The Hives' Pelle Almqvist on getting hit in the face with a microphone and 'The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons' #podcast #2000s #musicinterview
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0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Touring
1:00 - Looking back on 30 years of The Hives
2:15 - New York City
2:33 - Hanging out with the band outside of work
2:48 - Meeting and starting the band as teens
3:26 - Pelle’s mom and dad
4:35 - Early music inspirations; AC/DC, punk, Skid Row
6:27 - Swedish rock scene
7:29 - Mailman and paperboy jobs growing up
8:14 - Early shows
8:54 - Wanting to be in a band
9:32 - Influential bands
10:48 - Hives’ image and suits
12:18 - Leaning into overblown showbiz vibe during small early shows; became Hives’ aesthetic
13:19 - First record, Barely Legal
14:00 - First tour
14:44 - Working on Veni Vidi Vicious
15:00 - Quitting odd jobs and moving between tours
15:36 - Buying a lot of cigarettes after Slovenia show on first tour
17:29 - SPIN called The Hives “best live band”
17:55 - “Hate To Say I Told You So”
19:01 - Getting big
19:30 - Getting praise from celebrities and musicians for sophomore album
20:12 - “Main Offender”
20:50 - Influence of the Sonics’ album
21:26 - Throwing away melody and wanting big noise in songs
22:37 - “Walk Idiot Walk”
25:23 - Live show
26:30 - Getting hit in the face with a microphone while performing
27:05 - Randy Fitzsimmons
29:08 - 11-year hiatus
29:50 - The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons
32:35 - “Rigor Mortis Radio”; inspired by hip hop
33:35 - Making music videos
34:20 - “Bogus Operandi” music video
36:42 - Throwing up at Dave Grohl’s house on New Year’s Eve
37:33 - Arctic Monkeys
39:14 - Meet Me in the Bathroom
39:40 - The Strokes and The White Strips
40:15 - First show of tour at Brooklyn Steel
40:55 - Best crowds in the world
41:17 - Hoping to not have another hiatus
41:36 - Dream artists to work with
42:00 - Cyndi Lauper
42:35 - Top 5 most underrated rock bands
44:50 - Top 5 best showmen/women in rock ‘n’ roll
45:46 - Top 5 Swedish delicacies
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Host @ScottLipps
Edited by @toastycakes
Music by @Robby_hoff