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La Loca, Loca Historia Del Magnate Pop Que Descubrió a Oasis VIERNES 14 DE MAYO PAPELDE 2021 LA REVISTA DIARIA DE EL MUNDO LA LOCA, LOCA HISTORIA DEL MAGNATE POP QUE DESCUBRIÓ A OASIS La vida excesiva de Alan McGee, el hombre que revolucionó la música de finales del siglo XX desde su sello Creation, salta a las pantallas en un biopic que narra sus desfases con Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine y, por supuesto, los hermanos Gallagher. Hablamos con Irvine Welsh, el autor de ‘Trainspotting’, que firma el guion. “Alan quería hacerlo todo a lo grande: forrarse, pasarlo bien, descubrir talentos y llevarlos al estrellato”, dice POR ISMAEL MARINERO MADRID El productor musical Alan McGee. MIRRORPIX EL MUNDO. HOJA Nº40 PAPEL VIERNES 14 DE MAYO DE 2021 EN PORTADA dio vida a Spud y que aquí básico de las futuras bandas –hasta 14, según la «Decidí poner a prueba su POR ISMAEL se transmuta en el propio del sello Creation: contro- leyenda– buscando la personalidad», cuenta MARINERO MADRID McGee. vertidos, alborotadores y perfección en la grabación McGee en su libro. «Así que «Desde el principio buenos a rabiar. Luego llegó de Loveless (1991). empecé a tirarle CD, ENGO UNA NUEVA sabíamos que no podíamos el ruido y la furia de Jesus Paradójicamente, uno de lanzándoselos con fuerza “T banda. ¡Van a hacer un retrato realista de and Mary Chain, cuyo los mejores discos de como pequeños frisbees ser más grandes la persona que aparece en primer single Upside Down, aquella época dejó en la espejados... No se enfadó, que U2!». esa autobiografía», cuenta fue el primer atisbo de que bancarrota a Creation y así que empecé a sentir un La frase define a la Welsh por videoconferencia McGee estaba a punto de supuso un constante poco de respeto por él. Ésa perfección el entusiasmo desde su casa en Edimbur- convertirse en el nuevo rey quebradero de cabeza para fue su iniciación y aprobó». contagioso y la go. «Lo que queríamos era Midas de la música ESTA ÉPOCA McGee. Pero, gracias a sus Tras pasar por megalomanía de Alan utilizar sus historias británica. «Había una DEL POP FUE LA dotes de embaucador nato, rehabilitación después de McGee, el fundador de personales para conseguir cultura de la clase ÚLTIMA BATALLA consiguió salir adelante. una crisis provocada por el Creation Records, la una estructura más trabajadora vibrante, que se CULTURAL QUE De alguna manera, a abuso de sustancias y antes discográfica que lanzó dramática y representar la rebelaba contra cualquier LOS BRITÁNICOS través de la neblina de de vender su sello a Sony, a los principales grupos mitología y la iconografía cosa que viniera del PUDIMOS cocaína, alcohol, LSD y McGee dio un nuevo giro, británicos de finales del del rock and roll». sistema», recuerda Welsh REPRESENTAR” éxtasis, McGee conservaba esta vez hacia la política. Él siglo XX: The Jesus & Mary Aún reconociendo que sobre aquellos años. intacto el olfato para lanzar y Liam Gallagher cayeron Chain, My Bloody Valentine, todo pasa por el filtro de la En su retrato de McGee al estrellato a una banda de en las redes del Nuevo “HABÍA UNA Teenage Fanclub, Primal ficción, lo que se ve en también incluye aspectos de rock. Y eso hizo con Oasis, Laborismo de Tony Blair, CULTURA DE Scream y –redoble de pantalla es la historia de «un sí mismo y de otros unos chavales de que buscaba LA CLASE batería– a los mismísimos tipo de clase trabajadora de integrantes de Creation TRABAJADORA Manchester con pinta de desesperadamente el voto Oasis. Un tipo excesivo en Glasgow que se muda a Records, pero sobre todo de VIBRANTE, QUE hooligans a los que vio de joven y que en la película todos los sentidos, ya fuera Londres y funda ese sello gente como Tony Wilson, SE REBELABA casualidad en un garito de aparece caricaturizado. tomando drogas o sentando discográfico con nada más fundador de Factory CONTRA TODO” Glasgow en 1993. Veinte «Nunca llegué a hablar las bases de la música indie que su convicción, y la gente Records, o Malcolm minutos de sus primeras con Blair, pero tampoco me de los años 80 y 90. que lo acompañó en toda McLaren, el agente de los canciones le bastaron para hizo falta: desde que Así lo dejó escrito en su esa aventura. Él quería Sex Pistols: «Eran “NO NECESITÉ fichar allí mismo con los apareció en escena supe autobiografía, Creation hacer todo a la vez: ser empresarios situacionistas HABLAR CON hermanos Gallagher. que era un jodido imbécil», Stories (2013), que mañana increíblemente exitoso, que sabían cómo facilitar el TONY BLAIR PARA A ellos, claro, también les admite Welsh, que llega en forma de forrarse, pasarlo en grande, camino para dar a conocer a SABER CUANDO dijo que iban a ser más aprovecha cualquier cebo largometraje a Movistar+. descubrir talentos y los nuevos músicos, artistas