Date: August 31, 2000
Author: None
Publication: MuchMusic Television
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editor's note: Having never seen nor heard the interview it was difficult to decipher who said what. I tried to format is as best I could. If you have any info or suggestions let me know.

Bradford: HERE WITH BRAD AND TEGAN AND SARA. THIS IS THEIR NEWEST ALBUM RELEASED IN JUNE. IT’S CALLED “THIS BUSINESS OF ART.”
HI, LADIES. WELCOME TO THE MuchMusic ENVIRONMENT.
>> HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> Bradford: IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE’VE HAD YOU HERE IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
>> WE’VE NEVER BEEN IN THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE.
>> Bradford: THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT.
>> YEAH.
>> Bradford: I THOUGHT JUST IN CASE.
>> WE USED TO WORK HERE THOUGH.
>> YEAH.
WE ACTUALLY HAD YOUR JOB AT ONE POINT.
>> IT DIDN’T WORK OUT.
>> Bradford: AND IT SEEMS THAT I MIGHT GO THE SAME WAY.
>> OH, REALLY?
>> Bradford: IF THIS DOESN’T WORK OUT I’LL START PLAYING ACOUSTIC GUITAR.
>> NOT IN OUR BAND.
>> Bradford: NO.
I’LL CALL MYSELF TEGAN AND SARA 2000.
>> WE WERE SAYING TEGAN AND SARA. WHAT’S—TEGAN AND SARA X, ACTUALLY, IS THE NEW BAND OUT THERE.
>> Bradford: ACTUALLY, I’M JUST GOING TO CALL IT I AM BETTER THAN TEGAN...
>> THERE’S ACTUALLY A BAND LIKE THAT ALREADY.
>> Bradford: THEN I WILL CALL IT I AM BETTER THAN TEGAN AND SARA, TOO.
>> YOU GOT IT.
THAT’S YOURS.
>> Bradford: IT’S BEEN A BIG YEAR FOR YOU GIRLS. YOU’VE GOT THE RECORD DEAL. YOU SWITCHED AROUND THE NAME A BIT.
>> YEAH. YOU GOT YOUR FACTS DOWN.
>> HE READ THE BIO.
>> Bradford: WERE YOU UPSET ABOUT THAT, THE NAME CHANGE?
>> NO. BECAUSE I GOT MY NAME FIRST AND NOW IT’S ALL CHANGED.
>> Bradford: I MEANT TO ASK YOU THAT.
WERE YOU UPSET? DO YOU THINK SHE’S JUST RIDING ON YOUR COAT TAILS?
>> OBVIOUSLY.
IT’S BECAUSE I WAS GETTING TOO POPULAR, SO THEY HAD TO ACTUALLY MOVE THE NAME SO TEGAN CAN FEEL A LITTLE BIT OF THE FAME.
>> Bradford: NOW, ONE OF THE LAUNCHING POINTS FOR YOU WAS WHEN YOU SCHOOLED ALL THOSE OTHER BANDS IN GARAGE WARZ. DO YOU EVER THINK OF THOSE BANDS?
>> ONLY WHEN THEY DRAGGED TEGAN BEHIND AN ALLEY AND BEAT HER UP.
>> Bradford: HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN?
>> PRETTY OFTEN, BUT WE’RE NOT HOME VERY OFTEN. WE MOVE PRETTY OFTEN. SARA’S PAROLE OFFICER SAID IT WAS A GOOD IDEA THAT WE MOVE.
>> Bradford: DO YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE COLLARS THAT YOU HAVE TO WEAR?
>> NO, IT’S ACTUALLY AN ANKLE.
>> Bradford: AN ANKLET.
>> PRETTY TRENDY. THE KIDS LIKE IT.
>> Bradford: SO WHEN YOU GOT SIGNED TO VAPOR, WHY DID YOU CHOOSE VAPOR?
>> IT’S A COOL COMPANY.
>> THEY’VE GOT THE BIG THING BEHIND THEM SO, IF WE EVER DO GO DIAMOND IN CANADA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, PUSH US OR WHATEVER.
>> Bradford: THEY KNOW HOW TO MANAGE THIS “BUSINESS OF ART.”
