Arab Strap's Aidan Moffat - The British Masters - Chapter 5
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John Doran meets Aidan Moffat of Arab Strap and L.Pierre, for the fifth chapter of The British Masters, our interview series featuring the most influential and colourful figures from British popular music history.
In Johns words, Moffat is "as much a poet as a singer. His lyrics come from a hard bitten Scottish literary tradition that includes writers such as James Kelman and Alan Warner. His words are as funny as they are shocking, as they are moving".
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Aidan moffat is the voice of an entire generation in Scotland. Utter Genius
@brettharvey716
2 жыл бұрын
he’s definitely not a genius, all he does is talks over decent musicians
This interview is pure gold. I have followed mogwai and Arab Strap since 1998. Aidan is awesome.
Deeper is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, Moffat is a fucking genius and his lyrics are that which so few are, grounded in a specific lifestyle and reality but paradoxically universal.
@dreamshore_music
2 жыл бұрын
his lyrics are very relatable if you feel like you don't belong to this world
We're glad you're enjoying it! Hopefully you can discover some of the greatest jams in recent history. Seriously, check out the Smiths.
Well chuffed to have found this, miss Arab Strap. And subscribed mate, amazing channel, love the interviews. so far.
I love this series. Fantastic!
I love the atmosphere
Love it! I never got to see Arab Strap. I the bucket list.
The British Masters is the best piece of video music journalism that it has ever been made in the last years. I'd love to see an American Masters soon too (although I guess Soft Focus is the US version?)
Saw the Strap 4 times over the years in Notts, nobody has come close since...
Love them oxo
yeah I know, still dream crushed, thanks Noisey!
yeah, that's how it goes. wikipedia says the Belle & Sebastian album created some tension between the bands but nearly half the B&S members have contributed to a large number of Arab Strap's tracks.... who knows.
PLEASE tell me your gonna do Vince Clarke hes so underrated and is definitely a British Master theres a reason hes called the King of Synth
Yay States!!
Its okay i found your interviews on The Quietus and they'll tide me over. Id trade my left nut for one of those House of Illustrious box sets, anyways love the series John keep it up.
Arab strap, my favourite bearded drunks
Actually, it's me that's confused. Arab Strap are named after a Middle Eastern cock ring, and Belle and Sebastian's album are named in partial tribute to Aidan and Malcolm's band.
I'd love to interview Vince Clarke face to face, I've interviewed him on the phone many times. He lives in the States unfortunately.
@MisAnnThorpe
5 жыл бұрын
Any chance of a Green Gartside interview?
....sold me my first Clash album.......Sleeves in Falkirk.........has to have been 84/85........10 year old dragging my mum into the shop to buy me it.............the Michael Jackson posters were ripped down soon after.......
I quite like Arab strap - but I never got mogwai - just no hooks - each to their own I guess
Well he was at least YOUNGER when it was written 15+ years ago.
I love Arab strap, don't get me wrong. But when Aidan described his lyrics as poetry it made me burst out laughing.
@eliotbw
8 жыл бұрын
+Navin Navout subjective
@bowjingarrrrr
8 жыл бұрын
Isn't everything? His lyrics read like a 13 year old's diary or a letter to a women's gossip magazine.
@josephharris8047
8 жыл бұрын
+Navin Navout Personally I love his lyrics - yes they often deal with sex in the most overt and vulgar fashion but that was always Aidan's intention. They are so incredibly well observed and executed with the minimum of pretension. Obviously you are entitled to your opinion but I and many others would agree with his description....
@davidboerma
7 жыл бұрын
I think he said "to me it's all just words". And that he doesn't differentiate between what you call poetry and something else
@danielbrown8556
5 жыл бұрын
@@bowjingarrrrr that's the point lmao
His writing reminds me a lot of Bukowski.
@kennethguitarfiend4493
3 жыл бұрын
He’s a lot better than Bukowski...
There seems to be some confusion here. Arab Strap are named after the Belle and Sebastian album The Boy With The Arab Strap, written about a fictional character... So don't let Aidan's lovely face interrupt your torrid fantasies.
Mogwai
No chapyer 1 2 3 4 WTF
this is such a disappointment, I always imagined boy from the Arab Strap a younger, handsomer Moroccan guy
The weird synth strings are so depressing - no need
@leonlawson2196
4 жыл бұрын
Haha what
Wait... so the guy from arab strap is george clooney's fatter scottish cousin?