Portishead Interview -- a Last.fm/Presents Exclusive

Interview with Portishead in Bristol, 2008. Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley talk about the music that influenced them, including Public Enemy, Led Zeppelin and The Laughing Policeman.

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Music

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• trip-hop
• alternative
• british
• interview

[widgetyone]

REALLY Cool interview. Portishead are just a unique band from a unique city.

Love Bristol and its amazing heritage. Big up to Portishead, Massive Attack, Tricky, Up Bustle and Out, Appleblim, Smith and Mighty, Beak,

Pinch, Roni Size, Kosheen, AllFlaws

[travroy]

I take it Beth Gibbons doesn't like doing interviews?

[Flippaarn]

@widgetyone Pj Harvey and John Parish too

[MiltonMONOMethMorbid]

wahey, Geoff's rocking an Earth shirt

[danlikesmusicalot]

@jprincehouston have you ever actually listened to portishead? this is one of the stupidest comments i've ever read, anywhere

[cocteaua]

They are just so sweet ...I would love to be trapped in a lift with them ..Beth does not do interviews as she is always stoned and paranoid ...so I hear

[propertyofjoey]

@jprincehouston You fail...at life...daily..

[trip1hop1991bristol]

Robert Del Naja,Daddy G,Antrian Utley,Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons!!!

My favourite artists!!!!

[Headphonenation]

I met Geoff Barrow in San Francisco last night. He was performing with his new band BLEAK.

I told him that I didn't have any of my Portishead stuff with me (to sign) but asked him to shake his hand. Very nice guy.

[kenrben]

@jprincehouston you lack an ear for melodies my friend. Poor mans chemical brothers? surely this must be a joke. hahahahahaha get the fuck out of here.