{"id":639,"date":"2015-03-17T11:07:56","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T09:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.leonardcohen.de\/?p=639"},"modified":"2018-02-22T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T08:49:31","slug":"kw-12-2015-leonard-cohen-und-georges-braque-diesen-zusammenhang-stellte-erstmals-john-watts-singer-songwriter-poet-und-erfinder-von-fisher-z-her-wann-gestern-bei-einem-gespraech-ueber-sein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leonardcohen.de\/?p=639","title":{"rendered":"KW-12-2015: Leonard Cohen … und Georges Braque? Diesen Zusammenhang stellte erstmals John Watts, Singer\/ Songwriter, Poet und Erfinder von FISHER Z her. Wann? Gestern, bei einem Gespr\u00e4ch \u00fcber sein neues Album „This Is My Universe“, das vielmehr zum Gespr\u00e4ch \u00fcber Poesie, Leonard Cohen und Bob Dylan wurde. Leonard Cohen sei der „Georges Braque“ der Rockmusik, meinte John Watts und erkl\u00e4rte das schlie\u00dflich auch. – Teil 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Die Diskussion dar\u00fcber, wenn Bob Dylan Picasso und Leonard Cohen Matisse der popul\u00e4ren Musik sei, ist keine neue. Cohen selbst hat Dylan als Picasso bezeichnet. John Illslay von den Dire Straits folgerte auch schon, dassd dann Leonard Cohen Matisse sein m\u00fcsse. Jetzt \u00fcberrascht John Watts von Fisher Z mit der These, Cohen sei eher ein „Braque“.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(John Watts und Christof Graf am 16.3.2015 im Saarbr\u00fccker La Residence-Hotel)<\/p>\n

27 Jahre zuvor…John Watts live 1988 beim Rock am Ring-Festival; Foto: Christof Graf<\/p>\n

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Doch bevor es zu der „Braqu\u00e8`schen“ Theorie kam, plauderte der Musiker und K\u00fcnstler, der sich mehr als „Poet“ denn als „Rockstar“ sieht, zun\u00e4chst \u00fcber sein neues Album „This Is My Universe“.<\/p>\n

THIS IS MY UNIVERSE is released on April 24<\/span>th <\/span><\/span>on the <\/span>FischerZmusic label <\/span><\/i>, <\/span>available on CD, vinyl, special boutique vinyl and digitally. The lead single from the album, JUST-A-MAN <\/span><\/b>is released on February 27<\/span>th <\/span><\/span>digitally and on <\/span>limited edition vinyl with B side entitled OH SO GOOD<\/span><\/b>. .<\/span><\/p>\n

THIS IS MY UNIVERSE features much more of John Watts\u2019 electric guitar <\/span>playing as well as the usual contribution of his band members: Sam Walker, Matt Gest and Matthew Waer. Watts\u2019 collaboration with co-producer Nick Brine has been instrumental in the development of this set of dynamic recordings.<\/p>\n

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TRACKLISTING.<\/span><\/p>\n

01.<\/p>\n

Winston<\/span><\/b>\u2013 <\/span>I’d like to believe in real revolutions in the 21st century. Winston<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

waited for his brother to return with stolen mobile phones from the burning<\/p>\n

London streets.<\/p>\n

02.<\/p>\n

M.H.T.B.F.M.B<\/span><\/b>.\u2013 <\/span>True story. Genuine encounter. Synonymous with a time<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

when Facebook was not the dominant social network.<\/p>\n

03.<\/p>\n

Tale of Bales <\/span><\/b>–<\/span>The victims of war are many and on both sides and<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

sometimes not the most obvious candidates.<\/p>\n

04.<\/p>\n

Just Like Justice <\/span><\/b>\u2013 Love, in my opinion, should be an action <\/span><\/i>;<\/span><\/p>\n

05.<\/p>\n

Lorelei <\/span><\/b>– <\/span>A passionate swirling cauldron of womanhood.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

06.<\/p>\n

Just-a-Man <\/span><\/b>\u2013 <\/span>The man, the artist, the marriage \u2013 What does it all mean?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

