Concerts Cake's John McCrea talks optimism, pessimism and the future of music. Other articles where John McCrae is discussed: Canadian literature: Modern period, 1900-60: John McCrae's account of World War I, "In Flanders Fields" (1915), remains Canada's best-known poem. The larks, still bravely singing, fly. New Movie News, Movie Trailers & upcoming Movie Reviews, Paul Dini and John McCrea Discuss Creepshow's Scary Short-Form Comic Style, I Hate This Place Turns Terrifying Real Life Events Into Campy Fun, The Image Comic Barry Windsor-Smith Decided to Re-Write as He Drew It, REVIEW: Frank Miller Presents Ancient Enemies: The Djinni #1 Crafts a Compelling Origin Story, REVIEW: DC's Shazam! The 2020 "Dracula" BBC miniseries that you did with Claes Bang really breathed new life into the character. Yeah, they play us on stations where many times, personally, I cant listen to a lot of the music around our music. At one point, you're rocking out on stage at a Cruella fashion show. 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MCCREA: Rebecca Solnit, a feminist writer who I enjoy, said back in 2016, Voting is a chess move, not a Valentine. I think thats really key for the left to understand that its not about your individuality or your self-expression. You'll also find it on the Web, where the band constantly engages its fans with advice, links to news stories, and sometimes heated discussion. He's a fountain of knowledge and he's got a lot of experience doing this. Knowing that the Power Cosmic would still reside in the Fallen One's body, Thanos had the corpse brought to the Dwarves of the Asgardian realm of Nidavellir, the greatest . It will be like that first single of creating a balance between the abyss and hopeful utopia. I think that is wasteful and disconnected from the real sort of power, which I think, is musical. Should I fail, I was to 'go out and get a job.'. Especially if you really love music, do something that you don't like in order to make money. People can repost that story and that would be great if that happened a lot. If I hit a wall, I just move on to a different song. When we release enough, well put them all on an album. Yeah, exactly. We have to put some of our agenda aside in order to do whats best for the group. I love your introduction when Emma Stone's Cruella Estella, actually, at that point when she comes into your shop and you say to her, "My name is Artie or Art, as in work of." My wife and I had kids. The David Bowie and Mark Bolan-inspired Artie marks a landmark moment for Disney, as he historically becomes the entertainment giant's first openly queer character in a live-action production . Apart from picking up something from Craig, you not only have Emma Stone, but Emma Thompson and Mark Strong who you can glean something from, too. Find a way to collectively bargain. We are the Dead. But thats yesterdays CAKE. He is a founding member of the band Cake. LISTEN: APPLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY STITCHER When Cake formed in 1990, McCrea was. Uncle Billy McCrea: From the boat goes back to the warehouse. But what about Craig Gillespie? In a recent interview, lead singer John McCrea discusses the current state of music with the Internet, the benefit of a band to have cheap rent, and that the anomaly of Cake's continued. I was more of a Hercules, Lion King, sort of nineties era, but I do remember the live-action one and I remember Glenn Close. Cookies help us deliver our Services. To combat this, he was sent to acting school. And it was sort of fun to see how different those characters were, in terms of how she played them. Qualification: High School Graduated John McCrea Career. And I took care of it for a while, but then my life went on, and the band started touring a lot. We interview Cruella star John McCrea about what drew him to take a role in the film, working with director Craig Gillespie, and much more. Yeah, I think so. Would be interested to know. Last week, the Bay Area print edition of The Onion published my interview with Cake 's John McCrea, in advance of their big NYE show at the Warfield. He was flying Buccanneers at the start of his career. STEREOGUM: Right. His mother is a homemaker, while his father is a military commander. I've got to be honest, I was a '90s Disney kid, so for me it was sort of more about "The Lion King" and the like. Photo by Laurie Sparham. note: Age Of Aquarius was released in 1969.]