
Jamie: Being all extroverted and dramatic in everyday life is a really foreign concept for me. I feel music is a completely different space. It's more intense and violent than conversation. For Xiu Xiu the music is where we are our most revealing and honest. It is our obligation to try and give out as much as we get. In contrast, I am quite guarded in regular conversation. Not so interesting. I think I heard Sting say the same thing once. Or maybe it was Yanni.
I am not very open about my life generally. I keep things to myself. However, perhaps because of something odd inside me, I prefer to talk about myself through music. It separates me from it somehow. This is the Hugs ‘n' Kisses issue of Vice. What kind of cuddly stuff do you write about?
Suicide, family, sexual problems, self-hate, doubt, gender issues and molestation. Though it doesn't sound like it when stated like that, all of those things are beautifully or horribly related to love in some way. Okay, well have an awesome sunshiny day! XIU XIU Fabulous Muscles is released on 5 Rue Christine, Tomlab, and Popfrenzy Records.