07.<\/p>\n

This Is My Universe <\/span><\/b>\u2013 A personal philosophy in poetry against beats.<\/span><\/p>\n

08.<\/p>\n

Martha Thargil l<\/span><\/b>\u2013 <\/span>In the demise of the mining communities Thatcher was<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

the devil, but Scargill was also to blame for the suffering..<\/p>\n

09.<\/p>\n

Unshakeable Bluesky <\/span><\/b>\u2013 <\/span>The archetypal strong woman companion<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

10.<\/p>\n

Is The Love <\/span><\/b>\u2013 <\/span>Love must figure as part of the solution to most conflicts<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

and human catastrophes. Losing my Dad was also about love.<\/p>\n

11.<\/p>\n

L.U.T.W. with Love & Peace <\/span><\/b>\u2013 <\/span>The message should always be love.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

12.<\/p>\n

World-Go-Round <\/span><\/b>\u2013 Personal rhetorical\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

SHORT FISCHER-Z & John Watts BIOGRAPHY<\/strong> (used by permission of www.promo-team.de)<\/em><\/p>\n

John Watts\u2019 36-year career has included 20 albums and around 3000 concerts and festivals worldwide. He has been successful both in Fischer-Z <\/span><\/i>and as a solo artist throughout Europe, with album sales in excess of two million. Peter Gabriel, Steve Cropper and Dexy\u2019s Midnight Runners\u2019 <\/span><\/i>Brass <\/span>section have all contributed to his recordings. Watts has performed to crowds of 167,000 alongside James Brown in East Berlin, toured with both The Police <\/span><\/i>and Dire Straits<\/span><\/i>, was on the bill of the final Bob Marley European festival tour <\/span>dates and has toured the USA and Canada. In more recent years Watts has developed a reputation as a multi-media artist, poet and playwright, and has often been described by fellow artists as \u2018a force of nature\u2019. Watts has amassed an impressive and eclectic range of creative work and his performances are characterized by his verve, warmth and humanity.<\/p>\n

LONG\u00a0FISCHER-Z & John Watts BIOGRAPHY <\/strong>(used by permission of www.promo-team.de)<\/em><\/p>\n

John Watts\u2019 36-year career has included 20 albums and around 3000 concerts and festivals worldwide. He has been successful both in Fischer-Z <\/span><\/i>and as a solo artist throughout Europe, with album sales in excess of two million. Peter Gabriel, Steve Cropper and Dexy\u2019s Midnight Runners\u2019 <\/span><\/i>Brass <\/span>section have all contributed to his recordings. Watts has performed to crowds of 167,000 alongside James Brown in East Berlin, toured with both The Police <\/span><\/i>and Dire Straits<\/span><\/i>, was on the bill of the final Bob Marley European festival tour <\/span>dates and has toured the USA and Canada. In more recent years Watts has developed a reputation as a multi-media artist, poet and playwright, and has often been described by fellow artists as \u2018a force of nature\u2019. Watts has amassed an impressive and eclectic range of creative work and his performances are characterized by Watts\u2019 verve, warmth and humanity.<\/p>\n

Watts developed his musical career in punk clubs while studying clinical<\/p>\n

psychology and working in mental institutions. The first<\/p>\n

Fischer-Z <\/span><\/i>album,<\/span><\/p>\n

Word Salad<\/p>\n

was released in 1979 on United Artist Records, alongside<\/span><\/p>\n

releases by their contemporaries,<\/p>\n

The Buzzcocks <\/span><\/i>and <\/span>The Stranglers<\/span><\/i>. <\/span>Word<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Salad<\/p>\n

was a cult record in the UK (John Peel supported the<\/span><\/p>\n

single<\/p>\n

Remember Russia<\/span><\/b>) but <\/span>Fischer-Z <\/span><\/i>achieved an even bigger critical and<\/span><\/p>\n

commercial success across continental Europe. There were several<\/p>\n

appearances on<\/p>\n

The Old Grey Whistle Test <\/span><\/i>and a first <\/span>Top of the Pops<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

