'We make the music and people describe it', says Grammy-winning French band Phoenix
Two members of Phoenix reveal what they strive for in their music
How would you describe the music of Grammy-winning French rock band Phoenix?
When the South China Morning Post posed that question to the band’s own bassist Deck d’Arcy and guitarist Christian Mazzalai, they declined to describe their music, which has shot to international fame with their 2009 album “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”.
The four members, including vocalist Thomas Mars and guitarist Laurent Brancowitz, won the Best Alternative Music Album at the Grammy Awards in 2009.
“We make the music and then people describe it,” explained Mazzalai. “I hope it’s something hard to describe. For us, that’s a compliment.”
In Hong Kong on Sunday for a leg of their world tour promoting their fifth and latest album “Bankrupt!”, the two members of the band told the Post that they strive for two things with their music: doing something they haven’t done before and satisfying themselves.