stand-by-phoenix: Winona Ryder: Well, what is it—that it takes 20 years for people to become n
stand-by-phoenix: Winona Ryder: Well, what is it—that it takes 20 years for people to become nostalgic about things? It’s interesting, though, because, growing up, I was always very into the Replacements and the Clash. Then that whole Britpop thing was happening, with the Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses and all that—it was becoming really popular. But I remember at the time, even though I may have liked some of that music, I kind of just didn’t want to like it. Then a certain amount of time goes by and it’s like, “Oh, I love that song.” And it’s not about being too cool to listen to pop—I love pop. I mean, at the photo shoot I was putting on—Stephen Mooallem: Simple Minds. Winona Ryder: Simple Minds. I’m particularly nostalgic for those songs. They were big for me because Chrissie Hynde was married to Jim Kerr, who later married Patsy Kensit, who later married…” Stephen Mooallem: Liam Gallagher. Winona Ryder: Yeah. I remember going to the Greek Theatre in Berkeley when I was 11 or 12. Simple Minds was opening for the Pretenders. I was in the front row and I was getting squashed, so they pushed me up on the stage. I wasn’t trying to get on the stage like other people—I was just literally so small that the security guys came to grab me. But Chrissie was like, “No, no.” So they pulled me up on stage, and she put me up on, like, a speaker and sang “2,000 Miles” to me and ran her fingers through my hair. It was the biggest thing that had ever happened to me to that point. Then later, I met her at a PETA thing—with River [Phoenix] and Martha Plimpton, actually. I was very nervous, but she was so nice. Then I remember I saw her at this concert in Manchester. The hotel where everyone was staying was across the street from the stadium, and I remember walking back there with her and talking about love and stuff. It’s funny because I see so many girls walking down the street now dressing like her. Even with photo shoots—not that I do so many, but the references are so often Chrissie and Siouxsie Sioux. I mean, I went to those shows…Stephen Mooallem: I think you mentioned to me at one point that you auditioned or screen-tested with River when you were really young.Winona Ryder: Yeah, for Lucas [1986]. I remember…I mean…he was just so good.Stephen Mooallem: He was incredible.Interview Magazine // April 23, 2013 -- source link
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