Massive Attack - "Mezzanine" Era Interview Taken From Rare Promo Disc

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This is a audio recording of an interview between 3D, Daddy G and Mushroom and a unnamed journalist that was recorded in March 1998, concerned mainly about the then upcoming release of Mezzanine. The journalist's voice does not feature on the CD; it is just Massive Attack answering the questions. This is the first time the audio from this interview CD has been made available on the internet.

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Interview Questions:

Tell Us About The Album - Did The Album Exist Before The Title Or Did The Title Exist? - It's 'Mezzanine' - 00:00-00:22
What Other Titles Were In The Frame For It, Was There Anything Else? - 00:22-01:04
Where Did You Actually Record This? - 01:04-01:13
And How Long Did It Take? - 01:13-01:19
Didn't You Do Quite A Bit Of Writing In Cornwall? - 01:19-02:04
Does That Actually Effect The Sound Of The Album Like The Technology And The Frustrations It Causes? - 02:04-02:39
It Must Be Difficult To Be Organic? - 02:39-03:21
So How Long Were You In Cornwall For And What Actually Went On? - 03:21-03:51
Was This Like A Conscious Decision, Were You Genuinely Just Not Getting On With Each Other And Just Needed Space - 03:51-04:19
Who Actually Does The Writing - I've Never Been Quite Sure Who Does What? - 04:19-05:08
What Do You Each Bring In Individually? - 05:08-06:03
How Important Is The Lyrical Content Of The Song And How Much Of It Is The Atmosphere In The Music Of It? - 06:03-06:18
And You Say Group 4 Came Out Of Cornwall As Well, Explain The Concept? - 06:18-07:13
so This Was Obviously A Fairly Difficult Album, Was This More Difficult To Record Than Anything You've Done Before - 07:13-07:32
What Were The Problems You Were Having To Deal With? - 07:32-08:45
Did You Find That You Suddenly Had To Get More Serious And kind Of Play The Game More As A Band? - 08:45-09:15
Did That Freak You Out When You Realised You Had To Do That? - 09:15-10:35
Do You Look For Other People To Work With. Is That Something That Keeps You Interested And Keeps You Excited About The Music? - 10:35-11:07
What Was It Like Working With Her? - 11:07-12:15
When You Actually Finished The Album, When Was The First Time You Listened To It As A Complete Album? - 12:15-13:31
Tell Us The Story About The Bibles That Appeared During The Recording Of 'Mezzanine' Is That True - I Read About It Somewhere? - 13:31-14:08
Do You Not Get Bored By Your Own Record Collections? - 14:08-14:50
Tell Me About Inertia Creeps, Is It A Particularly Personal Song? - 14:50-15:38
Is It Cathartic For You To Write These Lyrics, And Do You Write Them For Yourselves Or Do You Write For Other People? - 15:38-16:42
You Didn't Work With Nellee Hooper On This Album At All, Did You Miss Him? - 16:42-17:45
In Terms Of Credits, Are There Alot Of People On This One As Well Or Is It Much More Narrow And Defined? - 17:45-18:15
Do You Like The Album 'Mezzanine' - G? - 18:15-19:08
D, You Were Saying That When You Think Back To 89/90 You Think Of Sunshine And Happy Times, So This Is Gonna Be The Bleak Days? - 19:08-19:38
Do You Still Enjoy Being In Massive Attack? - 19:38-21:07
Can You See Yourselves In Their Positions In Any Point In The Future? - 21:07-22:04
Mushroom, Do You Like This Album? - 22:04-22:38
What's Your Favourite Track On The Album? - 22:38-23:02
Dissolved Girl Is One Of My Favourite Tracks on The Album. What's That Track About? - 23:02-23:57
What Are The Differences Between Mezzanine And The Previous Two Albums? - 23:57-24:21
Aside From Making Your Own Records, You Also Have The Label Melankolic, How Many Artists Have You Got Signed To Melankolic Now? - 24:21-24:38
Where Do You Find These People, Lewis And Craig? - 24:38-25:52
How Much Do You Get Involved? - 25:52-27:55
You've Worked With Liz Fraser Now. Who Else Is There Still That You Want To Work With? - 27:55-28:25
Tell Us About The Madonna Story - How Long Did It Take To Meet Here While You Were There? - 28:25-29:36

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