![]() How did you decide to also reissue Love and Rockets albums on vinyl now?Ībout six months ago, Beggar’s Banquet said they wanted to put out the Love and Rockets back catalog. After Bauhaus broke up, we remembered the chemistry we had in those sessions when Pete wasn’t there. Initially, we were just going to do backing tracks, but as it turned out, David and myself had some songs ourselves that were fully realized-so we recorded them. Peter had had double pneumonia, so he wasn’t in the studio for the first two weeks, so it was just us three. That started off when we were recording the last Bauhaus album, Burning From the Inside. How did the three of you realize you’d work well together as a separate band after Bauhaus first disbanded in 1983? I’ve had 13 years to recover from that, so it’s time to do it again.” “I said I’ll never do this again, but saying that is what happens when you go on the road for months at a time. This offer just came out of the blue, and it was a really good offer, so we basically talked about it and said yeah, why not? And then, as always happens, after we get a big festival like that we get offered all these other gigs. When Bauhaus ended after the tour dates last year, how did you know that you should resurrect Love and Rockets? It’s stood the test of time, obviously, the music that we made. I can’t put my finger on why people still want to hear this stuff now it’s just happening. We’re very flattered and excited about it. I’m surprised that the ticket sales are really good. I was surprised that we were offered the gig. Personally, I was very surprised at the amount of interest. I’ve had 13 years to recover from that, so it’s time to do it again. Everybody’s reminding me that I said I’ll never do this again, but is what happens when you go on the road for months at a time and you play the same songs. ![]() It’s been a while since the three of you played as Love and Rockets. Cruel World Festival 2023 / photo by Pooneh Ghana Cruel World Festival 2023 / photo by Pooneh Ghana
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