boy?
Well, you'd have to.
Otherwise I'd still be here.
It'd be awkward.
Okay, Aldous Snow.
We'll be right back.
[B] I got friend or
I got slum
[Ab] You little fucker, Wimbo, you must
I got Africa
I am here with Aldous Snow of [Eb] Infantile Sorrow.
I understand that African Child was commercially disappointing.
But artistically fulfilling.
Yeah, but it was also critically disappointing.
Yes.
When you write an opus such as African Child,
one's ambitions stretch beyond the material and into the ethereal.
So for me, it's a triumph.
And the message, if we get the message about African Children, is?
I'm staying at the Bowery Hotel.
Oh, that's nice.
It's a nice suite.
It's on the 14th floor.
They've got a beautiful terrace.
Okay, that's weird now, Aldous.
I'm not comfortable with this.
I'd like to see you framed by the Manhattan skyline as you climax.
You
Okay, you are here to perform.
I am?
Yes, African Child, I understand.
You're gonna be performing.
It's kind of your comeback.
I
Yes, in a way.
Although in another way, I've not left.
But we don't want you to leave.
We want you to sing
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_ I am here with Aldous Snow of Infant Sorrow.
Great to have you here, Aldous.
Well, it's a great privilege to be here with you, Meredith.
You're going to sing for us in a few minutes, but before you do that, what have you been up to?
I travelled here on a iron bird.
An airplane? _
Yes.
Aldous, tough question.
You were famously sober for many years.
Now you are famously not sober.
Are you on something right now?
Yeah.
You are?
Yeah.
Several things?
I'm just mucking around, Meredith.
I've never taken drugs.
_ _ _ I love them. _
Aldous, I'm worried about you.
I'm worried about you professionally and personally.
Why are you doing this to yourself?
You know, it's a hobby.
It's not a hobby, Aldous.
It's taking over your life.
Well, actually, I discovered that [F] drugs, in spite of getting a lot of negative attention from certain sections of the media, are a lot of fun.
[Eb] For example, if you're watching a telly without drugs, it can be boring.
You can have a drug.
It lifts the whole mood of a show.
Anyone watching this now, take some drugs and watch the show.
It lifts the whole mood.
I don't know that we want to_
Acid.
No, you know what, Aldous?
I don't think we want to encourage the audience.
Probably not good to encourage our audience to take drugs.
It's not something we would do here.
Let me talk about something that's been hard for you.
You've said in past interviews that Jackie was the love of your life.
We're seeing the pictures of her with other men.
Does that hurt you?
Does it pain you?
Yeah.
Right in the emotions.
Is it over?
Kaput?
Done?
You'll never be with her again?
She said to you, basically, [B] you're out of my life.
Meredith, I will not allow you to coax me into weeping.
I simply shan't.
I will not sob on your television program.
And I would not want you to, but I want to [Eb] get to the heart of Aldous Snow.
Everybody knows the performer.
But I went, I looked up your childhood, because I was curious.
Who is this?
I'm about to look up your skirt.
Well, Aldous, I'm not sure that's appropriate right now, but_
Only a peek.
Well, I don't think that's going to happen, but_
Just a quick peek up your fock?
No, I don't think so, but I did peek into your childhood.
I did not see any reference to your dad.
I did see a reference to my dad when I peeked up your skirt, but I didn't let it get me down.
Aldous?
Yes, dear?
Aldous, let's stay on point here.
Your dad.
What happened when he left?
Well, I mean, it's very difficult, isn't it, to come from a broken home, but_
At the end of the day, I'm very grateful to be the man I am.
So I must attribute some of that to him.
He left you, right?
When you were a little boy?
Well, you'd have to.
Otherwise I'd still be here.
It'd be awkward.
Okay, Aldous Snow.
We'll be right back.
[B] I got friend or_
I got slum_
[Ab] You little fucker, Wimbo, you must_
I got Africa_
_ I am here with Aldous Snow of [Eb] Infantile Sorrow.
I understand that African Child was commercially disappointing.
But artistically fulfilling.
Yeah, but it was also critically disappointing.
_ Yes.
When you write _ an opus such as African Child,
one's ambitions stretch beyond the material and into the ethereal.
