Post by I am the Paulrus on Jul 18, 2005 18:13:28 GMT -5
yoko ono intervew from AskMen.com:
www.askmen.com/toys/interview/57_yoko_ono_interview.html
Q: It is an honor to speak with you Yoko. Tell us about "Kiss Kiss Kiss."
It was on Double Fantasy, the last album for John, and the song was on the album and it was a B-side as well.
Q: When you put out music, do you make an effort to have a "Beatles-link" or do you try to avoid that?
I was not trying to make it related, but in many ways, I guess I was (laughs).
Q: Besides the music, what have you been busy with?
I have been working on a new album -- now I am ready to go in the studio again.
Q: Which artists do you like these days?
I just love anybody that does anything in the art world and the artistic world. We just have to keep working and I want everyone in the field to know that we support them.
Q: Where do your influences stem from?
I would say from everywhere, but some people say that it is like the Old Spanish classic theme... but I do not know where they come from, I would say from everywhere...
Q: What do you think of today's boy bands, like 'N Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Bazooka 'N Tulips -- will they have any longevity?
It is okay... but I think that the kind of music that we are doing is okay too... it is like flowers -- we do not all like the same flowers, but they are all nice.
Q: What are your thoughts on the 1960s?
I think that the 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves. Those are nice thoughts, but today we have to know what we want to do and have a sense of what we want; so it is similar I guess, but in a different way. Some things were not right.
Q: Do you still listen to older stuff, like the Beatles?
Yes, once in a while... I still make some judgments on it; what the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do and we have to give them respect...
Q: Does it bother you that some people ask you what role you played regarding the fate of the band?
Are you tiptoeing around the word "break up" and I was responsible? (laughs)
Q: Hey, you said it, not me (laughs)...
It was what you were thinking, no? But I do think that it was very unfair to blame any one person... no one person could have broken up a band, especially one the size of the Beatles. And it was not just John, some of the other guys were having some thoughts about the band, so it happened.
Q: What did you think about the Barenaked Ladies writing "Be My Yoko Ono" and would you ever sing it live?
I thought that it was cute, but I would never sing it at one of my shows... (laughs).
Q: Is there any style you would not try?
I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music -- that makes it exciting.
Q: How did you end up on Mad About You?
They asked me, I liked the show so I went for it.
Q: You and John seemed to have a great relationship; what advice would you give to couples?
Be understanding of one another and be willing to compromise. I mean, I think that life with another person is always difficult. The alternative however -- being alone -- is also very difficult.
Q: Your children are always going to be in the shadow... how was it, as a parent, to shelter them?
I tell them that they have to think for themselves. Whether they want to be artists, accountants or lawyers, they have to want it themselves.
Q: What do you want people to think when they hear "Yoko Ono"?
Your friend.
Q: What advice do you give people who want to enter show business?
You are in it as soon as you wanna be in it. What you do with it and where you go is the key.
Q: Tell us your thoughts on every decade.
1960s: Discovery. 1970s: Action. 1980s: Solidity. 1990s: Reality. And 2000s: To solidify the wisdom that we have received up to now.
Q: What are your thoughts when the anniversary of John's death passes?
Well, unlike others, I think of John every day, 365 days... we were close, so there is not a day that I do not think of him. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him.
Q: If John was here with us, what would he be doing?
He would be doing the same: He would be innovating, he would have jumped on computers and the Internet... and he would probably come to the conclusion that they are overrated! (laughs).
Q: Thank you very much for your time Yoko, and we wish you luck in everything you do.
www.askmen.com/toys/interview/57_yoko_ono_interview.html
Q: It is an honor to speak with you Yoko. Tell us about "Kiss Kiss Kiss."
It was on Double Fantasy, the last album for John, and the song was on the album and it was a B-side as well.
Q: When you put out music, do you make an effort to have a "Beatles-link" or do you try to avoid that?
I was not trying to make it related, but in many ways, I guess I was (laughs).
Q: Besides the music, what have you been busy with?
I have been working on a new album -- now I am ready to go in the studio again.
Q: Which artists do you like these days?
I just love anybody that does anything in the art world and the artistic world. We just have to keep working and I want everyone in the field to know that we support them.
Q: Where do your influences stem from?
I would say from everywhere, but some people say that it is like the Old Spanish classic theme... but I do not know where they come from, I would say from everywhere...
Q: What do you think of today's boy bands, like 'N Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Bazooka 'N Tulips -- will they have any longevity?
It is okay... but I think that the kind of music that we are doing is okay too... it is like flowers -- we do not all like the same flowers, but they are all nice.
Q: What are your thoughts on the 1960s?
I think that the 1960s were about releasing ourselves from conventional society and freeing ourselves. Those are nice thoughts, but today we have to know what we want to do and have a sense of what we want; so it is similar I guess, but in a different way. Some things were not right.
Q: Do you still listen to older stuff, like the Beatles?
Yes, once in a while... I still make some judgments on it; what the Beatles did was something incredible, it was more than what a band could do and we have to give them respect...
Q: Does it bother you that some people ask you what role you played regarding the fate of the band?
Are you tiptoeing around the word "break up" and I was responsible? (laughs)
Q: Hey, you said it, not me (laughs)...
It was what you were thinking, no? But I do think that it was very unfair to blame any one person... no one person could have broken up a band, especially one the size of the Beatles. And it was not just John, some of the other guys were having some thoughts about the band, so it happened.
Q: What did you think about the Barenaked Ladies writing "Be My Yoko Ono" and would you ever sing it live?
I thought that it was cute, but I would never sing it at one of my shows... (laughs).
Q: Is there any style you would not try?
I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music -- that makes it exciting.
Q: How did you end up on Mad About You?
They asked me, I liked the show so I went for it.
Q: You and John seemed to have a great relationship; what advice would you give to couples?
Be understanding of one another and be willing to compromise. I mean, I think that life with another person is always difficult. The alternative however -- being alone -- is also very difficult.
Q: Your children are always going to be in the shadow... how was it, as a parent, to shelter them?
I tell them that they have to think for themselves. Whether they want to be artists, accountants or lawyers, they have to want it themselves.
Q: What do you want people to think when they hear "Yoko Ono"?
Your friend.
Q: What advice do you give people who want to enter show business?
You are in it as soon as you wanna be in it. What you do with it and where you go is the key.
Q: Tell us your thoughts on every decade.
1960s: Discovery. 1970s: Action. 1980s: Solidity. 1990s: Reality. And 2000s: To solidify the wisdom that we have received up to now.
Q: What are your thoughts when the anniversary of John's death passes?
Well, unlike others, I think of John every day, 365 days... we were close, so there is not a day that I do not think of him. I do try to block it, but December 8th is not the only day I think of him.
Q: If John was here with us, what would he be doing?
He would be doing the same: He would be innovating, he would have jumped on computers and the Internet... and he would probably come to the conclusion that they are overrated! (laughs).
Q: Thank you very much for your time Yoko, and we wish you luck in everything you do.
