Written by Michael Cranston

I wanted my interview to be different. A Google search will return about a dozen interviews with Antony Hegarty of Antony And The Johnsons from this year alone; all peppered with facts and stories of his latest album The Crying Light. After reading a few, one can easily uncover meanings behind his songs and his sources of inspiration. I, however, wanted to go deeper.
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I’ve often compared Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons to the late Benjamin Smoke, but I don’t think I could’ve ever imagined Smoke doing a disco track like “Blind”. In fact, the song by Hercules And The Love Affair, aka Brooklyn producer Andy Butler with Antony guesting might be the only time I’ve listed a disco track as the best of anything. But it’s that good, I had to. –Derek Evers
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