Patrick Wolf is out with the music video to his new single ‘Damaris’, the third release from the English singer songwriter’s fourth studio album ‘The Bachelor’, out now on Bloody Chamber Music. The single will be released on December 14th 2009 in both vinyl and digital download formats. The video was directed by Patrick in collaboration with Director of Photography Rory Broadfoot. Watch it via DailyMotion below.
Patrick Wolf updated fans on his blog at MySpace on Monday (November 23), sharing his thoughts on the holiday season. The British singer writes:
I have luckily never spent Christmas on my own or homeless but have been close to a few times and in my position now I just want to give a raincheck that Christmas shouldn’t be always about buying the most expensive thing you can for yourself or your partner or family. We never know where we might end up, it’s important not to take what we have for granted don’t you think?
So, I’m thinking we should give more to charity a at this time of year… especially in the face of this god awful time of man that is bringing down many great people to a grinding halt. Not to be miserable, but everything is going to get better because it cant get any worse!! Let’s do what we can together to make a difference to other peoples lives.
The entire message at myspace.com has since been removed.
Patrick Wolf was inspired by Lily Allen’s blog at about the troubling condition of the music industry to write about the subject himself on his blog at MySpace. The English singer-songwriter, who financed his last album by selling equity in the project at the Bandstocks website, told readers:
When my first album came out.. there was a whisper or jokes, but alot of speculation about what might happen in the future, what with file sharing and this new thing called myspace… I fast forward to 2009 and the only income any artist will see now is by doing live performances, I have friends who have been to number one for weeks on end and seen no profit due to marketing. Most major labels are in more debt than you can ever imagine. And its not very funny as all these people who work there (and there are many, many, many) are people with jobs who went to school like you and I did and wanted to work and earn a living. I still don’t understand how spotify is meant to make up for this, I don’t know anyone who has actually bought an account. When theres no money coming in.. then no body gets paid… then no one can pay their bills and then you are homeless…. its very hard for everyone right now in the current economic climate and I have total sympathy with all of you, but im making a plea on behalf of all the fantastic musicians and people within this fabulous industry which was built at the end of the day, not to make money off you but to inspire you… what is life without music??
The entire message at myspace.com has since been removed.
Patrick Wolf is apologizing for losing his temper during a performance at the c/o pop Festival in Cologne, Germany last week after being told he had to end his set early. The English singer-songwriter tells readers:
I am very sorry that I became too much Wolf on stage in C/O pop. I was singing shakiras new song “she wolf” and i felt my animal instinct to protect my audience. My music is very tribal at the moment, I feel I am protective of all of them. It had been a very long day I slept well but woke at 4 am to fly to cologne to start a full day of back to back interviews and photos. My band and crew were setting up onstage and i had no idea of stage times as I do not wear a watch and wasn’t informed that my set was being cut short before I went onstage by the relevant parties. One of the many people milling around backstage told me that the “music industry conference” had gone on too long. Being someone that thinks the audience comes before the industry, in my tired and promo overload tour brain I took this as a demand for justice for the audience.
This is why I directed my aggression, which came at the end of a very heated set not at a man or woman. I was throwing the stool and the microphone at a black hole part of the stage where no one would get hurt but there would be a statement made… the spit did not land on anyone but was in general a display of “I don’t respect you”. As I said, my show is very tribal at the moment as there is a lot of good in the world to be fighting for. The words “bitch” and “motherfu**er” really are not misogynistic words when you live near Soho, London, so lets put that to rest. My tribe will know that I have over the past 10 years been a public champion for feminism, against ignorance and always fighting in the name of the good fight.
The very bad footage you see on YouTube does not explain that the lady to my left is victoria my long term violinist and good friend who I protect like a sibling and is not the one I am directing my words or aim to when throwing a piano stool. I would rather hit myself then see Victoria hurt by anyone, or any of my band. I’m terribly sorry if anyone was upset by this display of closure on a show, but as a human who works like a dog to keep myself in music during these hard times in the industry , i do have off days and bad moments like every other person in the world although I am not sorry that I am passionate enough about music to care that my crowd didn’t get there money’s worth due to curfews and mismanagement of stage times I hope you agree. The display of aggression was directed at nobody in particular, just life and darkness and hard times, I’m sorry if any people got in the way and I hope you can forgive me for causing any damage due to excess negative personal emotion. As you heard or saw, the audience was encoring for almost half an hour. My next album is about hope and romance and love so I will bring you a bunch of bright red red roses and a box of after eights next time from a helicopter when I see you all. So, a summary, major miscommunications backstage x lack of sleep due to very busy schedule x singing many songs about battling x an intense education from the extreme parts of london nightlife/wildlife/streetlife as a teenager x steve strange going on very late x a full day of cameras flashing and questions x being 26 years old and should have known better = bad wolf
Sorry. peace. pace. truce.
Patrick Wolf
Check out YouTube footage of the incident below.
Patrick Wolf has announced a concert at the London Palladium on November 15th, where he will perform the songs from ‘The Bachelor’ and previous albums as they were originally intended to be heard – with a live string section, gospel choir and some special guests, which will be announced over the forthcoming weeks.
