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Post by Cyrus on Apr 21, 2005 15:21:04 GMT
Any idea if it will be available in bookstores and such?
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Post by PokerKitten on Apr 21, 2005 19:42:23 GMT
Have you never bought a copy of either mag, Cy? Our bookstores don't tend to sell magazines, but I guess yours might. Where would you normally get your mags?
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Post by Cyrus on Apr 21, 2005 22:15:38 GMT
I've never bought any (like $7+tax for a magazine is a bit much! ), but I've seen the Angel mag at Barnes & Noble bookstore.
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Post by PokerKitten on Apr 22, 2005 10:24:07 GMT
Well, you've answered your own question then, lol.
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Post by Cyrus on Apr 22, 2005 15:12:07 GMT
Well I didn't know it was the same mag.
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Post by PokerKitten on Apr 27, 2005 10:23:50 GMT
There's an interview with James, plus a little piccie, in today's issue of the UK free paper the Metro! If you are out and about travelling you can usually pick up copies at stations, on trains etc.
I phoned Pix and NN on the train to Bristol to give them the heads-up and they have got hold of a couple of copies. Apparently nothing really new in it, apart from they mention the current tour and say he is working on releasing another album (we knew he was well on the way with the tracks for that) with a major record label. That would surprise me, given his liking to have control of things; but who knows.
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Post by PokerKitten on Apr 27, 2005 11:57:28 GMT
Oh lookee, here's the online version WTF?! They got his name wrong in the headline! MetroActor James Marsters is best known for playing peroxide blond vampire Spike on cult hit shows Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel, where his frequent appearances sans top won him a legion of lady admirers. As well as acting, Marsters is a musician. He is touring Britain and is in negotiations to release his album on a major label. What kind of reception do you get playing gigs in Britain?
It's off the hook. In Britain, you have to prove yourself more. You guys know how to make your own music here. It's cool to watch the guys in the back of the house stand there with their arms folded at the start of the gig and, by the end, see them with their arms over their heads and screaming - that is really good.
I assumed the majority of the audience would be Buffy fans.
Yeah, I don't fool myself, dude, but a lot of the fans of the show are also rock fans, so there's quite a big crossover. I was in theatre all my life before Buffy and it was always like: 'How do we get butts into seats?' Now, for the first time in my life, I don't have to worry about that but the concern is: 'How do I get those butts jumping and happy?'
Buffy fans are renowned for their loyalty. Are any of them a bit demented about it?
People look to entertainment for passion. We go through our lives most days feeling kind of grey so we want to hang out with artists who will give us a wonderful evening but who would probably give us headaches if we saw them all the time. We artists give the fire. That was what marked my performance on Buffy and Angel - the brutal passion of it. People respond to something if they think it's sincere. I find that there are people who really want to release into the fantasy of Buffy and have a world they can escape to - and then there are people who just want a nice ride once a week. I find there's a high amount of passion in both of those groups.
60 SECONDS EXTRA!: Why have you decided to make an album rather than go straight back to acting?
I did - I went straight back into acting. The album almost fell apart because I went to Canada to make a film called Cool Money. It's definitely a question of balance but right now is the slow time in Hollywood - it's winding down for the summer so it's a good time to tour. I've had to balance work all the time - I used to produce shows and act at the same time. I've always had my cake and eaten it. You just have to keep making more cake.
You trained at Juilliard - a highly respected American acting institute. How did that prepare you to play Spike?
I suggest people avoid Juilliard as it will sap the fun out of any young artist they get their hands on. It was a horrible, nightmarish experience and people should stay away from it. The success I got out of Spike was by dumping all that technique. The reason Spike took off was because me and my then girlfriend were having the most outrageous sex I've ever had in my life and I felt like the tallest man in the world. It was just dripping off me. I brought that into the audition and the first few episodes, then took that as a talisman for the rest of the show. That's what it was down to.
What are your musical influences?
I'd describe the sound as Jake Jackson meets Jet. There are a lot of punk influences in my chord progressions and Joni Mitchell in terms of melody - there's a kind of folk and jazz influence there.
