Say Hello, Say Hello.. To The Curtis
I am still processing Interpol from last night, and everything that happened after and after I've exchanged several excited emails, and written a massive chunk in my diary I will try to write up some kind of review/tale of events when I've returned to something like a normal emotional shape.
But something VisualInfidelity said last week:
I hope Brandon is ok, I hope the Interpol tour will be a really positive experience for him… just thinking about everything he’s been through lately…
I know I often kinda give Interpol a hard time on Tumblr and joke about them "stealing Brandon away" from his own stuff, but after talking to him at length last night, the truth is: yes, he said that the tour has been a really positive experience for him.
He has been through a ton of shit and devastating experiences this past year. But it sounds like touring with Interpol is a really good place for him to be, right now. Brandon is really special, and an amazing human being in addition to being so talented, and I'm actually very grateful to Interpol for giving him a place to be, doing what he loves, making music, in a capacity he can handle right now. And I do feel like Interpol are looking after him, in a way, and I love them even more for that.
(I hope I'm not betraying any confidences in having said this, I know Brandon's a really super-private person and I feel quite fiercely defensive of him at the moment. He goes all :3 embarrassed/pleased, but I do think he needs to know that he is loved and appreciated.)
