The Raveonettes interview
HUCK: How would you describe The Raveonettes to a friend?
Sune Rose Wagner: Oh my god you're gonna fucking shit yourself!!! Better than Sabbath and Tom Jones combined!
Would you say you were a retro act?
Of course, we're all fake and retro. What did you expect? Ok, seriously, we're all new and exciting and right here, right now.
Where do you get the inspiration for the lyrics?
Everyday life really. There's so much misery and suffering in the world. It's not hard to find something to write about.
Is it meant to be a shock tactic to provoke a reaction?
No. It's merely a reaction to the sweetness in the music.
You recently completed a US tour. Do you have any interesting stories from that experience?
Nope. Nothing exciting ever happens to us. We’re always the ones who just play and travel. Apart from the time we got all our gear stolen from the van in Brooklyn. In fact, they took the whole van. They took our vintage guitars, amps - everything. But that was years ago now and we’re not dwelling on it.
What is the worst show you have ever played and why?
Spring break in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was sponsored by the US Army. The war in Iraq had just started and they were recruiting people to go overseas. We somehow got mixed up in all that and demanded that they closed their stands while we were playing. Needless to say, we were extremely unpopular and they had to send a security guard to our backstage room because they were afraid we were going to get killed by an angry mob. Two people actually came to see us play after that.
What was your main goal for In and Out of Control?
No goal really, we just have to write and record because it's an addiction. We still dream of world domination but we would have to change our ways so much that we would become a fake outfit. There's no need for that.
What can people expect from a Raveonettes live show?
An honest band with nothing to hide - we're the real deal!
In and Out of Control is out now via Vice Records.
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