The Good Night

Well, it was an interesting time

in the early '90s, I guess.

I mean, if you mention that time,

I think of a pub called The Good Mixer,

which was kind of where all the bands went

and got drunk together.

It started there.

It was a feeling of something happening.

And then that kind of expanded

until it seemed like the whole country

had become that pub.

That's kind of what happened.

I first met Gary, I suppose, at that point

where his group seemed

to be doing something.

They did a tour.

On The One did a tour

and we were the support band,

and it was kind of...

I liked him.

He was the only one in the group

I did like, actually.

There was another bloke called Paul,

who was absolutely the biggest

pain in the ass I had ever met.

Who made the band a success?

I think Gary would disagree, but it was...

You know, it was me.

I was the driving force behind the band.

You know, while Gary would be sitting

whistling in the corner,

thinking of riffs and stuff,

I'd be powering us forward as a unit

and basically being creative

and a manager at the same time.

I sensed that he felt very trapped.

And he wanted to get out

and experience the world and life.

So we broke up.

And...

Yeah, it wasn't very long after that

that he met Dora.

He started going out with this girl

called Dora that I used to go out with,

and after wanting to kind of

really dislike this person

and even maybe thinking I might, you know,

hit him for going out with my ex-girlfriend,

we ended up getting on really well,

and I, you know, ended up really liking him.

I see Gary all the time.

You know, I see him...

I see him... I do, I see him a lot, but...

You know, I miss who he was, you know,

I miss... I miss that.

But I never thought

this is how he'd get famous, you know.

Well, I spoke to him a while ago

when he moved to New York

to be with Dora, I think.

And he rang me

and just asked me a question,

"Do you know where John Lennon lived?"

And I said, "No."

He knew where he lived. It was...

It was his way of telling me

that he'd gone for good.

Can you turn the heat up?

I'm sweating.

- Love you.

- I love you, too.

Okay, this is Mega-Life, "Back to School,"

30 seconds, version one.

Hey, is everything okay?

You've got to cut out

this artistic crap, okay?

You're weirding out the clients.

So, what do you mean?

- Can he hear me?

- No.

Norman said Mega-Life

played you an acoustic piece

so you could do a sound-alike,

and you gave them a f***ing flute solo

and some slap bass.

I went with my instinct.

And it wasn't slap bass.

- Well...

- I wanted it to be original and great...

But they don't want "great," okay?

That's why they come to us,

that's why they come to me, okay?

Because they know they're going to get,

you know, "fine."

Yeah, but it has to be good.

Bad is good, okay?

And don't use words

like "Gershwin" and "Sondheim"

because that scares the sh*t out of them.

They don't know what that means.

They think you're making fun of them.

Okay? They want a Cheers sound-alike.

- Cheers?

- Yeah.

- The TV show?

- Yeah.

Don't, please don't do that. Don't.

This is going to be like

the second album again, I can feel it.

I don't... Do you know...

Seriously, I don't want

any of your self-sabotaging bullshit, okay?

Just, please, make it bad.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

- Okay, I'll make it bad.

- Good.

I'll see you at dinner, okay?

Paul Bernard.

- Hey.

- Sorry we're late.

That's fine. How are you?

- How are you?

- Good.

Nice to see you.

Hi.

I just wanted to tell you I'm sorry

about Sophie and that ashram.

Oh, it's fine. I'll just go next week.

So, it's happening.

Paul's getting the promotion.

- And I'm totally flipping out.

- Mate.

- It's official.

- What promotion?

- They're making me a partner.

- What? That's incredible! Tell us!

- I didn't know that was a possibility.

- I just didn't want to jinx it.

You remember the "Life is

the greatest refreshment of all" campaign?

They're extending that for another year.

That Jerome dick has gone to Belgium.

The field is open.

Suddenly I've become indispensable.

- That's incredible. Congratulations.

- That is incredible.

- Isn't it exciting?

- That is really great.

And we're gonna get

the country house for definite.

Terry spoke to Rob's friend,

and we're just going to do it, so...

All that stuff from the old apartment

is going straight up there.

You can be our permanent summer guests.

- That's incredible. Congratulations.

- I don't even know what to do with myself.

- Let's get some champagne.

- Well done.

You can have the two Andys

make you that gazebo.

Well done.

I can't believe you didn't tell me that.

- I want Christmas in the new house.

- Yes...

Have you ever thought of talking to Paul

about being part of the agency?

- You know, maybe that could be...

- Why do you say that?

I don't want to do that.

I've never wanted to do anything like that.

I know. I just... I don't know...

Does it really seem like scoring commercials

and doing it only halfway is really working?

I thought you liked my stuff.

I do. I think you're incredibly talented.

I just...

It doesn't seem like half-assing it

is really working for you.

I just...

I just want you to be happy, you know?

I mean, either do it or don't.

Everything is with an eye

toward film composition, documentaries.

I have to start somewhere.

Start? You've been doing it for seven years.

- Ever since the band broke up.

- Well...

I'm just saying, you know,

I liked the guy who was writing songs.

Maybe it was because it was after the group

and you had something to prove.

But now it's just like,

if you're going to give up,

you might as well

go teach music in the inner city.

One thing. One thing. I haven't given up.

All right?

Secondly, are you telling me that

that is my choice?

To either teach music in the inner city

or go and work for the agency?

I'm just saying

you're basically doing it anyway,

so why not just commit?

What about working in an art gallery

is so good for the world, Dora?

You know,

I knew my artistic limitations, okay?

- That's what we're getting to.

- I'm not saying you're limited.

I'm just saying I dealt with it.

You know, if you want to do this

for the rest of your life, that's fine.

Okay? Be my guest.

But you can't ask me to respect it.

- Or support it.

- Okay.

And you know what? You're so sensitive,

you think everything is an attack.

- Love you.

- I love you, too.

I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings before.

No, it's okay. You're right.

I'm taking off my watch,

so you're supposed to

take off your street shoes.

They said cords were okay.

Don't worry.

I think you look perfect.

Thank you.

I'm Gary.

A pleasure.

If you pay close attention

and close your eyes

you can feel a heartbeat in my lips.

You can't feel it like that.

Can you be here at 6:00

to let the guys in to fix the drain?

Yeah.

- Have a good day.

- Thanks.

This time could we just hear

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