He is the vocalist and primary lyricist for the band, in addition to playing acoustic guitar,. One day, Estellas flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute, played by two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson (Howards End, Sense & Sensibility). Thats I guess really why I like that quote. I think for that reason it spurred me into action after a period of not feeling particularly compelled to put out recorded music. And the fact that we ever expect any of these massive movie stars to be anything but that, I think it says more about us than it does about them. Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 John A. Lomax: What do you remember about the, when slavery was over? Do you feel that it operates like that? But theres something about music and music listeners that is sort of an escape from pragmatism. His birthday falls under the Libra zodiac sign. After all, David Bowie was so influential in the 1970s, so you have to believe that there's some sort of connection there. Following is the unpublished full-length version of our talk, in which we delve a little deeper into things San Francisco: Cake is a consistent band. Theres more of a feedback loop. By: red964 - 1st December 2005 at 12:54. John McCrea Interview Everybody's Talking About Jamie Subscribe to Red Carpet News: http://bit.ly/1s3BQ54 Red Carpet News TV talk to Bryan Cranston, Andrew Scott, Victoria Hamilton, John. Career [ edit] In 1989, after a few years of drawing television and toy tie-ins, he illustrated Ennis's debut, the political series Troubled Souls, in Crisis, as well as its sequel, the farce For a Few Troubles More. Well, heres why theyre disaffected. It is hard for me to understand where we fit in. I think theres a sense at least of shared aesthetic. He is a founding member of the band Cake. I think it's the closest I'll ever come to feeling like a rock god. In a revealing interview for John Kobal's book People Will Talk, McCrea makes it obvious that a big part of why he wanted to be in the movies was the chance to meet and bed beautiful women. I just think that the Earth cant support popular culture in the way that weve come to expect. Well, it worked out, though, didn't it? Walking down that street, making tea a couple of weeks later, is there something that made you sit back and say, "Boy, that really surprised me about Emma and the way she performed in that scene?". "So there was considerable pressure, and every time I sent in a design or a page of a story, I waited with creeping terror for the email that confirmed, yes, I did suck, and I was fired! So theres been a very obvious thing thats been happening. Yeah. But as the group sets out on yet another tour that on July. Can you tell me a little bit about that and how all that got started? It was incredible. In February of that year, he left the White House to become the first commanding officer of the USS Iowa, the country's newest and largest battleship. McCrea studied English and anthropology at State University of Sacramento . PopMatters talked with John McCrea, the main song-writer and creative force behind Cake, discussing self-reliance in the music industry, satirical song-writing, and the "petulant, bulbous . Actually not fleetingly, I cant believe that our band still exists after this much time. MCCREA: You know, holy shit. My wife and I had kids. Probably every month or so there will be another single, then probably in a year well release the whole album. I dont feel that Im ever actually getting that much done. I mean, certainly you must have been inspired by them to want to be involved in "Cruella.". I didn't get to spend any time with Emma Thompson, which bums me out every day, but hopefully one day. MCCREA: I think I resisted it for a long time, just because I thought music can subliminally get through to people who may overtly disagree with you. You have to have a job thatll let you tour all the time. Having to somehow interface with this huge industry was very stressful and sort of unnatural for us. Right. John McCrae, soldier, physician, poet (born 30 November 1872 in Guelph, ON; died 28 January 1918 in Wimereux, France). He's a wonderful director. Tessa Smith is a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved Film and TV Critic. This terrific cover brought to mind a classic Jay Ward character "Super Chicken" who was featured on the "George Of The Jungle" Show. If you look at our website or Facebook page, whether you agree with them or not, theyre really engaging. note: We spoke to McCrea one week prior to the midterm election.] You have Joel Fry jamming on the guitar, too, so that had to have been a thrill. Concerts Cake's John McCrea talks optimism, pessimism and the future of music. You'll also find it on the Web, where the band constantly engages its fans with advice, links to news stories, and sometimes heated discussion. But then, a couple of weeks after, you'll just be walking down the street or making a cup of tea and you'll be like, "Wait a minute. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Theatre 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 Personal life Academy Award winner Emma Stone (La La Land) stars in Disneys Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious and notoriously fashionable villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. 26:01 Singer and Guitarist John McCrea of Cake Cake has five albums to their credit. