- Wed, 2011-10-26 16:32
All set for a Halloween release on 31st October, watch the suitably themed video for new Scroobius Pip single The Struggle.
Taken from Pip's recent solo album Distraction Pieces, The Struggle was produced by Steve Mason (Beta Band / King Biscuit Time).
Following up Introdiction and Let Em Come, The Struggle is the third in an impressive line of videos directed by Aaron Shrimpton and Scroobius Pip.
We recently sat down with Pip in his lounge (!) for a lengthy chat. He told us a little more about The Struggle: 'I wanted The Struggle to be a song about serial killers and the idea of celebrity. You know, the fact that everyone gets in uproar when a celebrity does something bad, but, to be fair, their world is so different. Particularly with your ultra celebrities, it's shocking when they do stick to our framework of morality when they have existed in a world for so long where they have endless amounts of money, endless amounts of adoration. That's going to change how people are. I was trying to think of a celebrity to chose for that track and the one I chose seemed to fit perfectly. He's at the top of the pile but he's not just done big Hollywood things, he's always been very private and kept himself to himself....' You can read the full interview here