. I loved that. Yeah. He is so collaborative, as I've said before, but I think I was always just really impressed by his vision. Interview with Uncle Billy McCrea, Jasper, Texas, 1940 John A. Lomax: What do you remember about the, when slavery was over? MCCREA: Well, the B-side or the A-side I dont know which side is which of the vinyl single Sinking Ship, we do a cover of the old Age Of Aquarius song from the early 70s. You must have felt a sense of family being on set as well. About ten years or so later I just happened to be walking in that part of town for some reason and walked by the tree that I planted when it was about three feet tall and it was about twenty-five or thirty feet tall. Jane McCrea was a Loyalist who was killed and scalped during the American Revolution on the way to meet her fianc in a British camp. Aside from that, I think its very cool to be able to have a musical idea and put it out there quickly. No stranger to the world of theater . It must keep you going as a musician to have these kinds of interactions with fans and being creative in this way. Like I said, one of my favorite things to do is go to the makeup truck in the morning and see Artie bare bones every day before we put some fabulous clothes on. It helped popularize the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance. So weve been giving away trees at our shows for maybe five years or so. That is my advice. I think probably because of current events. 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I would like stuff like that to leak out off the website, into the office, the water cooler dialogue. We were still there. Yeah, for me, its about remaining flexible and just making it about musical criteria as opposed to cultural criteria. He tries to walk around London like a walking art piece, and I think he succeeds. Did you pick up anything from him? That's a memory that sticks out for me. In some way, I think it is kind of wasteful because I dont think that cultural criteria should be used to judge musical criteria. Yeah, yeah, totally. I appreciate it. Do Cake fans kind of fit into what youre describing, or do you think its a different sort of community? Years and years went by, and because the band was getting more and more successful, I wasnt home at all and I moved away. John McCrea, lead singer and songwriter for the alternative rock band Cake, has been talking about a new album for well over a year. The McCraes had military blood. John McCrae, a Canadian doctor and teacher who is best known for his memorial poem " In Flanders Fields ," was born on November 30, 1872, in Guelph, Ontario. Did that sort of vault you guys back into the public eye? So theres been a very obvious thing thats been happening. And trying to find some sort of emotional satisfaction in that, you know, even though theres a litany of negative concerns around those politicians. MCCREA: I think I resisted it for a long time, just because I thought music can subliminally get through to people who may overtly disagree with you. By John McCrae. I mean, if you want to do "The Lost Boys.". I think it did to a certain degree. Not only in Cruella, but in many of their recent endeavors, Disney is getting more inclusive and diverse. Don't forget to subscribe and thanks for watching Sometimes you have to vote for somebody who is not a perfect expression of your inner self in order to do the right thing for the highest number of people. I just dont know when they became marginalized into political issues at all. Right. Artists havent really been able to organize, but I think ultimately we should be able to say, Altogether, wed like to say that .0006, whatever it is, of a penny Maybe wed like .005. We cant do that. I lived in Koreatown for a little bit. What has passed for gritty rebellion is really just like fucking foam on a cappuccino. If you are paying a bunch of rent for a nice apartment, live in a shitty apartment. MCCREA: I think you read these news stories once in a while, like, Oh, the Korean pop star had four billion plays of their song and got maybe a couple thousand dollars. Its like that. But it's such a wonderful introduction to him because it sounds sort of funny and sassy, but it really is the way he lives his life. John A. Lomax: Yeah. Thats the way I preserve my happiness in writing: by doing it because I want to do it, not because Im trying to finish a job. It's an infectious energy, for sure. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group All rights reserved. "I love writing short-form comic stories, especially ones that pack a visceral punch in the style of Creepshow," Dini said before adding that they were an important part of his formative years. Thats just a fact. It is hard for me to understand where we fit in. . Without the villain, you have no story. "Stephen Langford and I would keep those guidelines in mind when we wrote for the TV series and now for the Creepshow comic. I really love Middle-Eastern music. Featuring exclusive content and interviews for Game Of Thrones, Sherlock, Marvel, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and so much more. Known for their hits, "The Distance," "Never There," and "Short Skirt/Long Jacket," Cake's 2011 self-release, Showroom of Compassion, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album charts, proving not only the band's longevity, but also their cultural relevance as a pioneering and prodigious staple of contemporary music history. Its not a gritty sort of subversive thing its actually a sort of coddled pudgy thing. The quirky, sardonic, half-spoken/half-sung