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Oberhausen soundcheck details Yellowday`s report:
> People shouted that P should use a mike, but he > didn`t want to. I had the > feeling he didn`t want to be taped by anyone. he is > clever after all. > He was very funny that night. > One guy was saying that his girlfrien got sick and > that this had in someway > to do with the concerts. P replied "You mean my > music made her sick?" > I could not hear the guy, only P`s reply. > He said" What did you do?" > "You left her???" > Somebody shouted "Empty Room" > Prince cracked up on that. > He said: "I`m sorry man, I don`t want to love about > your feelings, but this > IS funny" > Then he said:"Call her!" > "Do you you want ME to call her?" > Somebody shouted "Drop her!". > Somebody shouted: "You can call my girlfriend, for > she is sick, because she > cannot come to your show" > P said: "She is not there?" > Then he got the mobile. > He called: "This is girlfriend? - (to the audience) > very deep voive for a > girl. ( Maybe somebody else was answering the phone) > "HE hang up on me." > > I rember also that when people asked him what he > should play, people shouted > "Jazzy" or "Party". But he said:"See she said (a > girl in the front)- > WHATEVER YOU FEEL LIKE - > "She is a girl, that is the difference!!!" > He really like that statement. > > Somebody also asked him to play "Does not compute" > an he did. > > The conversation about the tics I remember slightly > differently. > > He said: If you have two kids. One has on sandwich > and the other four and > that one wants seven. Whom do you give the other > sandwich? > > People answered that it didn`t make sense, because > only members could buy > the tics anyway, so they are the ones who buy many > tickets anyway. People > gave him a hard time and didn`t buy his arguments > and I had the feeling he > noticed that. That`s why he stopped the conversation > and he was a bit > thoughtful. We will see what will come out of it. > > It was great that he was talking to us that way, but > some fans still did not > believe him. His argumentation was funny, but not > factual enough. > He asked us why would go to many concerts. Somebody > said, because he was > doing a different show every night." He laughed and > talked like a teacher to > a spoiled child: "So, every night a different show? > And you still think the > band doesn`t deserve a bonus?" > People said, that they were broke and he said > jokingly"That`s because you > wanted to go to both shows: to Chris de Burgh (who > was in Oberhausen before) > and me! You cannot put your feet in two... > People laughed. > He asked is Chris de Burgh any good? People said "He > caused the bad weather" > P laughed and you could feel he liked that answer. > Also he asked people, if they went to see MADONNA. > He wanted to know this, > while he was talking about tickets prices again. > When nobody put up his > fingers. He was surprised, but pleased. > > I don`t remember any more. However it felt good to > have contact with him > like that. He only felt safe, because there was no > mike, I think. > Finally I think this was the most down to earth > conversation with him that I > can remember. > it | |
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