The Tiger Lillies Quotes

�It sort of all came together at the same time. I visualised the whole show in my head as I wrote the music,�
�Though to be honest, this show is nothing like the one I imagined. It�s utterly different, in fact. But the music is the same, we�ve got some good puppets and Ophelia Bitz is doing burlesque dancing. I�m sure it will be fine.�
Martyn Jacques

�I�ve been able to portray emotion and pathos and comedy and violence and all these different emotions through it and that was what was lacking before, I didn�t seem to be able to do it, playing guitar or playing piano and singing in a low voice. I think it�s mainly emotional power, a transparency in a way of expressing yourself and then being able to express all these different emotions.�
Martyn Jacques

�We�re a record company�s nightmare, we�re a marketing man�s worst dream,�
Martyn Jacques

�People come up to us in airports and say �Oh, you�re in a band� and they say �What sort of music do you make?� and the three of us sort of look at each other. �What should we say today?� We usually say �satanic folk,� that usually scares them away. You can�t even put us in a category in a record shop.�
Martyn Jacques