The reason Spike took off was because me and my girlfriend were having the most outrageous sex When did you start doing gigs?
I was performing in bars when I was 15. I was doing James Taylor covers. He really is a genius. I did some acoustic versions of Ramones songs too - finding out how to make an acoustic guitar rock. I concentrated on acting when I left school and my guitar became something just for myself and remained so until I started on Buffy. Club owners found out I played the guitar and booked me to do covers sets and then I started writing my own material and started the band.
You dyed your hair blond for seven years during your time on Buffy. Do you have any hair-care tips for our readers?
I say if it doesn't hurt then do it. My scalp got really dry and painful. Sometimes they'd come in to bleach it and I'd end up on the floor in the foetal position because it was so sore. I'm not bleaching it any more - it's micro-short now so I can just get out of bed and it's done.
You were named Sexiest Male Vampire 2002 by a London vampire cult - is that an honour?
It's always an honour to be named sexy. I was a poor artist for a long time. There weren't many people calling me sexy then.
Never a truer word spoken.... *sigh*
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Post by Cyrus on Apr 27, 2005 18:21:14 GMT
LMFAO that's my man! ;D errr, our man
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Post by PokerKitten on May 6, 2005 13:05:42 GMT
There's an interview with James in the Australian paper, Melbourne Herald Sun, which has been transcribed at Moz, #5 post downThe article includes a new pic - the stripey shirt, heh! There's a scan at MoZ if you keep scrolling down, but I have a cropped copy of the article, which I'll put up in a mo. Bit fuzzy though. Article scanPic
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Post by Cyrus on May 6, 2005 22:01:52 GMT
ooh yummy pic
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Post by PokerKitten on May 7, 2005 22:18:15 GMT
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Post by Teebee on May 7, 2005 22:23:48 GMT
well more fool them eh.
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Post by PokerKitten on Jun 8, 2005 12:23:20 GMT
Lol, I have just found a couple of references to James in this month's SFX mag - the first one was on the letters page with someone suggesting he'd have been a better Constatine than Keanu (discussed this in the Fantasy /Film Projects thread in Actor James); and just spotted a caption under a rather dark and sultry pic of Christian Bale "He's got James Marsters's cheekbones." ;D He should be so lucky, pffft. Hee, and they have snaffled his quote from that Metro interview, the one about the most outrageous sex he'd ever had etc... Underneath it they say - "James Marsters, he's just a love machine." ;D
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Post by Pixie on Jun 8, 2005 12:44:53 GMT
Hee, and they have snaffled his quote from that Metro interview, the one about the most outrageous sex he'd ever had etc... Underneath it they say - "James Marsters, he's just a love machine." ;D Guh! That should come with a health warning!
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Post by Cyrus on Jun 8, 2005 18:05:08 GMT
who is this dude? talk about fuel for slash fics...
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 4, 2005 9:53:14 GMT
eonlineAnnouncement: Just talked to James Marsters (From KV) Posted By: kristin Created in: Forum: Watch with Kristin Posted: Aug 3, 2005 3:59 PM
We had a great conversation and I worked in many of the questions you guys had sent in to me today (thanks for those!).
I won't be able to post the complete interview for a couple weeks (SO sorry, I sweart to you, it is out of my hands), but a few highlights for now:
Joss *has* called him about a Spike Movie!
He's doing "at least 10 episodes" of Smallville.
And ... he WILL be in the very first episode of Smallville.
The full interview will run on Aug. 19, so sit tight!
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Post by DeeDee on Aug 4, 2005 10:20:09 GMT
Yay *puts ring round August 19th* ;D ;D Squeeeee!! 10 Episodes ;D ;D Joss phoned him about Spike Movie *yes prob telling him there isnt one *
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 4, 2005 10:23:04 GMT
Or it could be the same phonecall he told us about months ago...
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Post by DeeDee on Aug 4, 2005 10:53:14 GMT
Oh yeah James prob giving Kristin old news lol
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 12, 2005 23:28:01 GMT
The new edition of the combined UK Buffy and Angel mag - due out next week - has an interview with James, and some stripey shirt pics. You might want to check it out
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