The singer songwriter explained that running into Whoopi Goldberg helped him decide on the venue location. “I was in New York at a photo shoot, still undecided about which venue to play my ultimate fantasy show for this album,” Wolf said. “It was between The London Palladium and The Theatre Royal, so I sit down for a burrito in the studio cafe and from behind me in walks Whoopi Goldberg and gives me a hug! Seeing as the Palladium was the chosen venue for her latest ‘Sister Act’, I thought it pretty obvious what the stars were telling me. The Palladium is the perfect venue to debut ‘The Bachelor’ with string section and gospel choir, to hear the songs in their original arrangements live. This will also be a moment for me to document my work from the last three albums and bring a third dimension to ‘The Bachelor’ live, sonically and visually. So, be prepared for a dark, magic trooper show with special guests and duettists, costume changes and all for one night only.”
Patrick Wolf spoke with NME backstage at T in the Park 2009 in Balado, Scotland over the weekend, revealing how the next album is taking shape, the amazing collaborations with dance producers he’s been doing, having no time off and what’s on the calendar. Watch the interview via YouTube below.
Patrick Wolf is displaying his notorious temper again after Nylonmag.com posted pictures of the singer performing in his underwear. Wolf writes:
I’m very sorry that someone just told you to check out the “nylon blog”. I don’t know who posted that up.. sorry if any of you wasted your time. I cannot stand this awful excuse for a woman who “writes” this blog and who LIES about me and my band (and the other bands on this tour) crew and friends on this tour. She had 24 hours in our company to make up some of the most hilarious bullsh** I have ever read about myself…. I’m sure you all know about the crap this woman blogs about. It’s like Carrie Bradshaw just with a lobotomy.
Patrick has since removed the entire post.
Patrick Wolf checked in with fans on his blog at MySpace on Tuesday (June 2), thanking them after learning his just released fourth album ‘The Bachelor’, financed via Bandstocks.com. The British singer songwriter tells readers:
My album has gone top 40 in the midweek charts…
I am so happy, so thankful to of all of you who invested and supported me on this journey…. we (and a hundreds of superstars who invested their money in the album at bandstocks) would absolutely love and love you forever if the record stayed in charts.
Beg steal and borrow yourselves to buy a copy because it means, not only do you get the full High Quality Hi-Fidelity non Mp3Bass-lessCrap that you hear when you download things from file sharing sites etc… You also get to read about all the instrumentation and personal notes and see the artwork shot up on Blackdown in West Sussex by legendary photographers Nick and Warren Du Preez. There is a digital booklet available at The iTunes shop as well. If you buy the album this week then it means it charts and stays on the shelves and keeps people listening that may not have heard before and gives me and my label and my hard working massive DIY team a bit of reward from all the hard work just to see ‘The Bachelor’ mingle amongst the masses…..
The entire message at myspace.com has since been removed.
Patrick Wolf is out with the music video to his new single ‘Hard Times’, the second release from the English singer-songwriter’s fourth studio album ‘The Bachelor’, out June 1st on his Bloody Chamber Music label.
Wolf said of the video: “For me this video is my homage to two of my biggest heroes, Elvis Presley and Klaus Nomi. I always wondered what both of those geniuses would be doing if they were both still with us. Elvis and Klaus were some of the greatest radical visionaries the world has ever seen, never forget them. This is my first music video shot outside of the United Kingdom, filmed all on Pier 52, I think, on Manhattan Island, a couple of piers down from the home of Studio 54. The outfit I am wearing was made by my long term collaborator Ada Zanditon out of bin bags from Whitechapel Market in London flown to New York in its own suitcase at great excess baggage cost. It was an absolute mind altering experience working with Ace Norton, This guy is definitely the Michel Gondry of my generation. I cant wait to collaborate with him and his amazing team in the future. Big love to all the dancers, make up artists and performance artists in the video, to Charles Manning for making the costumes for my army and to Marvin for making this all happen for me and my hard times song.”
Watch it below.
Patrick Wolf updated fans on his blog at MySpace on Saturday (May 23), talking about hecklers at shows and joining Twitter. The British singer songwriter tells readers:
So the tour has been amazing so far.. had one off show but mainly due to random Neandrathals at the back of the gig shouting super intelligent things like “get your cock out” etc.
My good lord, I am not the Jonas Brothers, if you want that kind of “rapport” from a musician then do leave me and my band in peace to get on with singing, performing and making music while onstage or at least engage or enjoy with the show or get the hell out… and get your kicks at the local Chippendales strip joint or xtube… or come ask me such questions face to face and you’ll receive an honest personal response that will probably see you checking into hospital for a few days.. If I was a woman.. would it be respectable for you to ask me to show you my tits? This rant is not about this one comment.. it’s about a general “shoot the freak” mentality that comes with speculators coming to a show with only the intention at hurling abuse at me. I am in no way conservative but there is a time and a place for vulgarity. Respect that me and my band work our fu**ing asses off to get on that stage, to be ourselves, to play from the bottom of our hearts… we love you and respect every person that comes to our show… and love you as an audience.. so it’s a real wake up call when people feel the need to heckle and provoke a reaction and ruin not only the good peoples experience of the live show, but in turn sap the energy and the fun out of it for us. Joni Mitchell famously walked off stage at the isle of white festival while doing an acoustic set because of heckling and catcalls and I don’t blame her one bit.
The entire message at myspace.com has since been removed.