vibe of Cake's music extends far beyond their recorded material. John McCrea was born on 10 October 1992 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK. Estella begins working at the store at the bottom, and she appears to be going nowhere until a happy accident leads Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson) to offer her a job as a fashion designer. Interview: John McCrea of Cake. Would you say that we live in a culture of mass A.D.D. What you ??? Joel McCrea, a tall, trim, ruggedly handsome actor who radiated a casual, amiable image in 80 movies, many of them westerns, died yesterday of pulmonary complications at the Motion Picture and. It doesnt matter what town you live in now. It sounds like it could address any number of things. The most important stories and least important memes, every Friday. I would have gone in a hundred times more if they asked., John never imagined he would be joining the Disney family, especially as part of Cruellas crew, but he is so glad to have become part of that history, for ever and ever. But who doesn't love a villain, you know? Writer Paul Dini and artist John McCrea chat about the excitement and challenges of short-form storytelling in Skybound's Creepshow #1. Id imagine that it must really add to the vitality. In February of that year, he left the White House to become the first commanding officer of the USS Iowa, the country's newest and largest battleship. So I take it Cake fans arent bashful? I keep thinking September for some reason. But as the group sets out on yet another tour that on July. You have Cruella's black-and-white hair, you have the dalmatians, and you have the fashion, but at the same time, you're responsible for defining your characters. I think the chaps name was John McRea. CAKE recently performed this New Year's Eve at THE WILTERN in Los Angeles. Interview: Cake's John McCrea - HeadCount Interview: Cake's John McCrea The quirky, sardonic, half-spoken/half-sung vibe of Cake's music extends far beyond their recorded material. The Democrats changed a lot of things, like using CFL bulbs [at the Capitol building], and tried to make their whole existence a little bit more environmentally friendly. Well, I noticed that all of the profits for Sinking Ship are slated to go toward Doctors Without Borders. What made you decide to donate to that particular organization? Should viewers feel safe, the attention to detail in the production design, the costume design, the makeup designs the bigger you can get, the better!. STEREOGUM: Yeah, I identify as a liberal, but Ill be the first to say that I think its way too easy for liberals to get caught up in rhetoric and fail to see the bigger picture. The touring doesnt pay if youre not a big enough artist. And we posted that article and a lot of Republicans got really furious with that while a lot of people said thank you for posting that, it was interesting. But for most people, I guess it didnt really look good to be bringing back the Styrofoam cup. Not very many artists can get billions of streams, so its a math thing. Everythings beautiful, but its also challenging. There are many things to love about Disneys Cruella, and John McCrea playing Artie is near the top of that list. Its like, youre in this van, and you get paid a few hundred bucks. "It usually takes me two to three issues of a comic before I have really nailed the design of any new character -- tidied up little details, got the overall shape." McCrea is descended from a prominent British family. 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[But] in order to be engaged in politics you have to be able to see that, okay, even though this politician is bought and paid for, its better to have this one than that one because with this one maybe well have more money going to schools. John McCrea's 's top tips for aspiring performers 1. Well, I dont know if youre permitted to say, but Id love to know what else you talk about in the songs you plan to roll out this year. Culturally, we are living in the era of the single. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. It just blew my mind, and it just dwarfed my sense of time. Writers have the same issues. Yeah, we noticed at the time concert-goers seemed to be politically inclined, but also somewhat disaffected. Movies. We have played other cities but weve never played there. Academy Award winner Emma Stone (La La Land) stars in Disneys Cruella, an all-new live-action feature film about the rebellious early days of one of cinemas most notorious and notoriously fashionable villains, the legendary Cruella de Vil. STEREOGUM: Cool. Comic book artist John McCrea has officially launched a Kickstarter campaign for The Mighty World of McCrea, a collection of creator-owned work spanning the Belfast-born artist's 32-year career. Its a great organization. Yeah. I felt like it was okay, because I dont have a big ideological thing about using music in movies and ads unless it fundamentally changes the meaning of the