Nowadays the forty-something Newcombe faces a new task: working without the drugs. His supporters cite this almost superhuman ability to create a massive body of great music while the rest of his life was in such chaos as a testament to his genius. He looked every bit of the classic burnout rockstar. Band bust-ups, violent outbursts aimed towards his own fans, and the inability to secure a deal with a major record label - all of which was documented in the movie Dig! – nothing seemed to stem Anton’s creative flow and through this mid-nineties madness BJM released an incredible seven albums in just three years. He had all the swagger, self belief and crucially, the talent, to emulate his idols, but his self destructive streak meant his music became more a soundtrack to his own decline into a heroin-fuelled haze than a commercially viable product. With his band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Newcombe took the rockstar archetype from his heroes of the sixties, dragged it through a half mile of shattered glass, doused it with propane before burning it to shit and immersing himself in the remains. Instead tells Dean Van Nguyen that modern rock journlism sucks and why he’s better than John LennonĪnton Newcombe has lived the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle to such an excessive level that really, he shouldn’t have lived long enough to secure a place in its recent history. The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s frontman avoids questions about his new album. My barmy interview with The Brian Jonestown Massacre’s frontman that appeared in the last issue of One More Robot.
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