I really had a bad reputation for not doing the same things twice, and really with a vengeance. People would be like, “is that song?” It’s nice now to get people to expect that. I think I’ve worn a groove there that you don’t know quite what it’s going to be. But for me, I can’t go on the road and do the same things all the time. Drives me nuts."John Cale
John Cale on screen - DVD
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life and Music
DVD with the 1998 documentary directed by James Marsh. Released in 2006 in the USA by Kultur.com (ISBN: 0-7697-8399-6, UPC Code: 032031414099).
Filmed in Garnant, Wales, New York and Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Contains interviews with Cale, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Chris Spedding, Maureen Tucker, La Monte Young, biographer Victor Bockris, choreographer Ed Wubbe et al.
Cale talks througout the documentary with music journalist Victor Bockris. They were working on What's Welsh For Zen autobiography at the time.
Interesting behind the scenes material rehearsing with the Ice Nine ensemble for the world premiere of Dance Music in Rotterdam, Fall 1997.
Music
Contains live footage of Heartbreak Hotel - filmed at Rockpalast, Essen, Germany, October 14, 1984; Ship of Fools and Memphis at The Knitting Factory, New York, USA, March 1997.
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Order the remastered and expanded Paris 1919 album (2LP, CD) via Domino Records
Order the remastered and expanded The Academy in Peril album (LP, CD) via Domino Records
