MICHEL GONDRY - MOVIEMAKER GONDRY IS BAD LUCK FOR MUSIC ARTISTS

MOVIEMAKER GONDRY IS BAD LUCK FOR MUSIC ARTISTS

French filmmaker MICHEL GONDRY insists he's the kiss of death for music acts who hire him to direct their videos - because his promos rarely become hits.
The Oscar-winning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind writer/director has helmed music videos for acts including Bjork, the White Stripes and The Rolling Stones - but he can't understand why requests keep pouring in from musicians, because so many of his video clips have been major flops.
He says, "I have the s**t touch. When I touch a song, it plummets. Every time an artist asks me to do a video, I want to warn, 'If you do the video with me, it will be a failure.'
"I did seven videos for Bjork, and the only one she ever did that was a huge hit, Spike Jonze directed it. And, with the White Stripes, I did six videos with them and the only video they did that was a huge hit, I didn't do it. It was Seven Army Nation."