I admire how he yielded the band name to Roland Orzabal in Tears for Fears' soloist years. What a humble, genuine, sincere man. Thank you for this so very much!
Yeah, I always wondered how this wasn’t a subject of litigation between the two of them, like it did with Peter Hook VS New Order. I also very much like the fact that he plays on Break It Down Again live, even though it was from the Elemental album, basically a solo Orzabal album. His backing vocals for in perfectly and make the song sound even better, like pure TFF. I wish they would also play songs from Raoul and The Kings of Spain, which has several great songs on it.
Saw them in San Jose c.a with Hall & Oates. Brilliant! Saw them at Albert Hall London - Brilliant! -Saw them at Blenheim Palace - Brilliant! - got the message?
Aww .. I have such a fondness for Curt, especially after seeing that duet with his daughter (so many feels, yikes!). I love that the two old mates are still creating new art, aging be damned. They feel like dear old friends now, even though we've never met. An odd thing. Warmest regards to Curt and Roland 🙏💖
Saw them in the mid 80s at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. Their guest singer that night was Oletta Adams. Memorable from very talented musicians. Mad World fits perfectly with 2021.
Hi Paul, Hope all is good and well with you my friend!! Just wanted to say that although I'm from Liverpool, I was at the brilliant Tears For Fears concert at the very beautiful Royal Concert Hall in the super city of Nottingham where the people are just the most polite and helpful around and if it's the show you're alluding to with Oleta Adams, and I'm sure that's the only time they toured the UK with Oleta, in support of the outstanding 'Seeds Of Love' album, it was actually a Thursday night during June/July time in 1990!! I remember it so well, what a show, I was with my sister who is disabled and we went for a Pizza in the Pizza Hut in the city centre before the show!! What a Night, I'll never forget it!! Great to know you were there too and enjoyed the concert as much as we did!! Peace and take care my friend!!
It's refreshing to hear Curt's input independent from Roland. I find it interesting to hear his thoughts and shares on their history. Enjoyed listening!!
My first car (1982) - I put a cassette player in it and bought The Hurting. Bought Songs from the Big Chair in 85 on cassette. ‘Seeds’ was a CD in 89 and Happy Ending a download in 04. . Hardly prolific over the years but Roland once talked about “Too much music” in an interview - so a paltry output from TFF in volume terms but the quality is absolutely beyond question. They’re a couple of years older than me and I thank them infinitely for making music as far back as 40 yrs ago that I still listen to regularly. I know them, they don’t know me but I grew up with them.
I'm so glad you two guys got back . The absence of you two not together is something really missing. You two guys are brilliant and Fabulous together. Your friends and will always be friends. Don't fall out over stupid people or weather or something or something else or anything or order or running or perfection.
So many talents have disbanded, even back to the Sixties, it’s a shame but am pleased they have re-formed. So many great songs spawned from short lived groups. We can all think what might have come . Say, if The Beatles hadn’t broken up, what other great music could have been produced. A short career seems to be often times common. I wish them well through the new tour of songs.
Fabulous interview! I thoroughly enjoyed it! Curt, thank you for taking the time to do this..... For fans like myself, it's incredibly important to get your insight into the back story of your latest record and also what your influences were that inspired you to make music. I've been a massive fan of yours since the beginning when I was a teenager and followed you as you evolved as a song writer. Thank you for the remarkable solo work you've done. I listen to it often and wish your solo work was more available to those of us that would love to have your entire solo catalog. All the best on this new tour!
"I love you but I am lost" is my new favorite song. I listen to my music using big old speakers ... makes all the difference. I miss vinyl. I also miss the pure talent of musicians of the 60s, 70s, 80s. Most of today's "top" artists are crap. So excited for new TFF music.
Lovely interview! I admire how dinamic it was and the questions you asked Curt (that btw has a very nice and quick sense of humour and I love his interviews with Roland hahaha) . Thank you a lot for bringing such a nice content! Greetings from a brazilian TFF fan!^^
To this day I enjoy their old music and see their influence fairly often in modern entertainment. 'Mad World' being one of the most popular tracks to be covered by many but popularised again by the movie Donnie Darko. Their track 'Shout' being covered by another of my favourite bands Disturbed is amazing! This is a great interview.