appearance with the Europe-wide successful single<\/p>\n

The Worker <\/span><\/b>\u2013 the story of<\/span><\/p>\n

Watts\u2019 father\u2019s daily commute to London. The second album,<\/p>\n

Going Deaf For<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

a Living<\/p>\n

, firmly established his ability to convey worldly political issues in<\/span><\/p>\n

narrative songs against a background of quirky pop and reggae-influenced<\/p>\n

music (comparisons were made with both<\/p>\n

Talking Heads <\/span><\/i>and Ian Dury). The<\/span><\/p>\n

So Long<\/p>\n

single (1980) was featured heavily on the fledgling MTV channel.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fischer-Z\u2019s<\/p>\n

European success was cemented with <\/span>Red Skies Over Paradise<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

(1981), described by<\/p>\n

Der Spiegel <\/span><\/i>as <\/span>\u201ca candid and passionate appraisal of<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Cold War Europe\u201d<\/p>\n

. This album included songs that resonated with audiences<\/span><\/p>\n

right across continental Europe.<\/p>\n

Berlin, Marliese, Battalions of Strangers,<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Cruise Missiles<\/p>\n

and the title track have all been described as classics of that<\/span><\/p>\n

era and sales topped a million. Watts\u2019 reputation was firmly established as a<\/p>\n

leading exponent of overtly political pop songs. Watts disbanded the original<\/p>\n

Fischer-Z<\/p>\n

line up in the summer of 1981 because he felt the band had drifted<\/span><\/p>\n

too far from their original art punk ideals.<\/p>\n

Watts\u2019 first two solo albums<\/p>\n

One More Twist <\/span><\/b>(1982) and <\/span>The Iceberg Model<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

(1983) included the anthemic single<\/p>\n

One Voice <\/span><\/b>and experimental <\/span>The<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Iceberg Model<\/p>\n

track. He briefly formed a band called <\/span>The Cry <\/span><\/i>and released a<\/span><\/p>\n

pop\/dance album<\/p>\n

Quick Quick Slow <\/span><\/b>(1984) produced by the highly respected<\/span><\/p>\n

American Jimmy Douglass. In the 1980\u2019s, Watts was very deeply affected by<\/p>\n

the political events unfolding as Thatcher tried to beat down the trade unions<\/p>\n

in Britain. His<\/p>\n

Dark Crowds of Englishmen <\/span><\/b>song is about the miners\u2019 strike<\/span><\/p>\n

and the disappearance of a way of life.<\/p>\n

Watts reformed<\/p>\n

Fischer-Z <\/span><\/i>with a new line up in 1987 and had single<\/span><\/p>\n

successes<\/p>\n

The Perfect Day <\/span><\/b>(1988) based on lonely-hearts ads and <\/span>Say No<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

(1989), a call to arms for the poor and the powerless \u2013 taken from the albums<\/p>\n

Reveal<\/p>\n

(1988) and <\/span>Fish\u2019s Head (<\/span><\/b>1989) respectively. He made the<\/span><\/p>\n

Destination Paradise<\/p>\n

album (1991) at Peter Gabriel\u2019s <\/span>Real World <\/span><\/i>studios<\/span><\/p>\n

including<\/p>\n

Further From Love <\/span><\/b>and the title track, which highlighted civilian<\/span><\/p>\n

suffering in time of war. The next two<\/p>\n

Fischer-Z <\/span><\/i>albums <\/span>Kamikaze Shirt<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

(1993) and<\/p>\n

Stream <\/span><\/b>(1995) continued to combine a political point of view with<\/span><\/p>\n

songs grounded in Watts\u2019 real-life observations and experiences.<\/p>\n

Watts returned to his solo career with the album,<\/p>\n

Thirteen Stories High<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

(1997), one of his most admired indie guitar-style albums. Many songs from<\/p>\n

this album such as<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a Reptile <\/span><\/b>and <\/span>Angel of Gardenia <\/span><\/b>are firm favourites<\/span><\/p>\n

with the fans. For his next album<\/p>\n

Bigbeatpoetry <\/span><\/b>(1999), he branched out<\/span><\/p>\n

combining poetry, prose and song lyrics with a DJ and beats. An era of multimedia<\/p>\n