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae and Bonneau. But a lot of people felt betrayed by us as well. In other words, there is a massive transference of value and wealth from people who make things over to people that distribute things over the Internet. But I do remember Glenn Close in the live-action "101 Dalmatians" and just being absolutely terrified of her. I need to think of a tag line, don't I? To me, we can argue about gay marriage a lot, but we dont even get to do that unless we have clean air and water. Any good actor will tell you that doing the work is a learning experience. An ideological struggle is about leaving your mother out in the street or something, but this is a luxury product, and I dont see the point about getting really super upset about something like that. In this film Luca meets a new friend, Alberto, but they are . Yeah, it was not so much about hormonal rage or fighting the man so much as just being able, personally, to remain interested in what you are doing. Theres sleep deprivation. I love your introduction when Emma Stone's Cruella Estella, actually, at that point when she comes into your shop and you say to her, "My name is Artie or Art, as in work of." By using our Services, you agree to our use of cookies. Categories Disney Movies, Interviews, Movies, Luca: Capturing the Italian Riviera & Creating Sea Monsters, The Water Man Interview: Lonnie Chavis & Amiah Miller. Known for their hits, "The Distance," "Never There," and "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," Cake's 2011 self-release, Showroom of Compassion, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album charts, proving not only the band's longevity, but also their cultural relevance as a pioneering and prodigious staple of contemporary music history. It was just that one audition. Plus, reacting to that range, you have to make adjustments yourself as an actor. We need to create institutions of organized labor. Menu. John McCrea was born on 10 October 1992 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. Today, McCrea is far more interested in raising awareness about causes he cares about, like world poverty and global warming. John A. Lomax: Yeah. And in this case it really seemed like it didnt. The story is a while ago when I was a struggling musician in Sacramento, California I bought a tree for about seven dollars at a sale a garage sale or something and planted it in the median between my apartment building and the street. The popular alt-rock group combines caustic lyrics with pulsing guitar music and is influenced by. So we can still exist I guess. And trying to find some sort of emotional satisfaction in that, you know, even though theres a litany of negative concerns around those politicians. It's a pretty boring story, but that's how it went. I was lucky enough to have a music sensibility, an aesthetic that was palatable to enough other people to the point where I could make a living, at least fleetingly. The Mighty World of McCrea includes existing work, as well as never-before-seen material, and serves as the first in a four-volume series of such collections from McCrea. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella. Aside from that, I think its very cool to be able to have a musical idea and put it out there quickly. STEREOGUM: Yeah, at what point did you start writing this collection of songs? The musical, a sleeper hit at the Sheffield Crucible earlier . We'll never know. It seems to be taking the audience participation - thats so integral to your live show - and bringing it to the web. Its an altruistic and adult thing to do. In a "Cruella" movie, he also sang the song "I Wanna Be Your Dog." He also appeared in the film "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" as Jamie. MCCREA: I think you read these news stories once in a while, like, Oh, the Korean pop star had four billion plays of their song and got maybe a couple thousand dollars. Its like that. It's not like you're sitting down and taking notes during the production, nothing like that, but certainly you absorb things. Lovecraft. I talked with Craig Gillespie about the film, and I'm wondering, how did you get on his radar for this role? Stop by the HeadCount table at Cake shows throughout the United States this year. Once the video was done, we were able to just pop it up. Let's start at the beginning. It was just looking around me and feeling like I [would] vomit a little bit. Thats just a fact. But yeah, you want to get information out, especially information that can possibly help us - especially information that maybe dislodges fake information. Cruella takes the story of 101 Dalmatians and turns it into a music and fashion extravaganza, thriving in its setting of the 1970s London punk rock scene. Your 2011 album, Showroom of Compassion, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts. Also starring Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Paul Walter Hauser, "Cruella"is now playing in theaters and streaming on Disney+ with Premier Access. Conspiracy theories that the whole thing is rigged - they really run rampant. In a previous interview with CBR, Langford revealed "Shingo" was originally pitched by him and Dini for the Creepshow television show, but it ended up finding a home in the comics. He rose to fame for his appearance as a gay in the Disney Live-action movie named 'Cruella', which released on May 28, 2021. Was that career changing just in the short term? He is an actor, known for Giri/Haji (2019), Cruella (2021) and Dracula (2020). "My main