The Josh questionnaire originally appeared in 'igWyjy!', Steve's one was sent to me a few weeks ago. Because we're still waiting for the reply from a certain spiky haired drummer, I sent one to da webmaster so there could be three and he could feel famous!
Name:
Steve
Clarke
Describe the band for those not lucky enough to have come across you yet. We
are a pop band that rocks. We do what we want to do; we play music that
gives us a buzz.
Have
you got any plans for single/album releases or tours or anything that you would
care to plug?
We will be touring in May/June. Festivals in the summer! Album in the summer!
Second single in May! World domination in September!
What
was the first record you ever bought and do you think this will aid tour career
in any way?
The first record I bought was 'The Real Thing' by Faith No More! Yeah, it rocks!
I still dig it now. Not a huge influence, but great performers!
Do
you consider yourself to be famous now? If not, what do you think will have to
happen before you reach celebrity status? Not really, I get recognized quite a bit (my hair gives it away!)
But, at this point in time I am not thinking about being famous...I am just
thinking about being in a great band.
Are
you enjoying the rock and roll lifestyle? Yeah!
It's non-stop and I am awful at pacing myself! But you don't do this kinda thing
unless you love it.
Have
you ever lied about your age and, if so why? No! I'm proud of being young!
In your opinion, what was the most successful dum dums gig to
date? 2
Nights ago, Loughborough Uni! Amazing atmosphere!
Is
there a particular question that you would like to be asked in an interview, but
so far never have? If so, then please feel free to answer it! 'Steve, people have been
commenting on your likeness to Brad Pitt (but you are better lookin') what do
you have to say about this?' No answer?
Who
are your fave and most hated bands at the moment? Favourite: Chris Cornell, Jeff Buckley, Jellyfish, Lit (at the
moment!) Hated: I'm not into Muse, Coldplay etc.but I don't hate music!
Tell
us a scandalous piece of dum dums gossip please! Stuart takes a shower/bath in his swimming trunks!
Name:
Josh
Dumdum
Describe the band for those not lucky enough to have come across you yet. Passionately
bored underachievers aim for the big time, shimmering post punk pop with soul
and slow songs for older folks to appreciate. Joyful and sad at the same time.
What
was the first record you ever bought and do you think this will aid your career
in any way? 'Strumpet'
by My Life Story. It will make our band appealing to MLS fans reading
Lindsay’s ‘zine, thus shifting more units of our record. If you want the
truth, it was the England team song for the 1986 world cup for 35p in Woolies.
What
jobs did you do before becoming wannabe pop-stars? Before
becoming a wannabe, I tried every job going, full time and as part of four
temping agencies simultaneously, and was about to sell my body to medical
science for a month -no word of a lie- right before we were saved by record
company interest. Which was good, as I would have been one of the original
lab-rats for sex drug Viagra...but it WAS good money!
Who
are your fave /most hated bands at the moment?
Fave
of the moment, The Jam, The Replacements.... hated, any evil pop
demographic-created boy-girl group going, or even worse, detached,
heartless dance music.
What
was it like touring with MLS and do you like the band?
It
was terrific, actually, and they were great to us, and good to get to
know. They have a good bunch of followers...I wouldn’t be mean, if you feel
devotion to a cause or a band, be proud to stick your neck out and say
it...real bands, in particular, need support. And it took a while, but I
really started to like their set...I've been listening to 'The Golden Mile'
at home, and I bought empire line single. You often could catch me up the
front pogo-ing to 'its a girl thing' too....'its a gooey ooey ooey ooey ooey
ooey thing, yeah...' The best bands are bands that you acquire the
taste for...nice bunch of folks too!
Have
you had any mad experiences with fans yet?
Yeah, I mean, we've had a few gigs now where we were completely
surrounded
by people into our stuff, almost mobbed...a lot of really cool experiences
with lovely people too. When the only enthusiasm you've been privy too is the
foot tapping of record company folks, (not wishing to be patronizing but....
Bless 'em) a bunch of screaming 'fans' going nuts for autographs,
genuinely appreciative of your presence, is something of a mad buzz. Mad
stuff has happened, but I don't want to make out that anyone's psycho or
anything...
Discuss
the accusation that the Dum Dums only ever reply to emails sent by their female
fans.
Hehehehe.... Yeah, baby...no, we try to reply to every email
personally...at the moment, there are more girls sending us messages than guys,
but its a pretty close run thing. Golly, that's just piffle.
Name: James Clarke
Sooner
or later I will get around to publishing a very strange 'interview' that myself
and Laurel Glitter from 'Lollipops
fanzine' conducted a few weeks ago. Writing it up is hard work, the Dictaphone
seems to have missed the serious interview technique we employed and recorded a
jumbled mess of five over-excited voices... How could that have happened I
wonder?!
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