from=Aug 21st 1998

Transcript-Fan Interview
Top Of The Pops chat


Jim from The Corrs
The Corrs appear on Top of the Pops with their new single, "What Can I Do," taken from their chart-topping second album, "Talk on Corners." Why has their blend of traditional Irish music and contemporary pop songs been so successful worldwide? Find out when Jim joined us backstage at Top of the Pops.

Jim from the Corrs live on beeb

James Fenn asks: "I would like to know if you are planning to release a third album with some more wicked songs on it? "

Jim: "We certainly are. We’re planning to record hopefully early next year, Forgiven Not Forgotten, the album kept taking off in various different places which delayed the writing and recording of the second one. Hopefully we’ll be a little be quicker on the third."

Cam McVey asks: "Just wondering how much input the four of you had in the two latest singles' remixes. Did you take part in the mix, talk over ideas with the remixer, or just let them have free rein on your songs!? "

Jim: "What they do essentially, the remixers, that is, is take material from the songs and add some new stuff and so essentially it’s the foundation of what we have already in our songs. The approval is ultimately done by the record company. If we didn’t like it, we wouldn’t allow it to be released."

Richard Craven asks: "I'd like to ask: What are the worst aspects and the best aspects to being in a successful band? If you could go back and change any single moment in your careers, what would it be? Jim, I have 3 sisters too so I can empathise with what it must be like for you! "

Jim: "I suppose being in a cocoon-like environment with the same people for large amount of time tends to be a little bit difficult, but the fantastic success that has taken us a long time to achieve has made it all extremely worthwhile. And to be honest there’s no one moment good or bad that I would go back and change. Thanks for the empathy! Ha ha."

Ron Olshavsky asks: "Jim, Can you explain why there has been no promotion or exposure of the band in the USA? Its very frustrating to live here in the USA, and never hear anything about the band on the radio and TV.... "

Jim: "We intend to do a promotional blitz on the USA in the not too distant future. Our success in America counts on presence in the marketplace"

Graham Lally asks: "Following the successes of "Dreams" and "What Can I do", are we going to see further remixes? Or (preferably :) are the original singles going to be released now that you have worldwide fame? So Young would be good... "

Jim: "So Young actually will be the next single that will be remixed and released in the UK and Ireland."

Timothy Pan Ke Jie asks: "Hi Corrs! I would like to ask you guys when will you be performing in Singapore again because many of the people here can't wait to see you guys perform again "

Jim: "Not actually sure, but we are returning to Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia to perform during the Commonwealth Games very shortly."

Helen Marijnissen asks: "Hi Jim, A lot of confusion is going on between one song with two different titles namely 'carraroe jig' and 'joy of life'. Why is the song called 'carraroe jig' on the album and 'Love to love you' Cd singles and 'joy of life' during concerts??? It is the same song, right? We (people on the Corrs mailinglist) always thought that 'joy of life' is the title of the instrumental that Sharon play on the violin before 'Haste to the wedding'."

Jim: "Confusingly for us too, there are traditional tunes in Ireland that have got a couple of different titles, for what reason I don’t know. Joy of life is the title of the first tune in the instrumental."

Helen asks: "Is there any change that songs we know from concerts only, like 'Love in the Milky Way' and 'On your own' will be released on CD or CDsingle? "

Jim: "Unfortunately some very bold bootleggers pirated a coy of Love in the Milky Way. Please don’t support this act of thievery but we do hope that those songs will be released as additional tracks on forthcoming cd singles."

Matt asks: "Where do you all prefer to perform, at large open air concerts or at smaller more intimate venues? Where do you find the more fanatical fans? "

Jim: "I think personally I prefer smaller more intimate venues. I like being closer to the audience. The song that we prefer to play live is always the one that we’ve added most recently. For instance, soon we will start playing the new remix version of What Can I Do."

 

Rachel Harrison asks: "I've heard a rumour, that a new album is to be released around November-December. Is this true? I can't imagine you've had time to record any new material. "

Jim: "If that question is from Rachel the website owner down under, thanks for much for the lovely birthday present that I received recently and I expect the Ferrari to be in the post…only joking!! Thanks again. And the album will be hopefully recorded next year."