>> GOOD ONE.
>> Bradford: I JUST MADE THAT UP.
>> THEY’RE JUST A REALLY NICE COMPANY. THEY’RE REALLY COOL, YOU KNOW.
>> AND THEY OFFERED THE SMALLEST AMOUNT OF MONEY, WHICH WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING—
>> WHEN YOU’RE GOING TO SIGN ON TO THE DEVIL, YOU BETTER PICK A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY, RIGHT, SO YOU DON’T OWE TOO MUCH.
>> Bradford: CREDIBILITY. I MEAN, LESS MONEY MEANS MORE CREDIBILITY.
>> RIGHT. IT KEEPS THAT WHOLE INDIE THING, YOU KNOW, SLEEP ON THE STREET, EAT-OUT-OF-GARBAGE-CAN FEELING.
>> Bradford: STOP WASHING AND STOP SHAVING AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING. WHO ELSE WAS COURTING YOU? WHO ELSE WAS COURTING THE SISTERS QUIN?
>> WE DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> THERE WAS JUST TOO MANY.
>> YEAH.
IT WAS PRETTY CRAZY.
>> Bradford: BUT YOU SAID, LISTEN, WE GOT VAPOR ON OUR SIDE NOW.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
FORGET EVERYTHING ELSE.
THEY HAD TO WRESTLE US ACTUALLY IN ORDER TO GET THE DEAL. IT WAS ALL A WRESTLING MACH. IT CAME DOWN TO THREE-SECOND PIN AND VAPOR WON.
THEY GOT NEIL, MAN.
HE’S PRETTY BIG.
>> Bradford: DID THEY PUT HIM IN? HE JUST SAT ON YOU?
>> HE WAS AN ALTERNATE.
HE TAGGED AT ONE POINT, ACTUALLY.
>> Bradford: NOW, HAWKSLEY WORKMAN, HEAVY COLLABORATION ON THIS ALBUM WITH YOU GUYS.
I LIKE HIM, QUITE FANCY HIM.
>> I BET YOU DO. (Laughing)
>> Bradford: DID YOU APPROACH HIM OR...
>> WE WERE—AT THE TIME WE WERE WORKING WITH THE SAME MANAGEMENT SO, YEAH.
IT’S LIKE A—WE WERE SORT OF GOING ON THIS WHOLE LIKE WE WERE COUSIN THING.
>> Bradford: SO YOU RODE THAT PONY RIGHT OUT OF DODGE.
>> THAT’S RIGHT. AND THEN WE WERE, LIKE, “SEE YA LATER, MAN.”
>> Bradford: YOU WERE LIKE, “LISTEN, HAWK. GET OUT OF HERE.”
>> WE WERE, LIKE, “STOP CROWDING US, OKAY?”
>> Bradford: BUT NOW YOU’RE ON THE ROAD WITH NEIL YOUNG.
>> HE’S GETTING A LITTLE, TOO, LIKE, “OOH, TEGAN, SARA, I LOVE YOU GUYS.” SO WE’RE LIKE, “BACK OFF, MAN.”
>> Bradford: HAWKSLEY SAID YOU GUYS SMELL REAL GOOD.
>> WE DO. DID YOU WANT TO TAKE A WHIFF?
>> Bradford: HEY, DON’T OFFER.
DON’T TEASE.
>> NO, THAT’S COOL.
THE TOUR’S COOL.
IT’S NOT VERY HIGH ENERGY. SO WE TEND TO BE THE MOST EXCITABLE PEOPLE BACKSTAGE, BUT THAT’S OKAY BECAUSE WE LIKE ATTENTION.
>> WE THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE LIKE A BIG DRUG TOUR AND, LIKE, EVERYTHING WAS GOING TO BE ALL CRAZY, SO WE JUST ACT LIKE WE’RE ON DRUGS SO EVERYONE THINKS IT’S A BIG TOUR.
>> PRETTY MUCH PEOPLE TAKE NAPS AND...
>> OUR FIRST TOUR WAS ACTUALLY WITH EMINEM AND Dr. DRE.
>> Bradford: COOL.
>> YEAH.
>> DO YOU GUYS WANT TO WRESTLE?
WE BROUGHT THE MAT.
>> Bradford: YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAD BROUGHT THE MAT IN, WE COULD DO IT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS IS LIVE TV AND YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.
>> WE WERE GONNA WRESTLE. IT WAS GONNA BE BIG-TIME.
>> Bradford: SWEAR TO GOD, THEY BROUGHT A MAT. PLEASE SAY YOU DID.
>> WE DID! WE SWEAR TO GOD WE BROUGHT A MAT, ONE OF THOSE ONES YOU GET IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHERE IT’S BLUE, WHITE, BLUE.
>> THAT’S WHERE WE SLEEP, BEING INDIE ARTISTS AND ALL.
>> ON AN INDIE LABEL.
>> Bradford: TOTALLY. IS HAWKSLEY GOING TO WORK WITH YOU—I GUESS YOU HAVEN’T STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT ALBUM?
>> NO. WE HAVEN’T THOUGHT ABOUT IT. WE’RE GOING TO WORK WITH EMINEM.
>> YEAH.
>> Bradford: COOL. NOW THERE’S A BUSINESS TO ART AND ART TO BUSINESS. BUT HOW DO YOU SEE THE BUSINESS—
>> WE LIKE THE BUSINESS.
>> IT’S COOL, IT’S FUN.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON’T TAKE CARE OF THE BUSINESS SIDE, HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO GET ANYWHERE WITH YOUR ART, YOU KNOW? AND YOU CAN GET SOMEPLACE. BUT WE’RE OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE. AND WE’RE ON MEDICATION, BUT—
>> I THINK PEOPLE GET LAZY WHEN THEY’RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THEIR BUSINESS, AND I THINK WE GET LAZY, TOO, SO IT’S GOOD NOW THINK THAT WE’RE FOCUSING ON THE BUSINESS AND WE’RE EMBRACING THE BUSINESS AND WE LIKE IT.
>> Bradford: LIKE A BIG BEAR HUG OR A SIDE HUG?
>> SORTS OF LIKE A “HEY, MAN,” LIKE THAT.
>> Bradford: I USED TO BE A CAMP COUNSELLOR. THIS WAS THE HUG WE DO, SIDE HUG, BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT TO CREEP OUT THE KIDS.
>> THAT WOULD CREEP ME OUT ANYWAYS. I’M KIND OF CREEPED OUT A LITTLE BIT.
>> Bradford: COOL.
MAYBE WE’LL WORK ON THE SIDE HUG FOR THE FINALE. SO HOW WAS THE VIDEO SHOOT?
>> IT WAS FUN. WE’RE EXCITED FOR THE NEXT VIDEO.
>> THAT’S WHEN WE GET THE BIG BUDGET, YOU KNOW. THIS VIDEO, IT WAS, YOU KNOW, 15 OR SO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
>> THE NEXT ONE, WE’RE GOING FOR A MIL. DEFINITELY A MIL.
>> Bradford: AND YOU MIGHT GET THE FLOWERS YOU REQUESTED.
>> YEAH, WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WAS! IT WAS A TOTAL BOY SET. THEY THOUGHT WE WERE GUYS.
>> THEY CAME IN AND THEY’RE, LIKE, “TEGAN AND SARA ARE CHICKS?”
ANYWAYS...
>> Bradford: THAT WAS WHEN YOU WERE STILL WITH DRE AND EMINEM.
>> YEAH. THEY CAME ALONG. THERE WAS THIS WHOLE FIASCO AND THERE WAS A FIRE AND IT WAS WEIRD.
>> Bradford: YOU’RE RECORDING. YOU ARE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SUPERSTARS NOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY, IN CHINA ACTUALLY.
>> Bradford: YOU ARE MOVING OUT OF CALGARY.
>> WE ALREADY MOVED.
>> Bradford: YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE?
>> NO, WE DIDN’T BOUGHT ANYTHING.
>> Bradford: YOU LEASED A HOUSE.
>> WE BOUGHT A HOUSE.
>> WE DIDN’T LEASE A HOUSE.
I GOT AN APARTMENT.
>> WE’RE INDIE ARTISTS, OKAY? WE’RE INDIE.
>> Bradford: WHERE?
