Edgar Wright and Sparks Interview: Their Inspirations and Forging Their Own Creative Direction

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One of the best films of 2021 arrives this weekend with The Sparks Brothers. Sparks, a band comprised of brothers Russell and Ron Mael, are probably one of the greatest bands you’ve ever heard of. They’ve made 25 albums over the course of 50 years, and their influence has filtered down to loads of other musicians, many of whom pop up in Edgar Wright’s new documentary about the band. If you’ve never heard of Sparks, by the end of The Sparks Brothers, you’ll likely be a massive fan of the band and eager to hear more of their music.
Last week I got the chance to interview Wright and Sparks about the movie. During our conversation, we talked about how they were able to forge their own creative direction without pressure from the record labels, how Wright approached directing his first documentary, what albums they would recommend for someone looking to get into Sparks or if they should opt for the documentary instead, and if Wright has any plans for expanding the documentary in the future since Sparks is still coming out with music.
0:00 - Intro
0:14 - Pushback from Record Labels
2:05 - Sparks' Musical Inspirations
3:55 - Edgar Wright's First Documentary Experience
6:55 - Could There Be a Sequel?
7:40 - Recommendations for First-Time Listeners
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@cosmicsodared 2 года назад

Sparks fan of 40+years.... Most underrated band of all time so glad they're finally getting the recognition they so much deserve

@rutkowski1490 2 года назад

That's the most laughter from Ron I've ever seen! ♡♡♡

@dwarfbeat1 2 года назад

Hearing Russell mention Waterloo Sunset gives me very pleasant shivers.

@sloanlance 3 года назад

Edgar Wright deserves some kind of humanitarian award for shining a light on Sparks. I don't know HOW I'd never heard of them. Since the announcement of "The Sparks Brothers" documentary, I've been trying to listen to every Sparks song I can find. So far, none of them are familiar to me, but most of them are fantastic. (A few are just "good". 😉) So Mr. Wright has opened a whole new segment of music for me to enjoy. I'm sure I'm not the only one in this boat.

@angelagreen242 2 года назад

Same

@falconfilmmaker 2 года назад

100% agree and same. I’ve never heard of them and I was mind blown that they’ve been making new music for the last 50 years which is insane. The documentary I put on my top ten of 2021

@wdazzle 2 года назад

As a person that listen to glam rock and Kinks A LOT, it's baffling how Spotify or RU-vid never recommended them to me before. Unfortunately I had never read about them or heard them on the radio or tv here in Brazil or friends never mentioned them to me, I was the one always digging for old songs on my own. Then FINALLY Spotify put Amateur Hour to play after an album I was hearing a few years ago and my mind was blown. I could not believe a song that was just my exact number never got to me before. Finally it did.

@wdazzle 2 года назад

@sugarjoe50 3 года назад

To the many people who weren't aware of Sparks is due to their lack of radio exposure (at least in the U.S.). Many older fans discovered them on TV in the 70s; ABC In Concert & Don Kirshner's Rock Concert both had them on.

@tuvantrader 2 года назад

Still haven’t seen the documentary yet, but like others, I was entirely unfamiliar with Sparks. However, it’s kind of a joy to go thru a band’s entire catalogue for the first time. I just finished listening to the Annette soundtrack today (haven’t seen that either!) after starting with Halfnelson a few weeks ago; they really have an incredibly vast and varied repertoire and I’ve been especially stunned at how good the last few albums have been in particular. Lots of love and respect for these guys!

@fredbloggs5902 3 года назад

Russell’s looking good for 72!

@dominicaaaaa5547 2 года назад

Ron looks good for 75 hasnt aged much since like 2000

@fredbloggs5902 3 года назад

Wow! A blast from the past!... “This town ain’t big enough for the both of us...” (Where did the time go? ☹️)

@snakey319 3 года назад

Ron was my crush, brought him home made by granny cole slaw. I was so weird.

@sloanlance 3 года назад

Was it the creamy, sweet kind of coleslaw with mayonnaise that can be found everywhere? If so, yeah, that was weird. 😉 You should have taken him some of the vinegar-based (no mayo) Carolina coleslaw. Now THAT would be epic.