So for me, it's a triumph.
And the message, if we get the message about African Children, is?
I'm staying at the Bowery Hotel.
Oh, that's nice.
It's a nice suite.
It's on the 14th floor.
They've got a beautiful terrace.
Okay, that's weird now, Aldous.
I'm not comfortable with this.
I'd like to see you framed by the Manhattan skyline as you climax.
You_
Okay, you are here to perform.
I am?
Yes, African Child, I understand.
You're gonna be performing.
It's kind of your comeback. _
I_
Yes, in a way.
Although in another way, I've not left.
_ But we don't want you to leave.
We want you to sing
Great to have you here, Aldous.
Well, it's a great privilege to be here with you, Meredith.
You're going to sing for us in a few minutes, but before you do that, what have you been up to?
I travelled here on a iron bird.
An airplane? _
Yes.
Aldous, tough question.
You were famously sober for many years.
Now you are famously not sober.
Are you on something right now?
Yeah.
You are?
Yeah.
Several things?
I'm just mucking around, Meredith.
I've never taken drugs.
_ _ _ I love them. _
Aldous, I'm worried about you.
I'm worried about you professionally and personally.
Why are you doing this to yourself?
You know, it's a hobby.
It's not a hobby, Aldous.
It's taking over your life.
Well, actually, I discovered that [F] drugs, in spite of getting a lot of negative attention from certain sections of the media, are a lot of fun.
[Eb] For example, if you're watching a telly without drugs, it can be boring.
You can have a drug.
It lifts the whole mood of a show.
Anyone watching this now, take some drugs and watch the show.
It lifts the whole mood.
I don't know that we want to_
Acid.
No, you know what, Aldous?
I don't think we want to encourage the audience.
Probably not good to encourage our audience to take drugs.
It's not something we would do here.
Let me talk about something that's been hard for you.
You've said in past interviews that Jackie was the love of your life.
We're seeing the pictures of her with other men.
Does that hurt you?
Does it pain you?
Yeah.
Right in the emotions.
Is it over?
Kaput?
Done?
You'll never be with her again?
She said to you, basically, [B] you're out of my life.
Meredith, I will not allow you to coax me into weeping.
I simply shan't.
I will not sob on your television program.
And I would not want you to, but I want to [Eb] get to the heart of Aldous Snow.
Everybody knows the performer.
But I went, I looked up your childhood, because I was curious.
Who is this?
I'm about to look up your skirt.
Well, Aldous, I'm not sure that's appropriate right now, but_
Only a peek.
Well, I don't think that's going to happen, but_
Just a quick peek up your fock?
No, I don't think so, but I did peek into your childhood.
I did not see any reference to your dad.
I did see a reference to my dad when I peeked up your skirt, but I didn't let it get me down.
Aldous?
Yes, dear?
Aldous, let's stay on point here.
Your dad.
What happened when he left?
Well, I mean, it's very difficult, isn't it, to come from a broken home, but_
At the end of the day, I'm very grateful to be the man I am.
So I must attribute some of that to him.
He left you, right?
When you were a little boy?
Well, you'd have to.
Otherwise I'd still be here.
It'd be awkward.
Okay, Aldous Snow.
We'll be right back.
[B] I got friend or_
I got slum_
[Ab] You little fucker, Wimbo, you must_
I got Africa_
_ I am here with Aldous Snow of [Eb] Infantile Sorrow.
I understand that African Child was commercially disappointing.
But artistically fulfilling.
Yeah, but it was also critically disappointing.
_ Yes.
When you write _ an opus such as African Child,
one's ambitions stretch beyond the material and into the ethereal.
So for me, it's a triumph.
And the message, if we get the message about African Children, is?
I'm staying at the Bowery Hotel.
Oh, that's nice.
It's a nice suite.
It's on the 14th floor.
They've got a beautiful terrace.
Okay, that's weird now, Aldous.
I'm not comfortable with this.
I'd like to see you framed by the Manhattan skyline as you climax.
You_
Okay, you are here to perform.
I am?
Yes, African Child, I understand.
You're gonna be performing.
It's kind of your comeback. _
I_
Yes, in a way.
Although in another way, I've not left.
_ But we don't want you to leave.
We want you to sing