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INTERVIEW WITH COLIN
1. WHEN AND WHY DID YOU START GBH? WE STARTED IN 1979,WE HAD LITTLE GEAR, BUT WE BEGGED ,BORROWED AND EVEN STOLE TO GET STUFF, THEN STARTED REHEARSING IN THE BEDROOM OF THE HOUSE I WAS LIVING IN, WE STARTED A BAND TO ENTERTAIN OURSELVES .
2. WHAT IS THE STORY BEHIND THE NAME?
THE TRUTH IS NOBODY CAN REMEMBER ,WE WOKE UP AFTER A DRUNKEN NIGHT AND WE WERE CALLED GBH
3. HOW DOES THE LINE UP LOOK AT THE MOMENT?
IT'S THE SAME AS ALWAYS,COLIN/VOCALS,JOCK/GUITAR,ROSS/BASS SCOTT OUR DRUMMER IS THE NEWEST MEMBER,BUT HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
4. WHO’S BEHIND THE SONG WRITING/LYRICS?
WE ALL DO OUR BIT JOCK COMES UP WITH A RIFF, AND I HAVE LOTS OF LYRICS,AND I'LL FIND ONE THAT FITS THE TUNE ,THEN WE JUST KEEP PLAYING TILL IT SOUNDS LIKE A SONG.
5. WHERE DO YOU GET IDEAS TO THE LYRICS?
JUST FROM LIFE , I MIGHT HEAR SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING OR READ SOMETHING AND IT WILL START MY BRAIN . |
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6. WHAT WOULD YOU CALL YOUR MUSIC NOWADAYS? PUNK ROCK- THE SAME AS ALWAYS. 7. HAS YOUR AUDIENCE CHANGED MUCH SINCE THE 80:S? NOT REALLY , WE GET PUNKS, SKINS, ROCKABILLYS AND NORMAL LOOKING PEOPLE ,OF ALL AGES |
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8. HAVE YOU GOT ANY SPECIAL MUSICAL INFLUENCES? EARLY PUNK STUFF LIKE , SEX PISTOLS,THE CLASH,THE DAMNED, AND SLIGHTLY OLDER STUFF LIKE IGGY AND THE STOOGES ,NEW YORK DOLLS THE RAMONES . 9. HAVE YOU GOT FAMILIES?, IF THAT’S THE CASE, HOW DO THEY TAKE IT WHEN YOUR OUT TOURING? YES WE ALL HAVE CHILDREN AND /OR WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS,I SUPPOSE THEY MISS US WHEN WE GO ON TOUR BUT IT IS PART OF OUR LIFE. |
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10. WHAT’S OUR PERSONAL OPINION ABOUT THE NEW PUNKSCENE/BANDS? IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A CONTINUING THING OLD BANDS SPLIT UP NEW BANDS FORM , I DON'T LIKE ALL THE BANDS THAT ARE ABOUT, BUT THATS LIFE 11. SWEDISH BANDS, HAVE YOU BEEN LISTENING TO ANY? WE KNOW DISFEAR, WOLFPACK, GLUECIFER, ETC ETC |
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12. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE SOUND ON YOUR LATEST ALBUM Ha Ha, DOES IT REMIND OF PUNKJUNKIES? IT'S PUNK LIKE ALL OF OUR ALBUMS 13. WHAT’S THE RESPONSE OF THE ALBUM? IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD, I HAV'NT HEARD ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT IT. 14. WHAT DID YOU USE TO GET THAT SPIKY HAIR UP IN THE 80:S? SOAP. 15. HOW DOES IT FEEL ABOUT GOING BACK TO TOUR IN JAPAN? WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT ,IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO PLAY |
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16. HOW DOES IT WORK OUT, ARE YOU GOING TO TOUR IN NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA, IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT YOU’RE GOING TO VISIT SWEDEN? WE HAVE TO GO WHERE WE GET INVITED TO PLAY, WE CAN'T JUST TURN UP SOMEWHERE AND EXPECT TO GET A GIG .IT'S ALL ABOUT PLANNING. 17. HAVE YOU GOT ANYTHING SPECIAL YOU WANT TO TELL US THAT MANKIND MUST KNOW ABOUT GBH? WE ARE ALL VERY GOOD COOKS ,AND WE'RE DYNAMITE IN BED! 18. OTHER INTERESTS, WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO WHEN YOUR NOT DOING MUSIC? THINK ABOUT TOURING, PLAY FOOTBALL, GARDENING , WRITING NEW SONGS, LISTENING TO MUSIC ETC ETC |
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