The Depeche Mode frontman on Jeremy Corbyn,spiritual advice, his work with Soulsavers, or loving Lana Del Rey and the power of Judge Judy Hi Dave. In the 80s,you once ended a display with 40 audience members’ shoes on stage. When did someone final throw a shoe at you?
Yes, there was a phase, or one specific venue in Los Angeles,the Palladium, where people would just throw shoes on stage. I don’t know what that was all about. I remember one specific gig in the early 90s with Jane’s Addiction, and where Perry Farrell caught a shoe,smack in his fucking face. We’ve had some exclusive things on stage over the years. A lot of the time it depends on what you’re talking about in the press – there was a horrible period in the 90s where people would throw bags of drugs on stage. What a waste.[br]Not a good idea. But it was probably all garbage (1). I don’t know what it was, the roadies would speed around picking it all up.
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Source: theguardian.com