Richard Barone is an example to all of us who get trapped in our daily grind. He seems to be the perpetual glass-half-full kind of guy. He admits he feels pretty much the same way he did 30 years ago when Barone on lead vocals and guitar along with bassist Rob Norris and drummer Frank Giannini gave birth to the Bongos, a wonderful, jangly power-pop combo that could light up any room with its overflowing energy. It’s difficult to believe that their new album, Phantom Train (Jem), is not really new at all. With guitarist James Mastro added to the band, it was cut in 1985 and 1986 and has languished on the shelf ever since. Barone has also kindly agreed to serve as guest editor for magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Barone: I think Tom Ford is cool. Not only because he’s been with the same dude since 1986 and they have a one-year old son; not only because he made the houses of Gucci and YSL cool again by understanding the ’90s but didn’t get stuck in that decade; and not only because he directed and produced A Single Man for his own production company, proving he is a true renaissance man. I like Tom Ford because I like the clothes he makes. It takes a lot to get my attention with fashion, and Tom Ford does it. I agree with Jay Z on this: “I don’t pop molly, I rock Tom Ford.”
Video after the jump.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glshAPHGScA
