international news _ 12th October, 2006
Mekon’s Minimal Meaning Of Life
Text by Jonty Skrufff (Skrufff.com)
UK undergound dance stalwart Mekon (aka John Gosling) chatted to Skrufff
this week about his typically eclectic, interesting new artist album and
revealed he’s resolutely uninterested in mainstream crossover success.
“I think it becomes a lot of work, doesn’t it? As far as I can make out when
you become really successful you have to start working really hard and I’m
pretty lazy; cheerfully lazy,” he chuckled.
“I’m not bitter in any way about other people becoming successful, because I
think you are either that kind of person or you are not. You are either
driven or you are not. The ones that really want to be successful, it’s like
a genetic thing, as far as I can make out, because I have known quite a few
people that have had nothing then gone on to make a lot of money. You can
see it in them. Lee (Alexander) McQueen for one. As much as he’s like a
really talented guy, he’s also a really good business man and really
driven.”
Mekon provided musical backing for many of the superstar fashion designer’s
earliest shows and admitted he’s perplexed by today’s Kate Moss obsessed
celebrity culture.
“Andy Warhol was right, wasn’t he? He was predicting it would be like this
all that time ago,” said Mekon.
“It’s difficult to say, it’s like the chicken and the egg. Do those people
crave it or do we create it? Who is to blame? Everyone is to blame. It’s
both sides isn’t it?”
Mekon’s (fantastic) new single Yes, Yes, Y'All (featuring Roxanne Shante) is
out shortly on Wall Of Sound (his album "Something Came Up" is out now).
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