Chords for Zodiac Mindwarp 1987 Interview (96 of 100+ Interview Series)

I do the underground and overground.
But then, you know, it seems to me that you've almost gone into hiding since Prime Mover was a hit anyway.
I mean, it's been about six months.
You've been stuck away doing the album.
Yeah, they put me in a tomb and they wouldn't let me out.
They just said, you know, make a record, you're lazy.
So-and-so?
Yeah.
Cleanliness is our watchword.
I was just wondering.
_ Yeah, they bunged me in the studio and says, you know, if you don't make a record, well, you know. _
Actually, the [B] truth of the matter is I have press campaigns now.
I just appear when there's a record out, you know.
I didn't used to know about these things before.
Yeah, he's telling [G] fib now, because you just told me about two minutes ago, you've actually [E] finished the album, haven't you?
Yeah, yesterday.
I actually [C#] did the last thing [N] yesterday and I have it here in my pocket.
Let's have a look.
Let's have a look.
Show people what an album looks like when it's a day old.
Yeah, that's what it looks like.
That's a day old Zodiac Mind Warp album there.
You won't see that on any other television show in Europe, let me tell you.
Right? There [D#] is.
Is it any good?
A year's work.
Is it any good, though?
No, it's crap.
Oh, well, you know.
There you go.
Let's see what Zodiac's talking about.
Let's look at his last hit single.
And this is Zodiac Mind [B] Warp and Love Reaction in [C] Prime Mover.
_ _ _ Favorite videos [G] of the year.
I'm not just saying it because I've got Zodiac sitting next to me.
I've been blathering on about it for [C#] months. _
Listen, actually, speaking of that video, that caused an awful lot of controversy when it first came out, didn't it?
Not as much as the latest one.
Oh, really?
_ I've had them on right to reply and everything.
Really?
What do they object to, do you think, Zodiac?
Well, the fact that I'm sort of molesting a Chinese girl in the back of her car. _
I don't know what they're objecting to, actually.
I can't understand their fuss about it.
It's weird, you know?
Do you think people go out of their way to look for controversial figures?
They think, oh, well, Zodiac, he's weird.
We'll [G#] just keep on and on and on at him, you know?
Like they do with people like Ozzy or whoever, you know?
Yeah, I mean, it's nothing new, is it?
I mean, it's like, you know, there's always some old granny somewhere, you know, that's tuning into some pop show, you know?
God knows what she's doing, you know, watching whatever she's watching.
_ I don't know, I mean, it doesn't bother me, you know?
I mean, I never really expected to get as much airplay as I do anyway, you know?
It's quite a [B] surprise.
But it is all happening now, isn't it?
I mean, this has been quite a remarkable year [D#] for you.
You've come from scuzzbag rocker doing the clubs to, you know, being shown on videos around the world [E] and touring and_
International scuzzbag, [C] yeah.
_ _ I'm no longer an indie scuzzbag, an international [D#] scuzzbag, yeah.
What do you think the appeal of Zodiac Mind Warp is to your more elementary hard rockers, your Maiden fans, your Sabbath fans, your old sort of hardline rockers?
What do you think the thing they like about Zodiac is?
Well, I think it's probably_
Because I look a little bit like him, you know?
I don't go around in spandex and things, you know what I mean?
It's like, your audience looks not a million miles from where I_
I don't know why they like me.
I think they just like me because I'm an idiot, you know?
Everybody [B] likes idiots, you know?
It makes them feel more superior.
_ [G#m]
He's quite right, you know?
I'm sitting here feeling [G] more and more superior as the interview goes on.
I tell you, this is going to ruin everything now.
Let's have a look at the brand new Zodiac Mind Warp single.
[B] This is called Backseat Education.
_ _ _ Zodiac Mind Warp and Backseat Education.
Of course, I've got with me the original convertible teacher here, right next to me.
Zodiac, I didn't think that was too [C#m] controversial, did you?
I thought it was incredibly mild, you know?
Little [C#] kids everywhere grinning from ear to ear.
Yeah, they like that kind of [D#] thing.
[D#] Violence, sex, all that [C#m] kind of stuff.
_ [C#] Actually, looking at that video reminded me, of course, you're a huge kung fu film [E] fan, aren't you?
You love all those things.
Yeah, well, I was a [C#m] budding _ [E] nunchaku person until I actually did the video.
And I saw these guys_
Well, I didn't see them.
You can actually see how fast they move.
And I thought, [N] you know, forget this.
I ended my kung fu career.
_ How much_
I mean, obviously, your interest in comics and kung fu movies and tattoos and things like that is well known.
Would you say that that gets reflected in your music and your videos or your lyrics?
Yeah, it's all suitably tasteless.
_ Actually, look, speaking of suitably tasteless, [G] I want you to help me [D] with our competition winners.
Because as everybody out there knows, a few weeks ago we had a competition where you could win the carving guitar
as played [B] by Mummers Boys, Night Ranger, [E] lots and lots of those good people.
We asked you to send in some photographs of [G] yourselves posing with guitars.
And Cobalt's won it. And_ _
_ [D#] Zodiac reckons his old guitar as Cobalt has won it, but of course we're not having that.
We picked_
Come over here.
I'll show you something.
We picked the best looking ones we could.
We stuck them up here.
And while that video was going, me and Zodiac had a bit of a look.
And we've come up [A] with a winner and two runners-up.
The first_
This dude, right?
Yeah, this is_
Move back a little bit.
Let's have a look at this.
[B] This is Reni Viral.
_ Reni Viral from Belgium.
And here's Reni here.
[F] Typical metal fan.
Very [F#] intelligent.
Sensible.
Is [B] this what you looked like before you got on stage, Zodiac?
No, I looked like that.
_ [G] You getting that?
Alright, that's our first runner-up.
Our second runner-up_ _
Another ex-member of Zodiac's band.
This is actually Dave from London who came within a cat's whisker of winning.
Due to his inimitable style, wouldn't you say?
Yeah, I think he'd make a good member of Mammoth, actually.
[C#]
If you're listening, Dave, you've got a future.
And our winner_
Our winner, we decided, right?
The guy with the boot in his gob.
The guy with the boot in his gob, as Zodiac says.
And this is [G] Jesper Loeber from Denmark.
Jesper!
[C#] Here we go, look.
Look at these trousers.
Look at [C#] them strides.
That would do Cobalt Pride, now.
And absolutely, look.
Diving through the peak towns end.
Eat your heart out.
There you go.
Anyway, by the way, that's his brother over there next to him.
Klaus.
[C#m] Klaus and _ Jesper Loeber.
Just for you in Denmark.
A carving guitar.
I wish I had it here, just dangling by the knee.
And then I could show you what you're missing.
But we'll have it next week [D] or the week after.
And then we'll wing it to you.
[C#m] Do you like carving guitars, Zodiac?
I like the mamma's boys. _
[Em] What a professional.
Let's have the mamma's boys, just for Zodiac, this is Waiting for a Miracle.
[N] _