Ask Metric (Interview)

[demyxiv]

I saw the Strokes and Emily in a festival nt so long ago. I think the first phase of Metric, in the Late 90´s, with Static Anonimity EP, Grow up and blow away, and the Mainstream EP, are their best part. They´re fresh and dark, relieving and torturing at the same time: I don´t find Fantasies so good, but whatever. I WUV THEM.

[MrsFingerful]

The late 90s had AMAZING BANDS! Veruca Salt, The Breeders, Sonic Youth, etc etc.

[KalikaInLeather]

@MrsFingerful I guess they mean the most known bands from the late 90s

[hellstar31]

they sing Bob Dylan Dont think twice, its alright.

at 5:50

[plump2urkey]

Really?! Fantasy is about partisan politics and who did/didn't get elected. Wow, I like Metric a lot less now. 

[evslarg]

igloos and bryan adams #1

5:50 what song they singing?

[evslarg]

igloos and bryan adams #1

[Hustlerae]

dear metric,

marry me?

[platypae333]

The stupidity could be worse. I had a friend come from Germany and someone asked "did you come here on a boat?" and I lived in Africa for awhile and when I came back someone asked me if we had fruit there.

[xlaxfleurx2342x]

WOW they are just the cutest. not together, but like, as friends. they're the cutest!! ^-^

[ThePopsicleAddict]

Okay, Metric is one of my favorite bands and The Strokes are my ABSOLUTE favorite. I mean I have a large portion of my heart dedicated to The Strokes, so the fact that Jimmy mentioned them makes me love them even more. Annnd they`re from my country. They rule :D

[imphlatround]

i want to sit down and wrap my arms around her for a while ;}

[muymalmoon]

What about Radiohead? They made the music the way they wanted in the 90s.

[muymalmoon]

Emily is a great songwriter, performer, and singer but is clueless about politics. Anyone who knows anything about American politics knows that this administration is just as corrupt as the last one. No American president is guiltless, not Obama, not Clinton, not Reagan, and not Carter. Our foreign policy is this, "the ends justify the means." It has been since Monroe stated his doctrine in different terms.

[Seedr0]

But perhaps "the person you want can win" attitude, is just their way of getting the public to not challenge authority...

...just a thought...

[zer0pixel]

Man, Emily's voice is really alluring and with Metric it's very intoxicating.

[Brownfather]

best metric interview i've seen yet!

[bilferd]

you are the best.

I like campfire test but think it's wrong to want more than a folk song

[TheSkyAboveAblaze]

Yeah Wet Blanket!

[radsab01]

ive said it once and i will say it again- those 2 make a cute couple. too bad they arent a real couple. dont mind me- thats just my bubble gum pop side talkin lol

[TheSkyAboveAblaze]

Rumour is they were married in 2002...and may still be? Jimmy is a Canadian citizen, Emily has dual Canadian-American citizenship, yet around 2002 Jimmy lived in New York and worked a job there. Marriage would fix that legal problem! And all the hard-core Metric fans know they have a relationship history haha

[radsab01]

I see. All these years I was never in to who was dating who in Metric- however at the time when I commented on this I was very curious on those 2-so thanks for clarifying

[speakslow1989]

they were a real couple for quite a while. they split up right before emily did her soft skeleton project. thank god metric didn't break up because of it.

[Cora452]

AHHH! I love his vouce! Love hers too but I wish he sang more in their songs :(

[neilson133]

She spends half the interview complaining about living under the Bush Administration, and the other half complaining that people don't understand that Canadians don't have a President. She is moron. I ashamed to share nationality with her. Argentina: do NOT let this woman get your graffiti "out there".

[SammyPoot]

Don't talk shit about my wife!!!

[Cora452]

Your opinion is horribly stated! And if you're entitled to that than she is to hers. I love Emily and the rest of Metric and am DAMN proud to share my nationality with them... be polite when insulting someone or don't insult them at all.

[tgold1968]

Yeah she babbles and rants sometimes, but moronically? That's kinda harsh.

By and large, Americans' ignorance of other countries - even our favorite North American neighbors - is what's really embarrassing. This American appreciates her observations and objectivity.

[pmorin90]

I'm happy to see that Jimmy likes The Strokes too. I hope the two bands are going to be at the Osheaga this summer!

[shanrocks777]

1. Jimmy's a gentleman for telling Emily she looks nice & doesn't need to take off her coat. 2. Americans need to realize Canada is not a jr. version of them. I am, for one, fond of the things that make Canada unique (not the stereotypes) & we're not America's hat as some like to say to our face, because if Canada is the hat, then the hat is bigger than the body. 3. I love that the new album is based on fantasies/dreams. It's a great theme! This was a great interview! <3 the ideas expressed.

[nurfbar]

@shanrocks777 jimmy and emily used to date briefly

[evslarg]

@nurfbar they actually dated for a long time.. like almost 2 years i think it was

[Spoony539]

'Two words, Craig David' - haha