Two years after their spectacular rise to fame, Scissor Sisters are about to reenter planet pop's atmosphere with a bang.
We sat down with the group's front man Jake Shears to talk about how he comes up with crazy lyrics, dealing with fame, and his obsession with James Bond.
Most bands play in small venues for years before they become famous. Scissor Sisters formed in 2001 and became famous so quickly. Were you ready for that?
When you experience something like we've experienced--the constant performing--your body gets used to pumping huge amounts of adrenalin. I was still getting huge adrenalin rushes back at home, when I shouldn't have been getting them. You're trying to relax and suddenly you feel like you want to rip your skin off and fly away. There's a lot of anxiety and self-censorship that happens when you're dealing with this kind of pressure. But we realized that we're special after all, and we've got something amazing going on. It's extremely liberating.