APARECIÓ grandes que U2. Sólo que para ponerse a repartir Un lisérgico y acelerado llevarlos al estrellato… Es y escritores. Necesitas gente QUE ERA UN esta vez era verdad. estopa. «Para la gente de cóctel a ritmo de punk, pop, una persona increíblemente como ellos, con la visión y la JODIDO IMBÉCIL” Irvine Welsh tiene una generaciones posteriores a rock y acid house, a medio apasionada por la música y pasión desbordante para visión agridulce de aquella la mía, el Nuevo Laborismo camino entre el biopic su entusiasmo es época triunfal del pop parecía una oportunidad, convencional, la comedia contagioso. británico: «Fue como una porque sólo habían más descarnada y el El otro día me tienda en liquidación de conocido la era Thatcher. documento histórico. Y todo hablaba de un existencias, la última batalla Pero Blair ni siquiera se repleto de guiños a la nuevo grupo que cultural que los británicos molestó en ocultar que iba a cultura pop, imágenes de ha fichado: ‘¡Van pudimos presentar. traicionar a los suyos: se archivo y referencias a ser los más Cogieron todo tipo de metió en la cama con gente para los muy cafeteros. grandes!’». música de las eras como Rupert Murdoch y se ¿Quién podría encargarse Incorregible. precedentes, la sintetizaron alió con George Bush para de un guion así? Irvine Flashback a la y la empaquetaron como un bombardear Irak basándose Welsh, quién si no. Amigo Glasgow turbia y regalo para venderla al en una sarta de mentiras. personal de McGee, el gris de finales de mercado global. Oasis eran ¿Cuánto más necesitas escritor (Edimburgo, 1958) ) los 70. Un McGee una versión redux de los saber para llegar a la vuelve, una y otra vez, a las adolescente Beatles con un toque del conclusión de que era mismas coordenadas y sueña con emular glam-rock de Slade; Blur se un tipo despreciable?». personajes desde aquella a David Bowie y a parecían a los Small Faces Y ahí lo deja. violenta inmersión en el los Sex Pistols, aliñados con elementos de El propio Welsh, que llevó váter más sucio de Escocia mientras soporta Bowie… Fue una época muy un estilo de vida tan salvaje que fue su bestseller como puede la interesante, pero lo que vino como el de McGee, también Trainspotting (1993). brutalidad y la justo después fue ha cambiado su relación De hecho, el mes que viene incomprensión desastroso. La sensación con las drogas. «Las sigo Anagrama publica en de su padre. que dejó es que todo eso tomando de manera España la esperadísima Incluso intenta se había acabado». ocasional, cuando hay un novela El artista de la montar una Entre tanto, McGee festival o me apetece pasar cuchilla, en la que Welsh banda con su seguía de fiesta. Se suponía un fin de semana de fiesta», aborda la ultraviolenta amigo Bobby que debía llevar las riendas, admite. «Eso sí, luego lo madurez de Begbie, el Gillespie, futuro mantener la cordura y pago con creces, me paso psicópata de aquella líder de Primal ejercer de mediador entre un par de días autocompa- pandilla de inadaptados. Scream, pero bandas conflictivas de las deciéndome en la cama. Incluso en los libros y acaba rindién- que otros sellos huían como Otra cuestión es que lo he guiones de Welsh que no dose. Otra de sus de la peste. La realidad era hecho tantas veces que ya tienen a priori nada que ver frases que podría El escritor Irvine Welsh, guionista de ‘Creation Stories’. JOSÉ AYMÁ bien distinta: él también no lo disfruto tanto como con Renton, Begbie, Sick poner como epitafio: vivía como una auténtica antes. Ahora intento Boy y compañía, como en «No tengo talento, crear la infraestructura estrella del rock. Un cartel mantenerme en forma Creation Stories, la mezcla pero hago que necesaria fuera de los “OASIS ERA UNA de su despacho en Creation saliendo a correr y con el de sátira y crítica social las cosas ocurran». cauces corporativos. Los VERSIÓN REDUX Records lo dejaba bien boxeo. Dicho eso, si la aderezada con buenos y Y vaya si ocurrieron. artistas por sí solos no son DE LOS BEATLES claro: Presidente del pop. ocasión lo requiere, me tiro malos viajes provocados por Su llegada a Londres, donde suficientes, por mucho Y BLUR SONABAN Las anécdotas de su de cabeza. Voy todos los las drogas siempre ha empieza trabajando como talento que tengan». A SMALL FACES autobiografía son años a Glastonbury y claro, estado presente. Además, revisor de trenes, lo pone en De hecho, el talento CON TOQUES innumerables, pero una de no voy a estar allí sentado aquí hay otros elementos de contacto con la pujante podía ser el problema. Es lo DE DAVID BOWIE” ellas ofrece un retrato no sin hacer nada, viendo a la Trainspotting: la producción escena underground de la que ocurrió con My Bloody tan benévolo como el de gente bailar y volverse de Danny Boyle, que lanzó ciudad.
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