Tom Mitchell asks: "Are you aware of the massive Internet fan base you have? There are plenty of personal Corrs web sites out there, do you or your sisters ever have a look at them? "

Jim: "We’re just beginning to become aware of the massive internet fan base which we are delighted with and thank you all so much for your support and yes we do look at them."

Amy Montgomery asks: "Jim, has it been discussed,as to what may happen to the band after the "10 year plan" has finished? i hope very much you continue! "

Jim: "We intend to go for as long as we’re making people happy through our music and as long as we’re happy doing it, we’ll continue but we don’t want to be ageing pop stars."

alchopop asks: "What's your favourite beer?"

Jim: "I like McCardles Brown Ale which is brewed in our own home town of Dundalk."

L Buckingham asks: "Why do you claim that 'thunder only happens when it's raining' ?. This is clearly misleading and meteorologically incorrect"

Jim: "That’s brilliant it is! Thanks Lindsey, you should know, after all you wrote it!"

Micky asks: "I heard that you all auditioned for The Commitments...were you in the film, who did you play and have you ever been tempted to do more acting?"

Jim: "Myself Caroline and Sharon got ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ parts in the film, while Andrea got a fairly substantial part playing the sister of Jimmy Rabbitte. She got to say a few rude lines in the film. Who knows whether we’ll do some more acting in the future…"

jim too asks: "What do you think of the films Andrea has been in? Did you see Evita?"

Jim: "I would be some brother and completely ostracised by my family if I didn’t go to see Evita as my sister was in it. So yes, I did and I thought it was great though to be perfectly honest I wished for some spoken dialogue at times but it was beautifully shot and directed by Alan Parker."

kitty asks: "What's your favourite household appliance?"

Jim: "A fridge to keep my McCardles ale cool!"

spook asks: "Have you ever seen a ghost?"

Jim: "I’ve had some strange experiences all right, but I cannot claim to actually having seen a ghost. But the other day during my time off I accompanied a friend near Clifton to a house he used to live in which was definitely haunted."

Fran asks: "Do you speak Gaelic?"

Jim: "Seá."

phil h. asks: "What music do you listen to when you want to relax? "

Jim: "Anything current, I love that new song by Stardust but to relax it would probably church organ music, which I have a deep love for as my father used to play this practically from when I was born."

Julie asks: "How do you feel about Fleetwood Mac? "

Jim: "Rumours would probably be my desert island disk."

Spicegirl asks: "Jim, you seem to have a really devoted fan base, do you like the attention?"

Jim: "To be honest, I suppose I do like a certain amount of attention, but I also love basking in anonymity from time to time"

Andy asks: "How did the duet with the Chieftains come about? "

Jim: " We got a phone call from The Chieftains asking us to perform with them on their forthcoming album and we invited them to perform on the Jimi Hendrix song Little Wing with us for our album."

isme asks: "What was the most exhilarating gig you?ve ever played?"

Jim: "We’ve had so many but probably one of the most exhilarating recently would have been Live at the Albert Hall which is going to be released on video very shortly."

marmite asks: "What is it like working with your sisters? Do you ever have any fights? "

Jim: " Of course we have fights, we are like any normal family, though thankfully they never get physical otherwise I’d have a sore nose."

christine asks: "Do you still live in Dundalk and what is your favourite place in Ireland?"

Jim: "I have so many favourite places in Ireland that there are too many to mention. I love Dundalk particularly for the warmth of the people, and practically everywhere on the west coast stretching from Donegal to Killarney. "

Sarah asks: "How many times have you been on Top of the Pops and what is it like?"

Jim: " Today is our 3rd time appearing on TOTP and it was great fun doing so as we all grew up religiously watching this program as kids."

rosie asks: "Do you mind when people come to your house?"

Jim: "As much as we love all our fans, to be very honest, it is the only opportunity for us to take some very valuable time out from the intensive schedule and workload that we have so we need to have privacy at our family home. But we try to give as much as we can to our fans when we are out working on the road."

beeb: "Just time for final words from Jim"

Jim: "Thank you all very much once again. It is very enjoyable to do this type of thins, when it works properly. Hopefully I’ll come up and do another one for you soon. Don’t forget to please keep phoning up the radio stations in your local areas requesting our songs to be played as it helps us a helluva lot.. hope to see you at some of our forthcoming gigs. "

beeb: "We hope you enjoyed chatting with the band. Remember we're live backstage from Top of the Pops every Thursday, with one of your favourite bands."


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