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“We also worked with Marshall Jefferson for Groovy, Laidback and Nasty. So we were lucky to work with some really great people.”

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Stephen Mallinder

Stephen Mallinder is a renowned singer. Born on January 1, 1955, he has made a significant impact in the music industry with his unique musical style and talent. more

“I think you have a certain level of confidence in what you do. "Arrogance" is the wrong word. I think when you go into it, you're aware that you're doing it for the right reasons - and you have your own moral and ethical code. And we weren't driven by money, but by a a desire to make music and make a statement.”

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“Even if that statement was ambiguous, we kind of wanted to cause a stir. We thought that by having the name "Cabaret Voltaire", that with it came a certain responsibility. It wasn't meant to be purely entertainment; it was meant to be something a little bit more serious - and to provoke people - wrapped within an outer wrapping of entertainment.”

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“We were working in entertainment, in the music industry, with popular music, it was important, but it was something that we also felt was a responsibility.”

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“Looking back, I think we were very much a part of democratizing music, and we wanted to demystify the process of making music - to show it's a myth.”

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“You don't have to be trained in music to create sounds and to produce and release music. That's what we were saying back in 73-74. And that's the way the world is now - and all the tools of creation, production and dissemination are there in everybody's bedrooms, front rooms and studios.”

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“I think that's the fascinating thing that exists now. This contrasts with a celebrity art and celebrity music culture.”

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“Candide is one of those books I read when I was young and that I come back to regularly.”

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“It's a book that makes me laugh and think - it would be very hard to like someone who didn't enjoy Candide!”

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“Also, everyone thinks they know Candide - you hear people described as 'Panglossian'. So if Candide appears on a poster, it feels familiar.”

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“There is a remarkable nimbleness of style, a balancing act of tone, in Voltaire, which is hard to bring off on stage. When you speak the words out loud, the effect is very different from when you read them. So one needs to do something new with a stage performance, not simply 'tell the story'.”

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