As far as playing playing festivals and everything, I feel like that's what I was born to do. I'm an entertainer, hopefully in the best sense.
Michael GiraThe goal is ecstasy, but I don't want to make some sort of saccharine pop music. I want to make something that's completely uncompromising: the best possible music ever made.
Michael GiraThe sexuality of children - there's a lot friction there. That tension interests me a lot.
Michael GiraPlaying an old record doesn't interest me at all. It's exactly the opposite of what I want to do.
Michael GiraI could never release something on the label I didn't personally love. The label's really an extension of my own musical career, and I'm intensely involved with every aspect personally, so it'd be a betrayal to myself if I released something simply because I thought it would make money.
Michael Gira