They Might Be GiantsAhead of their Aus tour which kicks off next week, one half of They Might Be Giants' John Linnell has opened up about their crazy career thus far.
The muso has no clue as to where the wild ride that is the three-decade old outift will go in the future.
“I think there's a mixture of pride and shame,” he laughs of the band's career. “It's a little crazy; I'm not sure how you wind down. I'm a little concerned that we're heading to that ultimate heart attack onstage or heart attack on TV or something like that. I don't know why, but for some reason it's a disturbing thought – I guess it's either that or quietly fade away, and you just have to pick one. We'll see. I'll try and be graceful when it happens, I'll try to work it into the show.”
One thing's for certain - the alternative duo will continue to stay true to what's worked for them in the past, says Linnell.
“We're still doing more or less what we've always done, which is making records that we ourselves would like to buy and listen to. Obviously we can't do everything – there are plenty of records that we like that we ourselves are incapable of making – so this is a narrow category of stuff that we like and we can make.”
