European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Rock s Odd couple make Sweet music by Robert Hilburn los angelas times d a Stewart enjoys pointing out How his relationship with his partner Annie Lennon. Was most couples get famous and icon break up.1 Lio nil e3ul to broke up and then got Lamous " Trio mud together in Iho late 70s while Mem her of a British hand called the tourists and Hoy such a Strong musical vision that they were Clit grrr m to m i heir own group when the tourists called n quits in 13bo. The Only problem their be Sonal relation ref a War. Unravelling in Al fraction was that ii was impossible to up ind still make music Stewart Cun Hui in jul the experience made us stronger we i his Oil and we were determined not to lot any hindi Tel in the in a i Pifanio interview Lennox expanded on the Rirl Imti Point in their Yves and How Hal tension con Iii , Tii the Ollon mysterious dramatic Edge in eiiiylrirnir., Hiis like sued dreams Ais made of tins. I on of in Ger and hero comes the rain again. I in i i Vive i when i was about 22,23," Lennox said he Liruo started,1 was about 2g. 27, and i Ink i Nui ded to Imd myself. I had lived through a lot Oliribi people and through Dave and i wanted q Oil 01 Limo a. from that but 1 knew creatively i ten in int to Ork with anybody except Dave a men was this strange tension the pain of the l and the excitement of working together on the uni inc in of v with her close cropped Carrot Coto hair slyly if Vil demanded attention and Stewart with a Gooly. Bird s Nesi do that defied Lamg him seriously were a genuine Odd couple. Even though Lennox s sensual soul accented vocals and provocative lyrics on the Sweet dreams album were clues thai this duo would have staying Power it was the live shows Hal first helped demonstrate How the pieces fit together Lennox was a Strong confident performer Whoso manner on Slage underscored the mystery and tension in her lyrics both elements were escalated in eurythmics videos. In who s thai girl. Lennox played both a Man and a woman who eventually Hiss each Solhei if the Early touts and albums demonstrated that eurythmics made music a consistently interesting and Fla Voicul As anyone in mainstream pop Rock in the 80s, it look a lulls longer of Many to recognize Hal in was t us1 a one person show. Stewart May have a Gooly hairstyle but he is a master of pop sounds and an exceptionally tasteful Gui Lanse he has become such a respected musician Hal he has been involved in recent months on projects with such varied artists As Bob Dylan Tom Petty Dart Hall and Bob Geldof. When eurythmics Floral hit however interviewers just wanted to talk to Lennox. No however they seek out both members of eurythmics and both partners speak easily though Stewart seems most at ease when talking about the music while Lennox will go into Singer Annie Lennox Ana guitarist Dove Stewart make up Fie eurythmics Page 16 the stars and stripes More personal irrespective areas Scotland born Lennox whose hair is now an off Platinum color was living m London when she me i Stew irl in Ino mid-70s. She was working As a waitress but already had her Eye on a pop music career. Lennox had been in a couple of bands and had spent three years Al the Hoyal Academy of music studying to be a flautist she Lell the Academy a week before Linal exams because she found the me of a classical musician too stifling coming a lick the provinces and having a limited experience Ollile. I did t Lully appreciate what kind of personality you would have to have to be a classical musician she said thai s Why i quil when i did. I found in a Lille disturbing Hal people were prepared to or Acice eight to 10 hours a Day with one in Sliment alone. I found Hal very isolating and i realized i did t have thai kind of dedication " Lennox s parents were Hurt by her decision bul she Felt liberated. The result of that bad experience was a desperate search Lor something that did have some meaning to me she continued. I Don t know Why but snarled id sing and i realized my voice was she remembers Joni Mitchell As a special inspiration the idea of a woman writing end singing such personal songs. Mainly though she leaned to the music of Stevie wonder and motown. She began combing through British pop weeklies responding to ads by bands seeking female a singers she did a Low shows but was still working As a waitress when she met and fell in love with Stewart. Though Stewart was perceived As part of the British synth pop movement when eurythmics Hii hero his roots Are deep in american music. Ask Stewart about his influences and hell go into Long commentaries about bluesman like Mississippi John Hurt and Robert Johnson. Then there s his analysis of the Dylan albums the englishman had already made a couple of records and been in several bands including the amazing blonde and Long dancer by the Lime he met Lennox. Al the Lime he was writing and singing songs Wilh a pal named Peel Coombes. Eventually Lennox started singing with hem. And the tourists emerged. Wednesday october 8,1986 when thai band broke up Stewart and Lennox knew exactly what they wanted to do. Annie and i loll that at the time of say Sam and Dave s Peak that there was an amazing amount of passion in the recording of soul music that whole thing of Olis Redding they would be sweating and pumping in out and in would be amazing said Stewart. We wanted to gel Back int old Leeteg but you can t do it by re creating in. We realized the thing to do was to reach Lor the pension of that music by using really cold ecoling electronically the kind of stuff that was coming out of Germany and mixing in with Annie s passionate vocals. That was the heart of whal we wanted to Lennox had written about the perils of Romance before her marriage and subsequent divorce. Still there is bound to be speculation Hal some of the songs on the now album including the satiric missionary Man and Thorn in my Side Are reflections on the Short lived marriage. I Don t like talking about the songs on that level she said. But i am aware of he anachronisms Hal exist and the dualities thai go on in life. I like to feel the songs Are rather like a Crystal that you can look at in different ways from different sides so that one line can be a positive statement about love and the next line would be total disillusionment. The human slate is going through continual flux. It is for me Stewart said we Are opposites in some ways Tike the Way we look bul we also see things a lot alike. Lois of times people miss the Point of whal we do on stage or in videos. They take things seriously when we Are really sending in up or at other times we Are being quite serious and people can t quite understand the eurythmics perform in Hamburg spor Shalte oct. 12 Hannover Ladion spor Halle oct. 13 Essen Grug Shafte oct. 79 Disseldorf Philips Halle ocl 20 Frankfurt alls oper oct. 22 s 23 Ludwigshafen Eber Halle oct. 25 Nurnberg Farl i stad Shaffe ocl 28 Munich basketball Alfo ocl 29 Brussels nov 21 parts nov. 25 Glasgow scottish exhibition Center nov. 23 & 29 Birmingham a . Dec 1344 London Wembley Arena Deo. 6,7,9.10 16416 Brighton Center dec.-12 & 13, a
