peterandreinterview2 music interviews Virgin Media
VM: That's brilliant! So your new single, The Right Way, that's out 6th September. Can you tell us what it's all about? It sounds like you're struggling in a relationship.
Peter Andre: What it is - and I'm glad that people are actually asking what it means - you can love somebody, but it doesn't mean you're loving them the way they want to be loved. Guys - we're selfish lovers. We might go and buy them flowers and try to do everything the romantic way, and they might still not want to be with us, they might still go cheat on us. And we'll think "Why? I loved you so much!?" and they'll be like "You were too sensitive", or "You were too over the top", "You were too possessive". So what this song is saying is - when you're with someone, just learn how they want to be loved. They might want you to just make them laugh. You could be doing everything else right, but you're too boring. And that's what the song's about. So it's saying "I now have to take what I learnt from you and apply it to the next relationship". It's almost like a learning experience.
VM: That's proper agony aunt stuff that is.
Peter Andre: Pretty good eh, but it happens to everybody.
VM: The video - it features Katie, there's a bit of cavorting going on, she's in her pants...
Peter Andre: But it is classily done.
VM: It is classily done - black and white. Were you worried that some critics would have a pop at you, say it was a bit naff?
Peter Andre: Couldn't give a s***! And I tell you why - if I started giving a s*** what people thought, I wouldn't even have bothered coming back. I wouldn't have even stayed as long the first time. How many times have these critics been right? They said I'd never make it in the first place - I did. They said I'd never have a number one - I did. They said I'd never make a comeback - I did. And they said I wouldn't last longer than Mysterious Girl - and I did. And then they said me and Kate wouldn't have lasted more than a month - and we did. What do I give a rat's arse what they say? I really don't.
VM: I've got to talk about Weymouth, the incident in the papers a couple of days ago. You got Katie up on stage, singing Mysterious Girl, and apparently you tried to flash her pants at the crowd!
Peter Andre: And I did exactly the opposite! I was trying to cover her up and the audience were loving it. I said "Sorry guys, I'll make sure she's covered up", so I went there and I was covering her. This is what I mean, what do I care what the papers say?
VM: There have been many many rumours - I've heard that Katie's pregnant with a mini-Andre on the way, that you're going to get married, that you're going to sing a song together... is that all just tabloid cobblers?
Peter Andre: It's all just rumours.
VM: Ok. So going back a few months - Insania was a national phenomenon and a linguistic revelation. There's even a unisex Insania fragrance - can you describe what that smells like for us?
Peter Andre: S***!
VM: It smells like s***?!
Peter Andre: No, actually we based it on Armani, we approached Armani 'cos that's what I wanted it to smell like, the original Armani, which is my favourite scent. And contrary to those 3AM trollops who love to slate me constantly - they said it wasn't selling at all - it was a number one seller for six weeks.
VM: I heard it's flying off the shelves in Woolies...
Peter Andre: They got it wrong - again.
VM: It's got your rippling torso on the bottle...
Peter Andre: That's an old shot by the way - back in the day! It's a nice smell, it lasts and it's nice. I mean why not - do it when you can do it!
VM: Exactly, I think it's a great idea. Have you invented any other new words lately?
Peter Andre: I just developed a crap new one - I thought one day I'd try to put coffee and tea together cos I just wanted to see what the flavour would be like. It's quite unique, still caffeine but just a different flavour. "Cofftea"! It's stupid, but I come up with loads of words like that.
VM: I love it, it's brilliant.
Peter Andre: I think Insania was cool because it was just beyond insanity, it's just madness. The song was just about technology, 'cos I'm such a freak for that. I'm just fascinated by where it's going, and Artificial Intelligence. All I was saying in the song was "Hey, y'know, we're getting to the point when everyone's at home dictated by the screen, whatever it says on the Internet - they play games over the Net, they have cybersex, and people are stopping going out, socialising. So many of my mates back in Australia are just bums man - they smoke pot and they sit on the Internet and that's their life. And to me that is killing the scene - that's what I'm saying.
VM: Is that the essense of Insania?
Peter Andre: That's it. And Johnny Rotten's teeth.
