(TV) Television/Jim Carroll

["Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV>]

The 1992 article in the Quincy ("home of the Presidents" ---a suburb of Boston) Patriot Ledger, which I still have and will dig out this weekend, was an interview with Jim Carroll at his (then?) home in Colorado.  Jim Carroll claimed he had been contacted by Television to  see if he had any songs they could "use" in their comeback album for Capitol. 

Now it wouldn't be the first time Jim Carroll's  been full of horseshit, but I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt in this instance.  Why? Because, what can I say, I'm a nice guy. Although it seems more than a little bizarre and entirely uncharacteristic of Verlaine to consider surrendering  partial control over the music to anyone other than Television members.

	Leo


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Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 6:03 AM
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Subject: (TV) Music


Jim Carroll wasn't approached by Television to contribute a song. That
must have been a misquote. 

I agree that the Capitol album was more lightweight than hard rock. Tom
has been in an intricate dreamy phase since The Wonder. I don't know
why, maybe it has to do with his interest in film scores, which are
essentially unobtrusive subtle background music. That's not to say there
aren't plenty of suspenseful slashing rocking parts in Tom's film score
music. (By the way, they're planning a DVD of the film score show. Tom
will resume that tour probably in June or July in Pittsburgh.)
Personally I wish his music would sound like "There's A Reason" again,
and in fact it does: He's done a new rock record which is waiting for a
record deal. He gets offers but he wants the right type of distribution.


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