Nov 25, 2010

I in U in the 'Metropolis'


"[...] To tell a story: this is really my art form, not technology."
(Laurie Anderson)



Brazilian cultural tv show 'Metropolis' featuring I in U / Eu em Tu:




Since the the Portuguese overdub was mixed to the left side and Laurie's voice on the right side in the stereo sound, I luckily managed to "extract" her voice and made a collage of the interview excerpts that had been made it o the show. They are sometimes disjointed, sometimes without end of sentences but, at least, listenable. She talks about how she feels being called a performance artist; making the paintings for the exhibition; Duets on Ice, Lou Reed's help in the making process of 'Homeland', Bob Dylan and politics: