Part Two of an interview with singer and multi-instrumentalist Charles Stuart (see pt 1). His new album, The Man Who Likes Watching is out now on Slowfoot.
Lets go off point a bit. What are your thoughts on the current Iraq War situation ?
"My thoughts are pretty much the same as they always were. Put simply, greed is a very bad thing and greed on this scale where thousands of innocent people have been losing their lives over an extended period of time? I can't think of a word to describe it really."
Speaking of George W. Bush, who would you vote for in the US presidential elections ?
Well... Richard Pryor passed away recently so I'll have to get back to you on that one.
What`s your eco-footprint look like ?
I don't do too badly. There are a few things I could polish up on like eating less processed food, using less electricity and water wastage but generally I think I do my bit.
Thats gonna be big business in the UK soon, fines for not recycling are on the way. How much TV did you watch as a kid ?
I watched far too much TV growing up. I would be sat in front of the screen for hours on end and I swear I was being hypnotized. I would come away from the screen with these messages in my head. I am so thankful that these messages were only telling me to go out and buy the latest and newest and most delicious chocolate bar.
Some might say that was still overt political brainwashing. How political should musicians/artists be?
Thats a tough one. I can understand people getting annoyed when some superficial pop star decides that its his or her job to tell them who to vote for. But if any musician or artist is in a position where he or she can shed light on or raise the profile of a particular cause directly or indirectly then I think that should be welcomed.
He isn't a musician or an artist, but do you think the Australian Prime Minister was right to order their cricket team not to tour Zimbabwe ?
I didn't even know about this. I was going to say that I don't follow cricket anymore but this is about politics is it not?
Yeah, to do with the rule of despot Mugabe and his ruling ZANU-PF Party
I guess the question is when does Sport become political? And do sportsmen have a conscience? I think by all accounts Mr. Howard did the right thing.
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