Curt's assessment of current music "sound" is brilliant. There has been a degradation of big sound since the 80s, with a few exceptions. It has accelerated with the adoption of devices we use to listen to music. They are of poor enough quality, that the musicians and mixers really don't have to try hard, and they know it. Texture has been abandoned in favor of quick, pounding and harsh exclamation points, which I guess translates to quick money. No mood at all.
Yes, that is somewhat of a correct assessment about *_SOME_* modern music but, not all of it. This seems more a case of modern "mainstream" Top 40 music _[which in my opinion, is disposable and atrocious _*_MOST_*_ of the time]._ Still, there are so many genres of music that are still being made today that stem from and are stamped with the clear influence of bands like TFF and other iconic, non-mainstream bands from the 80's, both in sound and approach that is quite good. Sadly _[or fortunately, from a certain point of view],_ most of these new bands and _[and even some older ones that are still up and running]_ are being overlooked, ignored or are just plain unknown to the typical, limited, mainstream music listening masses.
Yes...I agree with him about the sound of today's music. Maybe that's the reason why I actually only listen to music from the time I was growing up. I even listen to bands today that I didn't like back then. Today I'm sitting in my living room and listening to all this music from a good system and realizing more and more why the music from that time sounded and was arranged the way it did. Today the kids have it much too easy with everything, including earning money. That would not have been possible in my time, it would have simply failed. There were producers who just said NO. Today you only have to look YOUNG, have breasts and a nice mouth or a cool body, the producer does the rest with your voice and software. All of this has nothing to do with music that you focus on because it's really good. It's like life today, simply cheap and twice as much. If TFF play in Germany again, I'll definitely be there. I can practically memorize every song and know where which sound comes from, so I love that the two of them don't do experiments ala Dave Gahan and Depeche Mode, where you try to be something that you are no longer. The soul of such bands is just gone, a part is still there, but it is alone. Letting Alan Wilder go was definitely the death sentence for the band. It was a coincidence that a producer came along (Tim Simenon) who made something out of it. Everyone else after that...were haphazard and were able to convince the band, but not other people. So now I'm looking forward to Tears for Fears. Thanks.
I don't agree that The Tipping Point album sounds like classic TFF. It's a fine album but nowhere near The Hurting or Big Chair. (Or even Seeds of Love.) Glad to see they're still making new music, but recapturing that 80s magic is almost impossible, unfortunately.
Is it me or does Curt say a lot of words in a South African accent? I've noticed this for years, you really notice it when he says "that" Or is that just what the Bath accent is like?
Correct as in South African or correct as in Bath? He pronounces "That" as "Thet" Just watching an interview just now and he pronounced "Hand in hand" as "Hend in Hend" Roland doesn't do that at all and they grew up on the same estate
I'd say it's due to his natural Bath accent getting mixed with American too... Roland won't have the same accent , he was raised in Portsmouth, Hampshire , the moved to Bath when he was a bit older , so he only has a slight Bath accent...
I admire how he yielded the band name to Roland Orzabal in Tears for Fears' soloist years. What a humble, genuine, sincere man. Thank you for this so very much!
Yeah, I always wondered how this wasn’t a subject of litigation between the two of them, like it did with Peter Hook VS New Order. I also very much like the fact that he plays on Break It Down Again live, even though it was from the Elemental album, basically a solo Orzabal album. His backing vocals for in perfectly and make the song sound even better, like pure TFF. I wish they would also play songs from Raoul and The Kings of Spain, which has several great songs on it.
Oh man his point about compression in music is so accurate. Music today has no middle , its doesn’t breathe .
I agree with Curt when he mentions having a distinct voice, his most certainly is unique, coupled with Roland...two very powerful voices
I will be seeing tears for fears in California in June.. Got tickets!!! So over the moon !!!!! Can't wait 💕😊💕
I'm getting them today which one you going to? The forum? Or which one in California do you recommend?
Saw them in San Jose c.a with Hall & Oates. Brilliant! Saw them at Albert Hall London - Brilliant! -Saw them at Blenheim Palace - Brilliant! - got the message?
Just saw them a couple nights ago! Awesome show.
Curt - you are my teen age years!! Love you xx
Aww .. I have such a fondness for Curt, especially after seeing that duet with his daughter (so many feels, yikes!). I love that the two old mates are still creating new art, aging be damned. They feel like dear old friends now, even though we've never met. An odd thing. Warmest regards to Curt and Roland 🙏💖
I feel exactly the same towards them and was very happy to « meet » them back again by seeing them play live last June.