worry was that I was working with Paul Dini, who is no slouch in the design department himself," McCrea said. Ive never really wanted to get my hands icky with direct support on candidates, but Ive made an exception this time, McCrea says in a phone call. It's under the wings of the '70s fashion icon that Estella learns of the Baroness' cold and calculating ways and worse yet, how she's involved in a dark secret involving her new boss. Now in theaters and streaming on Disney+ with Premier Access, "Cruella" first finds Estella as a young girl who dreams of a career in fashion, but her aspirations are sidelined when she becomes a street orphan. Yeah, we noticed at the time concert-goers seemed to be politically inclined, but also somewhat disaffected. I felt like it was okay, because I dont have a big ideological thing about using music in movies and ads unless it fundamentally changes the meaning of the song. But releasing it now feels like part of his civic duty, which also includes performing at benefit concerts for grassroots politicians like Andrew Janz and Beto ORourke. But there is a sense of shared aesthetic, and maybe shared experience, because some people have been to the same concerts and seen some of the same things. It's a really good music town. When people think of Cruella De Vil, hopefully some of them will think about Artie. You know were not saving the entire world, but maybe like 100,000 kids will be better educated. Is that a fair description? By telling the story of a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a drag queen, the new play wants to send . HeadCount does not endorse, support or coordinate with any political party or candidates for elected office, or take positions on any ballot initiatives.Privacy Policy, Registration Deadlines And Election Dates. Yeah, exactly. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film \u0026 Entertainment News. In a recent interview, lead singer John McCrea discusses the current state of music with the Internet, the benefit of a band to have cheap rent, and that the anomaly of Cake's continued. Well, I noticed that all of the profits for Sinking Ship are slated to go toward Doctors Without Borders. Author: headcount.org Published Date: 08/05/2022 Review: 4.72 (231 vote) Summary: You'll also find it on the Web, where the band constantly engages its fans with advice, links to news stories, and sometimes heated discussion. And there is something really exciting when a lot of people are all doing something together. I dont think whether people have clean air or clean water I dont see how thats a political issue. I think that's a testament to him really knowing what he wants. Find a way to collectively bargain. Im feeling that way myself. I dont know if theres shared values because there are people all over the map. John McCrea: I'm always a fan of the villain, always (laughs). Its not a gritty sort of subversive thing its actually a sort of coddled pudgy thing. Did he teach you anything about yourself as a performer? It used to be impossible. MCCREA: Rebecca Solnit, a feminist writer who I enjoy, said back in 2016, Voting is a chess move, not a Valentine. I think thats really key for the left to understand that its not about your individuality or your self-expression. But anyways, so people felt like it was a big betrayal, a lot of people, and that weve somehow changed our ideals. John Joseph Joubert IV (July 2, 1963 - July 17, 1996) was an American serial killer convicted of the murders of three boys in Maine and Nebraska . I just read a statistic from the Department of Labor between the years 2002 and 2011 that we have lost 45% of our working musicians in the United States. I think that is wasteful and disconnected from the real sort of power, which I think, is musical. John A. Lomax: Where that salt come from? The McCraes had military blood. There was a certain sort of underlying sort of evil, a menacing sassiness that I felt coming along every time I was around her in the Cruella wig. John McCrea is an English actor, musician, internet phenomenon, and media figure. I was just thinking about Yemen and Saudi Arabia and all the culpability of the United States in that situation and just how much worse things will probably get and how humans are going to be killed. John A. Lomax:Well you said you, they all kept going, tell be about them coming through here with cannons. That the people who I think should be the most concerned and aware in our society tend to be the ones who are just sort of tuning out. Yeah, it is sort of mind-blowing that music can kind of communicate over some huge cultural boundaries and differences. I bet you wish you could introduce yourself so well in every project you're in. The other thing people get angry about, that I dont think should be a partisan issue, is when well post something about an environmental issue. Thats kind of huge actually. It was seven years since the album before. So I take it Cake fans arent bashful? How The Gift of Fear Inspired Barbarian, 5 Most Memorable Rick Grimes Moments (The Walking Dead), Ben 10 vs. the Universe: The Movie Coming To DVD. So, when something does become really popular and the people really like something, I think that there are people who sort of automatically turn off. When asked how it feels to be a part of that, John says it feels wonderful, and then continues to explain that to be part of Disneys history in any way shape or form is amazing, but the fact that its about representation and