Live @ Moods, Bruges
To coincide with a run of headline shows and festival appearances across Europe this Summer, Joan As Police Woman will release a new single, ‘STEED (For Jean Genet)’, from her rapturously received new album ‘DAMNED DEVOTION’
Joan Wasser (aka Joan As Police Woman) on ‘Steed’: I have a fetish for writers. I read a lot of Genet several years ago; it fit the place I was in then. This song came about when jamming with Parker Kindred, the drummer for Joan As Police Woman. He was on drums and I was on bass. I started playing that arty disco-style bass line and singing that first melody and Genet popped into my head, I don’t know why. I assume it’s because gay men tend to dominate the dance floor and this felt like a dance song. I assume it’s because Genet is such a strong symbol of freedom and fearlessness. These are themes on this record. Maybe most obviously, this song is about sex, filthy sex, pure filthy sex and no apologies.
Joan: Hal Willner put together a show commemorating Dylan's Town Hall '63 show with a diverse group of artists singing the tunes. I performed the title track "Tomorrow Is A Long Time", for which I also wrote the arrangement. The day before the show Hal said "I've got Bill Murray to do "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" and I want you to play guitar and sing with him, just you two." Bill and I met before the show in a dressing room and worked it out. I felt like I'd known him for years, plus, I made HIM laugh! After the show he cheekily introduced me to his friends and family as "his guitar player".. The rest is YouTube history.