Kevin Shields: lost and found

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My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields disappeared from the music scene after his band’s early 90’s successes. Re-emerging after a decade of fiddling with never released MBV material and stints with Primal Scream, his comeback on the Lost In Translation soundtrack has earned him a Bafta nomination.

Shields talks to Peter Murphy in the latest issue of Hot Press magazine. It is his first full length interview in 12 years. He talks about the early days, sings the praises of The Virgin Prunes, admits to ‘losing it’ after MBV’s stunning album ‘Loveless‘ and he comments on his band’s apparent influence on U2.

Peter Murphy: When U2 were on tour in Australia at the end of the Rattle & Hum campaign, The Edge, then going through the disintegration of his first marriage, was apparently heard playing MBV at deafening volume in his hotel room most nights. Was Shields aware of that?

Kevin Shields: “Only when U2 did interviews and stuff, and they talked about My Bloody Valentine having an influence on Achtung Baby. That was kinda nice,

14 thoughts on “Kevin Shields: lost and found

  1. Geez, von b, you found everything but HIS confirmation picture!! Congrats to Kevin and much luck on round 2.

    I wish he had gone to the do honoring Gavin at the Shelbourne, maybe you could have found some pix! I can’t believe Gavin, Guggi and all FOUR (Cindy insisted Adam lives in her post about Paul’s tribute, but frankly, I don’t believe it) U2 boys made an evening of it and no one got a picture, not even of them going in or out of the hotel. I’ll bet if Gavin slips on the sidewalk sometime or doesn’t realize his fly is down, there will be a photog there to record it, but no one showed up on a night that makes him proud? What a world, what a world…

  2. Geez, von b, you found everything but HIS confirmation picture!! Congrats to Kevin and much luck on round 2.

    I wish he had gone to the do honoring Gavin at the Shelbourne, maybe you could have found some pix! I can’t believe Gavin, Guggi and all FOUR (Cindy insisted Adam lives in her post about Paul’s tribute, but frankly, I don’t believe it) U2 boys made an evening of it and no one got a picture, not even of them going in or out of the hotel. I’ll bet if Gavin slips on the sidewalk sometime or doesn’t realize his fly is down, there will be a photog there to record it, but no one showed up on a night that makes him proud? What a world, what a world…

  3. Oh, the reason there was no pictures of them going in and out was because it was kept very very secret. Gavin only found out about it the night before.

  4. Oh, the reason there was no pictures of them going in and out was because it was kept very very secret. Gavin only found out about it the night before.

  5. Oh, I’m sure there were “family” photos and such — geez, do you think you could persuade him to hand over a couple for public viewing sometime that wouldn’t be too intrusive for them all? That Prunes performance must have been something else. I was thinking of the press, and I have to say, I’m delighted by what you say — for Gavin, that it was such a nice surprise, and by the fact that it is possible for these people to plan something like this and the press doesn’t get wind of it. Now I don’t regret the lack of press photos! Thanks, von b….

  6. Oh, I’m sure there were “family” photos and such — geez, do you think you could persuade him to hand over a couple for public viewing sometime that wouldn’t be too intrusive for them all? That Prunes performance must have been something else. I was thinking of the press, and I have to say, I’m delighted by what you say — for Gavin, that it was such a nice surprise, and by the fact that it is possible for these people to plan something like this and the press doesn’t get wind of it. Now I don’t regret the lack of press photos! Thanks, von b….

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