Tears for fears is one of my fav bands ever
Thank heaven tears for fears are back its been a long wait but worthwhile
Saw them in the mid 80s at Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. Their guest singer that night was Oletta Adams. Memorable from very talented musicians.
Mad World fits perfectly with 2021.
They should connect with Oleta again. That album was briliant.
Hi Paul, Hope all is good and well with you my friend!!
Just wanted to say that although I'm from Liverpool,
I was at the brilliant Tears For Fears concert at the very beautiful Royal Concert Hall in the super city of Nottingham
where the people are just the most polite and helpful around and if it's the show you're alluding to with Oleta Adams,
and I'm sure that's the only time they toured the UK with Oleta,
in support of the outstanding 'Seeds Of Love' album,
it was actually a Thursday night during June/July time in 1990!!
I remember it so well, what a show, I was with my sister who is disabled and we went for a Pizza in the Pizza Hut in the city centre before the show!!
What a Night, I'll never forget it!!
Great to know you were there too and enjoyed the concert as much as we did!!
Peace and take care my friend!!
my favorite band of 1984, tears for fears. 2022 my favorite band tears for fears.
It's refreshing to hear Curt's input independent from Roland. I find it interesting to hear his thoughts and shares on their history.
Enjoyed listening!!
quite enjoyable interview - great new record, love The Tipping Point - yes, it does sound just like a TFF album!
Blue Oyster Cult .... Didn't expect that lol! Great interview.
Defo one of the better 80s pop acts along with likes of talk talk.
My favourite Tears For Fears song is Mothers Talk, especially the version with the epic extended ending. Thanks for the interview.
That warbling "Thriller"-like melody line and soaring chorus are haunting . The extended mix is sublime!
One of my favourite bands as a teen
What a great in depth, honest and open conversation. Very nice. Thanks Curt and Tom
Great interview, would love to see you doing one with Roland
My first car (1982) - I put a cassette player in it and bought The Hurting. Bought Songs from the Big Chair in 85 on cassette. ‘Seeds’ was a CD in 89 and Happy Ending a download in 04. . Hardly prolific over the years but Roland once talked about “Too much music” in an interview - so a paltry output from TFF in volume terms but the quality is absolutely beyond question. They’re a couple of years older than me and I thank them infinitely for making music as far back as 40 yrs ago that I still listen to regularly. I know them, they don’t know me but I grew up with them.
Fabulous interview🥰
I'm so glad you two guys got back . The absence of you two not together is something really missing. You two guys are brilliant and Fabulous together. Your friends and will always be friends. Don't fall out over stupid people or weather or something or something else or anything or order or running or perfection.
Love TFF proper quality
So many talents have disbanded, even back to the Sixties, it’s a shame but am pleased they have re-formed. So many great songs spawned from short lived groups. We can all think what might have come . Say, if The Beatles hadn’t broken up, what other great music could have been produced. A short career seems to be often times common. I wish them well through the new tour of songs.
What a great interview! This is has been one of my favorite TFF interviews, great questions! Kudos for knowing your stuff.
Fabulous interview! I thoroughly enjoyed it! Curt, thank you for taking the time to do this..... For fans like myself, it's incredibly important to get your insight into the back story of your latest record and also what your influences were that inspired you to make music. I've been a massive fan of yours since the beginning when I was a teenager and followed you as you evolved as a song writer. Thank you for the remarkable solo work you've done. I listen to it often and wish your solo work was more available to those of us that would love to have your entire solo catalog. All the best on this new tour!
I would love them to tour with Future Islands ❤️
"I love you but I am lost" is my new favorite song.
I listen to my music using big old speakers ... makes all the difference. I miss vinyl. I also miss the pure talent of musicians of the 60s, 70s, 80s. Most of today's "top" artists are crap. So excited for new TFF music.
Great interview! I appreciate his honesty in music and work❤ Wonderful artist and human being😊
Lovely interview! I admire how dinamic it was and the questions you asked Curt (that btw has a very nice and quick sense of humour and I love his interviews with Roland hahaha) . Thank you a lot for bringing such a nice content! Greetings from a brazilian TFF fan!^^
Curt has the same favorite artists as me
Their XM/Sirius performance of "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" was amazing. They haven't lost a step.
Great interview.. one of the better ones I have seen..
Agree
1984-shout- 2022- tipping point.
Great interview, Tom.
To this day I enjoy their old music and see their influence fairly often in modern entertainment. 'Mad World' being one of the most popular tracks to be covered by many but popularised again by the movie Donnie Darko.
