| Why did you leave the band ?
I didn't leave. The Alphabet Business Concern made me join The Wildhearts and then they made Kavus join Cardiacs.
We have no control over Alphabet's decided destiny.
I am still in the fold but am held at arms length which is healthier for all concerned.
What kind of music did you listen to when you were a kid ?
I was bought up on Jazz as this is what my parents and my older brothers and sisters were into. I am the youngest of 6 kids and we all play instruments.
My earliest musical memory is of being terrified of that "White Noise" compilation then watching Top of the pos and being equaly terrified of Sparks' "This town ain't big enough".
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The first single I bought was Chic "Good Times" then I got into Earth Wind and Fire, The Brothers Johnson, Michael Jackson (when he was still good).
Then I moved onto The Police. Then Adam And The Ants and Bow Wow Wow.
Then Early 80's synth pop, Japan, Sakamoto, YMO, Numan, Tubeway Army ,Ultravox, John Foxx, Bowie (all eras), Human League.
Then 60's: Barret's Floyd, Beatles, Kinks, Who, Blossom toes etc.
Then it was a case of catching up with punk and new wave which I'd missed the first time around: Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, The Clash, The Damned, Wire, Devo, Scritti Politti, The Slits, Gang of Four, PIL, Teardrop Explodes, XTC, Talking Heads, The Stranglers, Bill Nelson's Red Noise, Punishment of Luxury.
Then 2-tone: Madness (not really 2-tone but let's not nit-pick) Specials, Selecter, Beat etc.
Also anything produced by Trevor Horn: Frankie, ABC, Grace Jones, Art of Noise.
Then in the mid to late 80's came the more proggy phase: Zappa, Beefheart, Tom Waits, Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Cardiacs, It Bites (really!)...
These were the formitive years then in the 90's/00's it's a case of me dipping in and out of stuff as I was too busy doing it to listen to it!
Amongst these: Nirvana, Blur, Supergrass, Elastica, Sonic Youth, Beck, Manic street preachers (Holy bible album only), Beastie Boys, Super furry animals, Futureheads, The Hives, The Strokes, Eminem, The Streets, Sugarbabes, Girls Aloud, Ms Dynamite, etc.
A handful of classical things like Stravinsky ,Eric Satie ,Vaughn Williams, Holsst etc.
Is there a type of music you listen to that would surprise your audience?
Yes! As you can probably tell I do not give a shit about listening to stuff that's supposedly "cool". Probably why I don't feel to listen to The Velvet Underground or Nick Cave. I don't like 'em. As simple as that. I don't think other people should not listen to them so why is it that other people think I SHOULD.
I like some incredibly embarrasing stuff from the 80's but I know no shame. As far as I can see I've broadened my own musical possibilities by listening to what is percieved as shit music.
So here goes: Level 42, Nik Kershaw, Kajagoogoo, Thompson Twins...the list is endless!
So there you go...Warts and all!!
Is there live outside music ?
Yes there's relationships, marriage, Kids (I'm gonna be a Dad soon), mortgages, crap jobs, Knife crime, racism, sun sets, sea, pedos, Divorce, fighting, fucking, levitating... Have you not seen it? It's all accompanied by a fucking great soundtrack!
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