So how was the first show? I thought it was
really good. What was it like to start the tour today? KRIST:
Today, with all the lighters out there, it felt like we were doing Aerosmith's "Dream On" or something. I felt like Tom Hamilton, the bass player from Aerosmith.
MusicMania:
Have you done stadiums before?
KRIST:
We did a stadium. It was like 110,000 people in Sao Paulo, Brazil. And we had a mental breakdown on the stage and played "Seasons in the Sun" and "Her Name is Rio" and we played "She Dances in the Sand" by Duran Duran. Remember that time we did that thing?
DAVE:: That was a mess.
KRIST: It was a lot of fun.
KURT:: That was great.
MusicMania:
Kurt, you sang "Seasons in the Sun?"
KURT: Did I sing? Yes, I did. I don't know the words. One of the only singles I can remember from my childhood that I used to cry to.
KRIST: What's the best lyric in there?
KURT: It's such an emotional song.
KRIST: There's like the best lyric...
KURT:
(sings) Good-bye papa it's hard to die
KRIST: The stars on the beach were... I forget how it goes
KURT:
(sings) The stars on the beach...no, the starfish on the beach where the star's out of reach.
KRIST: Wow.
MusicMania: You look up and see yourself on the big
(video) screen. How is that?
DAVE: I felt like I was a f***in' hockey player on a big screen with a Budweiser sign above it. I don't know, it was funny.
KURT:
What I was trying to do -- and you guys didn't have enough ESP -- was trying to get up and stand on top of the PA speakers under those columns. I was trying to do an arena rock solo. Did you notice it?
MusicMania: Yeah. "Heartbreaker."
KRIST: I picked up on that!
KURT:
What can you do when you're in that kind of situation? I thought I'd -- for one last time -- test the audience to see if I could jump into it. And I failed. It's not working.
And I stood there
for a long time and I know they couldn't read my mind but I was trying to, with my eyes, tell them "Don't hurt me." Can't you tell? Haven't you read enough bitching from us for the past year? You
know we're not rock stars, we're not trying to be. Although we did display enough rock star things today.
