An interview before Gran Turismo were released

01/04/2011 23:57

 The Cardigans: Warm and fluffy and the best friends.

Their success led to tours supporting Blur and then Beck. "I think we pissed them off," says Nina of Blur, with a high-pitched chuckle. "I know what went wrong: someone tried to make a joke, like saying, 'we sell more records than you in Japan, maybe we can be the main act in Japan'. And then somebody said in an interview that they ought to be grateful to have us on tour. Their manager called our manager and said, 'what the f*** are they up to?' Actually, it was an absolutely great thing for us to do, tour with them. We were very grateful," she says, pretending to bow. "Sorry Blur!"

The Independent. Sunday, 11 October 1998.

Read the full interview here.