Claude Bessy: I`m the emcee,
um... so I`m supposed to be saying let`s hear it for Sonic Youth,
all the way from the states.
Except uh... actually I`d like about two minutes
of your attention.
Shut your fucking face, I want just two minutes of your attention,
I have a very interesting little story to tell you.
Two minutes, not very long, right?
And it`s a...
it`s a very instructive little story.
Um... Sonic Youth, um, are a band.. shh shh shh...
Uh, they`re about to put out a record in this country except their
record company has decided to put a no-no on the record.
Because of, uh... the cover which is offending some people at
Rough Trade. And now, it`s not.. I mean it`s not very offensive
cover, it`s uh, it`s got a naked lady, a naked Puerto Rican lady, it`s
not very obscene, she`s not doing anything weird.
Uh... it has nothing to do with.. you know, in this day of AIDS, an
uh.. and [?] and all that shit, uh, you would think the major
alternative record company would have better things to do than
worry about the shape of our bodies. So, I thought I`d let you
know, uh, so... um... next time you go and buy a record, and you
think you`re really alternative and groovy, and uh, everybody is
in... is into the alternative charts, remember it`s just like the other
side except it`s a bit, a bit stranger, you know... but just remember,
it`s not uh... there`s no fucking culture there, you know.
There`s just as much censorship among people our age, or you
know.. than anyone else.
Thurston: We`d like to thank Claude for that delightful speech.
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