its a positive thing, is even better. To hear that this movie is included in the conversations about representation, and with his character specifically, is like a cherry on an already perfectly baked cake.. It is as if you are suspect if the people like you. You've got to be hoping that Artie is going to come back with a sequel. "Stephen Langford and I would keep those guidelines in mind when we wrote for the TV series and now for the Creepshow comic. Mostly, I just think about discarded leather jackets in a landfill that are no longer in style. Let's hope we get that. Culturally, we are living in the era of the single. The singer is also funneling his energy into the bands first new music since 2011, beginning with the unambiguous protest anthem Sinking Ship, the profits of which will go to Doctors Without Borders. "It usually takes me two to three issues of a comic before I have really nailed the design of any new character -- tidied up little details, got the overall shape." Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. So taking the reins of our own record label and running that business and sort of being able to make that into a creative process an extension of the creative process that happens in the studio - everyone was very happy we made that decision, and it makes a lot of sense right now. Yeah, I was so lucky. I think you look a lot like David Bowie when Estella first meets Artie. What a great way to introduce your character, especially with the sense of style that Artie has. We are not part of a next big thing. Q&A. by Matt Wolf Nov 27, 2017 "Everybody's Talking About Jamie . He was flying Buccanneers at the start of his career. McCrae began writing poetry when he was a student at the Guelph Collegiate Institute and also showed an early interest in joining the military. STEREOGUM: Its so true. [But] in order to be engaged in politics you have to be able to see that, okay, even though this politician is bought and paid for, its better to have this one than that one because with this one maybe well have more money going to schools. And I think it does to a certain degree, Im not sure how much. Today, we interview John McCrea who had the opportunity to try the . Writers have the same issues. I think he's the bee's knees. Not your music, but clearly your actions, seem almost punk rock in your desire to maintain your own control over how it sounds and the videos look. We were still there. And you get 15% of it if it comes through. His father was Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae, a man known for his high principles and strong spirituality. There were also then-contemporary horror comics like the Warren magazines Creepy, Eerie, and DC's House of Mystery and House of Secrets. The poem was written by a CanadianJohn McCrae, a doctor and teacher, who served in both the South African War and the First World War. People need to understand that its work. So weve been giving away trees at our shows for maybe five years or so. I'll be honest it's not one of the movies I grew up watching. I guess television is still incredibly powerful, so yes, in some ways. I would have gone in a hundred times more if they asked., John never imagined he would be joining the Disney family, especially as part of Cruellas crew, but he is so glad to have become part of that history, for ever and ever. Its a great organization. I mean, if you want to do "The Lost Boys.". Did he make you more confident? The quirky, sardonic, half-spoken/half-sung vibe of Cake's music extends far beyond their recorded material. When that doesnt happen, you have to be in the van more. (Image source: WikiCommons) In 1943, McCrea, 52, embarked on a new career path - one that would take him much closer to the action. STEREOGUM: Cool. We can individually say, Were gonna try to extricate ourselves from this system, but it would be better if we had [unions]. Yeah, we got a lot of complaints all the time, every day. In . So we can still exist I guess.". We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, It's so often nowadays, you do auditions and it's just you and the casting director, or you do self-tapes. Im really intrigued by what you guys are doing on the web. Please disable your adblocker or subscribe to ad-free membership to view this article. What part do those films play in your personal history? RELATED: I Hate This Place Turns Terrifying Real Life Events Into Campy Fun, It isn't always easy to create short-form comic stories due to space constraints. John McCrea is the lead singer of CAKE, a group that mixes rock, funk, country, hip-hop and jazz into one gorgeous kaleidoscope of sound. And I took care of it for a while, but then my life went on, and the band started touring a lot. Now that "Cruella" has been released, McCrea has his eyes set, long term, on a dream remake of another classic vampire thriller. I mean, Ill tell you - theres crazy stories about the world being connected in ways that are so complex, you know that obviously its implausible. Ive always sort of been - at least when it comes to communication - about populism. "It's the luckiest gift that . How do you deal with that? The idea is that as years pass people will send in more photographs as the trees get bigger and they get older, and we can watch them slowly die, and watch the trees get bigger. John A. Lomax: Where from the boat to the bank? John McCrea Education. Yeah, we have sort of jealousy guarded our autonomy.
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