song. Its not worth it to do something musically. Theyre Wall Street. In this recorded interview with ex-slave Billy McCrea, McCrea elaborates about his experiences as a slave working on a Steamboat as a cook. Even after more than 25 years in the industry, there are still few voices like Cake lead singer John McCrea's droll . In Flanders Fields, one of history's most famous wartime poems, written in 1915 during the First World War by Canadian officer and surgeon John McCrae. Last updated: June 7, 2022 John McCrea stars as Artie in Disney's Cruella and in this interview we talk about the music, the sets, and the bonus scene he filmed. It's a really good music town. Ive since found that it comes up in conversations; it was just a factoid that once I knew it, it kept coming up. You cant ignore them just because theyre more invisible. His father was Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae, a man known for his high principles and strong spirituality. You have Joel Fry jamming on the guitar, too, so that had to have been a thrill. I think in a lot of her reference images, I'm sure Bowie popped up quite a bit. John McCrea (born October 10, 1992). HeadCount provides voter registration assistance on a strictly nonpartisan basis to any U.S. citizen age 18 or over without regard to political affiliation, race, religion, or age. Red Carpet News brings you all the latest Film & Entertainment News. He casually reveals his track record with his early leading ladies (he got 'em all) before he married his wife of fifty years, the classically beautiful . But its interesting hearing passionate hostile voices right now. It was seven years since the album before. He is also the author of various short stories, the fantasy comedy novel The Not-So-Grim Reaper, and the co-screenwriter of the drama film, The Lifesaver. STEREOGUM: Do you have an album release date in mind at the moment? Its a collective thing that we do together. It seemed like the right thing to do. John McCrea Interview Everybody's Talking About Jamie Subscribe to Red Carpet News: http://bit.ly/1s3BQ54Red Carpet News TV talk to Bryan Cranston, Andrew Scott, Victoria Hamilton, John McCrea, Dominic Cooke, Sheila Atim and Dan Gillespie Sells at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards 2018 in London. Literally, they dont have food if they stop touring. I tend to stay away from the horror genre. Well, I'm going to put the word out there that John McCrea wants to work on "The Lost Boys." We love L.A. Cheap rent. "My main worry was that I was working with Paul Dini, who is no slouch in the design department himself," McCrea said. HeadCount: I appreciate you taking the time today. Its creating incentive to be satisfied by a nuanced victory. Yeah, I find that there are audiences that are more or less encumbered, sometimes, by self-consciousness at a live music show. Yeah, I think there is a certain amount of self-loathing in our culture. Was that by happenstance or design? He had some great stories in between takes. And although there is no way were going to save the world by giving away a few trees, it's just something that I think, maybe if a few more people can have that experience, it probably is a good thing. John A. Lomax: Toting salt? And I think that's what makes this film so wonderful. I went in and I auditioned like everybody else. Its good that we have a lot of different ideas. How do you use the time during the day to incorporate all the things that you are active in and include music? And I think it does to a certain degree, Im not sure how much. Happily, Democrats have recovered the House, but theres a lot more work left to do. All I'd heard was how personable and lovely, down-to-earth and normal she is. Youve licensed Short Skirt Long Jacket to Apple for an iPod Nano commercial. How's that? What items have gotten the most reaction? In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly MCCREA: I think I resisted it for a long time, just because I thought music can subliminally get through to people who may overtly disagree with you. Theres just nothing rebellious, as far as Im concerned, about a leather jacket. When people think of Cruella De Vil, hopefully some of them will think about Artie. International Women's Day Post-Show Event Announced For MEDEA at Sohoplace March 2, 2023 The Producers of Medea today announce a free one off post-show event @sohoplace on International Women's . Born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872, John McCrae was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. "Strong, Righteous, and Rustic": An Interview with Joel McCrea Gerald Peary April 30, 2009 "I told Hitchcock, 'I do miss my horse.'" Twenty-five years ago, Joel McCrea, the most retiring of Hollywood actors, was invited to appear at the 1982 Telluride Film Festival for a career tribute. It's like a stealth way to influence people's. Wow. Right? Short days ago. Guest also include Sam Mendes and the cast of Hamilton. John McCrea (born 10 October 1992) is a