>> IN VANCOUVER.
>> HE’S NOT SAYING WHERE SPECIFICALLY.
>> TEGAN LIVES ON THE CORNER OF...
>> NO.
>> INDIE. INDIE. RUN WITH IT.
>> Bradford: NORTH VAN.
(Laughing)
>> NORTH VAN’S ACTUALLY PRETTY-- STOP HITTING HIM.
>> HE STARTED IT.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO, YEAH, WE JUST MOVED—
>> UH-OH, WHAT’S THAT?
>> Bradford: WE GOT ONE MINUTE TO MAKE IT COUNT.
>> THIS IS LIKE WHEN YOU USE A PHONE CARD AND IT SAYS “YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS,” AND YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO SAY GOOD-BYE.
>> IF THIS IS THE LAST MINUTE, WE SHOULD BE DOING SOMETHING IMPORTANT.
ENDORSING THE VIDEO...
>> Bradford: THEY’LL SEE THE VIDEO.
THEY’RE PLAYING IN TORONTO. YOU’RE DOING A CANADIAN TOUR LATER.
>> YEAH. EVERYWHERE. LOOK ON OUR WEB SITE, teganandsara.com.
>> Bradford: FINALLY, ONE MORE QUESTION.
>> OKAY, GO.
>> Bradford: IN “SUPERMAN 3,” LEX LUTHER MADE A FORM OF KRYPTONITE THAT MADE AN EVIL SUPERMAN FROM A GOOD SUPERMAN. WHICH ONE OF YOU IS THE EVIL SUPERMAN AND WHICH ONE OF YOU IS A GOOD SUPERMAN?
>> GOOD SUPERMAN.
>> EVIL SUPERMAN.
>> Bradford: WHY?
WHAT DO YOU DO THAT’S SO CRAZY?
>> GOD!
YOU GET A LOT MORE IN PEOPLE’S FACE THAN IT LOOKS LIKE ON TV, HEY.
>> Bradford: SORRY. I’LL SIT BACK HERE.
>> HOW COME WE’RE EVIL AND GOOD?
>> Bradford: YEAH.
>> WE’RE JUST BOTH EVIL. JUST DON’T GET ON OUR BAD SIDE, ALL RIGHT?
>> WE’LL MESS WITH YOU.
UH-OH.
SOMEBODY’S TRYING TO THROW A SIGN IN HERE.
>> Bradford: WHAT’S THIS SAY?
IT SAYS “HEY, JACKIE.” IT’S ABOUT TEGAN AND SARA.
>> TEGAN AND SARA ALL THE WAY.
>> Bradford: YOU SAID, “WHEN IT’S ALL SAID AND DONE, I’M STILL GONNA BE YOUNG AND I’M STILL GONNA BE A TWIN,” AND YOU’LL ALWAYS HAVE STARTED AS A QUIN.
>> WE’LL ALWAYS BE YOUR BIGGEST FANS.
>> Bradford: THE QUIN TWINS. ANY IDEAS FOR A COMPILATION MAYBE WITH THE MOFFATS?
>> WE’RE BEST FRIENDS.
>> Bradford: THE THOMPSON TWINS.
>> WE’LL ESPECIALLY FANCY WITH MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY OLSON ACTUALLY.
I HAVE A LITTLE THING FOR THEM, YOU KNOW.
>> Bradford: THEY’RE QUITE PRETTY NOW.
>> HOTTIES, YOU KNOW.
>> Bradford: THAT’S VERY EXCITING.
(Laughter)
YOU’VE GOT A SHOW TONIGHT IN TORONTO, MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE. YOU’RE OPENING FOR NEIL YOUNG.
>> WE ARE.
>> WE’RE COMING BACK TO LEE’S PALACE.
>> Bradford: THAT CONTINUES INTO OHIO AND ALL PARTS SOUTH. YOU JUST CAME FROM OHIO.
>> CHICAGO.
>> CHICAGO NEXT.
>> Bradford: ALL RIGHT. HAVE THAT FOR YOU. AND GOOD ON THAT. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO.
>> OKAY.
>> Bradford: THANKS, TEGAN AND SARA.
(Cheering and Applause)
(Video played)