projects began with<\/p>\n

Ether Music & Film <\/span><\/b>(2002), where he traveled<\/span><\/p>\n

internationally, recording musicians in the streets and in their own homes<\/p>\n

using only his laptop.<\/p>\n

Real Life Is Good Enough<\/p>\n

(2005) was a noisy two-piece, electric guitar and<\/span><\/p>\n

drums album which Watts made with Sam Walker. It was compared with<\/p>\n

The<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Black Keys<\/p>\n

early albums<\/span>. <\/span><\/i>The sister album, <\/span>It Has To Be <\/span><\/b>(2006), consisted of<\/span><\/p>\n

songs drawn from Watts\u2019 interaction with strangers he met in ten different<\/p>\n

European countries who shared some of their life experiences and he named<\/p>\n

a song after them. For the first time the album packaging included poems and<\/p>\n

short stories written by Watts.<\/p>\n

The<\/p>\n

Morethanmusic <\/span><\/b>album (2010) added improvised orchestral cut-ups and<\/span><\/p>\n

a filmic dimension to Watts\u2019 work and included a first single<\/p>\n

Head On<\/span><\/b>, inspired<\/span><\/p>\n

by him observing a seven-year old child watching the live execution of<\/p>\n

Saddam Hussein on her mother\u2019s mobile phone, and a second single<\/p>\n

URSo<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/p>\n

the most popular live song from the album. Watts made video clips to<\/p>\n

accompany all the songs on the<\/p>\n

Morethanmusic <\/span><\/b>album.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2012 Watts embarked on the ambitious<\/p>\n

World-Go-Round project<\/span><\/b>,<\/span><\/p>\n

incorporating his play,<\/p>\n

The Last Picasso<\/span><\/b>, performing poetry from his book<\/span><\/p>\n

The Grand National Lobotomy<\/p>\n

and developing songs which now form part<\/span><\/p>\n

of the forthcoming<\/p>\n

Fischer-Z <\/span><\/i>album. <\/span>The Last Picasso <\/span><\/b>Is written in black<\/span><\/p>\n

comedy\/absurdist style, and it was said that with this work, Watts had \u201c<\/p>\n

created<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

nothing less than a completely new genre. A miscellaneous mixture of a<\/p>\n

musical play, rock concert and multimedia performance\u201d.<\/p>\n

(<\/span>Morgenpost<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Hamburg<\/p>\n

, 23 February 2012).<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/p>\n

The Grand National Lobotomy<\/span><\/b>, Watts paints himself and his art in typical<\/span><\/p>\n

pithy and self-deprecating style in a piece entitled \u2018Eggers\u2019, \u201c\u2026<\/p>\n

a story writer,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

poet and starving living legend of English descent, who will cover anything<\/p>\n

you like from Live 8 to prostate, Gordon Brown to Eva von Braun, Karl Marx to<\/p>\n

stripey underpants, Stockhausen to Waterman, Botticelli to vaseline, earth to<\/p>\n

earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, Beck to Becks\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

The new<\/p>\n

Fischer-Z <\/span><\/i>album, <\/span>This is My Universe <\/span><\/b>is due for release in Spring<\/span><\/p>\n

2015 and includes the track<\/p>\n

Martha Thargill, <\/span><\/b>in which Watts revisits the<\/span><\/p>\n

miners\u2019 strike and the disappearance of a way of life 30 years on. On the title<\/p>\n

track<\/p>\n

This is My Universe <\/span><\/b>he combines poetry, beats and guitar noise to<\/span><\/p>\n

dynamic effect. He casts a dark and rueful eye over love and marriage in the<\/p>\n

pop single<\/p>\n

Just-a-Man, <\/span><\/b>and a manifesto for the proactive and genuine<\/span><\/p>\n

Romantic,<\/p>\n

just Like Justice. <\/span><\/b>Another new Fischer-Z song, <\/span>Tale of Bales,<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

once again combines a political theme with contemporary art-rock music.<\/p>\n

Watts is currently performing<\/p>\n

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