British actor and singer. A theme throughout the movie is family and she really goes on to create her own family. Did he teach you anything about yourself as a performer? Not an NFL football victory, but a tiny bureaucratic victory or a negligible victory even. One of the freshest faces in the new Cruella de Vil origin story "Cruella" is actor John McCrea, who plays Artie, an independent fashion store owner who helps kick off Estella's (Emma Stone) transformation into the legendary villain fans first met in Disney's "101 Dalmatians" films. Im not disconnected from whats going on. Yeah, we have sort of jealousy guarded our autonomy. John McCrea Education. John McCrea: I'm always a fan of the villain, always (laughs). McCrae began writing poetry when he was a student at the Guelph Collegiate Institute and also showed an early interest in joining the military. After you lived in L.A., you moved back to Sacramento. I never felt so much like I was visiting Ancient Rome during the height of their power. Is that a fair description? It's going to lead somewhere. Is that what you are trying to accomplish - to inform debate - or is this more just about creating conversation in your community? The part that I really love is musical, but also part of it is cultural. Yeah, I lived not too far from The Wiltern. A noted pathologist and army physician, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae was also a poet; he wrote "In Flanders Fields" one of the most famous poems of the First World War. McCrea found immediate footing on "Shingo" after reading Dini and Langford's script, though, stating: "After reading the story, our titular chap seemed to me to be the bastard love child of Dr. Seuss, Sesame Street, and H. P. Scarce heard amid the guns below. I know its a busy year. It seems to be taking the audience participation - thats so integral to your live show - and bringing it to the web. Okay. It's like that for a lot of bands. That didnt answer your question. ", Dini explained how he "read them all for the chills," but he also used them to learn more about story construction. Theres a whole bunch of people that are threatening that if we bring up any subject thats not about music, that its over, were not gonna be able to put food on our table anymore. I do remember once, we were filming a scene beside sewing machines, she was deliberating lines in her accent, which is flawless, and there was a dog next to her. I mean, certainly you must have been inspired by them to want to be involved in "Cruella.". I thought maybe wed just play new songs and do it that way. Profession: Actor Known For: Giri/Haji (2019), God's Own Country (2017) and Dracula (2020) Net Worth: USD $1 Million approx Family & Relatives. And I just thought, "I could barely say lines and just do that." STEREOGUM: As a band that got its start pre-internet, how else do you see technology as beneficial to the music industry? We need to fucking wake up and pay attention. We can individually say, Were gonna try to extricate ourselves from this system, but it would be better if we had [unions]. If I felt culturally obligated to stay behind a certain boundary or else I would have to wear a different style leather jacket, then I feel that that would be cumbersome, physically. Any good actor will tell you that doing the work is a learning experience. Tracking Down is a Stereogum franchise in which we talk to artists who have been out of the spotlight for a minute. Cruella Star John McCrea Reveals Just How Perfect It Was Working With Emma Stone - Exclusive Interview. I think its all over the map. I like old hard rock, Brazilian Bossa Nova, Mexican Ranchero music. Yeah, I was so lucky. ", However, McCrea did have another unexpected concern working on the story -- one that shows even the most seasoned artists also experience moments of self-doubt. Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky. Everybody in the supply chain gets paid except for the artist. While speaking with director Craig Gillespie, the creative had nothing but praise for the movie's composer,. As it turns out, everyone is monetizing it. Yes, that is me, but I am still doing my best Iggy Pop impression. You know we had never done a big TV ad before in our entire 18, 19 years of being a band. Yeah, we took a risk on self-releasing our album during a time of precipitous decline in music sales. At the same time, literally the whole thing could be flushed down the toilet. And there is something really exciting when a lot of people are all doing something together. Cake's front man Matching search results: Well, here's why they're disaffected. Ive got dozens of songs going at once. However, McCrea recalled how God opened a door that would eventually lead to a . MCCREA: To be really honest, I had kids. MCCREA: You know, holy shit. Is that actually your voice that we're hearing doing that? How The Gift of Fear Inspired Barbarian, 5 Most Memorable Rick Grimes Moments (The Walking Dead), Ben 10 vs. the Universe: The Movie Coming To DVD.