The future of The Strokes
While speaking in an interview with Pitchfork, Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. said some interesting comments in regards to his band…
Pitchfork: So of course, I’ve gotta ask: What’s the status of the next Strokes album?
AHJ: No idea, man.
Pitchfork: No idea? Are you keeping in touch with those guys? I mean, you must be.
AHJ: Oh yeah, they’re still my friends. I just talked to them the other day.
Pitchfork: Does it ever come up in conversation?
AHJ: Yeah, we definitely talk about things. I just have learned that, unless there’s something in concrete that we’ve all decided, then I can’t really say anything. It wouldn’t be my place; it would be our place as a group. So, I’ve gotta leave that as “everything’s great.” I just have no idea when we’re going to do anything.
Pitchfork: Does it seem like there’s something that’s maybe keeping you guys from being a band like a lot of other bands, who spend most of their time either recording or touring? It’s pretty clear you guys aren’t following that model.
AHJ: I have no idea. If anything, we’re just trying to figure things out. How to do things differently. How to not play the same game. So no, I don’t think there’s anything that works in general in music. Occasionally, if you have success with certain kinds of songs that you write, then you can tend to write them again quickly, because it’s not guaranteed. Nothing’s guaranteed. But it’s closer. But we’re not in that stage. And that’s just from history. I wouldn’t even know if that would work with us, you know?
Is it just me or do those comments don’t sound too positive? In related news, Hammond also revealed during the interview that he is planning to release a second solo album sometime in 2008.
Jul 14th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
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