Their track 'Shout' being covered by another of my favourite bands Disturbed is amazing!
This is a great interview.
love you guys..
Hi from Florida...looking forward to the new album and seeing TFF live. Great interview! They do have a unique sound and voices!
Curt's assessment of current music "sound" is brilliant. There has been a degradation of big sound since the 80s, with a few exceptions. It has accelerated with the adoption of devices we use to listen to music. They are of poor enough quality, that the musicians and mixers really don't have to try hard, and they know it. Texture has been abandoned in favor of quick, pounding and harsh exclamation points, which I guess translates to quick money. No mood at all.
Yes, that is somewhat of a correct assessment about *_SOME_* modern music but, not all of it. This seems more a case of modern "mainstream" Top 40 music _[which in my opinion, is disposable and atrocious _*_MOST_*_ of the time]._
Still, there are so many genres of music that are still being made today that stem from and are stamped with the clear influence of bands like TFF and other iconic, non-mainstream bands from the 80's, both in sound and approach that is quite good.
Sadly _[or fortunately, from a certain point of view],_ most of these new bands and _[and even some older ones that are still up and running]_ are being overlooked, ignored or are just plain unknown to the typical, limited, mainstream music listening masses.
Great interview, Tom. Some excellent nuggets that I'd not heard before.
The hurting was the second album I ever bought and been a fan since 1983
I am going to savour this! Thank you.
Lindo 😍
Nice job man!
I’ve watched several interviews, I enjoy hearing him apart from Roland. Tears For Fears Welcome back!
I remember his little braids.
He’s in his early 60s here, but he looks a lot older than that.
Yes...I agree with him about the sound of today's music. Maybe that's the reason why I actually only listen to music from the time I was growing up. I even listen to bands today that I didn't like back then. Today I'm sitting in my living room and listening to all this music from a good system and realizing more and more why the music from that time sounded and was arranged the way it did. Today the kids have it much too easy with everything, including earning money. That would not have been possible in my time, it would have simply failed. There were producers who just said NO. Today you only have to look YOUNG, have breasts and a nice mouth or a cool body, the producer does the rest with your voice and software. All of this has nothing to do with music that you focus on because it's really good. It's like life today, simply cheap and twice as much. If TFF play in Germany again, I'll definitely be there. I can practically memorize every song and know where which sound comes from, so I love that the two of them don't do experiments ala Dave Gahan and Depeche Mode, where you try to be something that you are no longer. The soul of such bands is just gone, a part is still there, but it is alone. Letting Alan Wilder go was definitely the death sentence for the band. It was a coincidence that a producer came along (Tim Simenon) who made something out of it. Everyone else after that...were haphazard and were able to convince the band, but not other people. So now I'm looking forward to Tears for Fears. Thanks.
Amazing great summary, even your statement with Alan Wilder from DM spot on ....
@@platzhirsch4275 Danke!
Not fake at all.
Curt come to My Home in Chile, I invite to drinks a good chilean wine
Hi any idea will there be an Asia tour?
Hi Tom
Christian Bale is a better interviewer than I expected.
I don't agree that The Tipping Point album sounds like classic TFF. It's a fine album but nowhere near The Hurting or Big Chair. (Or even Seeds of Love.) Glad to see they're still making new music, but recapturing that 80s magic is almost impossible, unfortunately.
This is some great ego stroking by the interviewer. Luckily it’s a very worthy ego
Cannot even close a glove box?
Is it me or does Curt say a lot of words in a South African accent?
I've noticed this for years, you really notice it when he says "that"
Or is that just what the Bath accent is like?
correct
Correct as in South African or correct as in Bath?
He pronounces "That" as "Thet"
Just watching an interview just now and he pronounced "Hand in hand" as "Hend in Hend"
Roland doesn't do that at all and they grew up on the same estate
@@drexlspivey5828 Correct as in Bath. Roland grew up in Hampshire then moved to Bath and also worked in theatre....hence the different accent.
I'd say it's due to his natural Bath accent getting mixed with American too... Roland won't have the same accent , he was raised in Portsmouth, Hampshire , the moved to Bath when he was a bit older , so he only has a slight Bath accent...
@@jensyt4992 I preferred the beautiful accent he had when he lived in England. It has changed since he went to live in the states.
Man, these guys are looking too old, they're looking to have 80 years old
He’s 60
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