Interview: WOUNDEDSPiRiT
[gallery type="slideshow" link="none" size="full" ids="128338"] What? ?got? ?you? ?into? ?music,? ?and? ?if? ?you? ?had? ?not? ?gotten? ?into? ?music? ?what? ?would? ?you? ?be? ?doing? ?today?? ?
?Listening? ?to? ?my? ?dads? ?old? ?45s? ?and? ?then? ?listening? ?to? ?the? ?top? ?40? ?countdown? ?made? ?me? ?listen? ?and? ?enjoy? ?different? ?genres? ?of? ?music.? ?What? ?would? ?i? ?be? ?doing? ?today? ?if? ?i? ?had? ?not? ?got? ?into? ?music…...i? ?would? ?be? ?lonely? ?
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What? ?do? ?you? ?like? ?to? ?do? ?when? ?you're? ?not? ?playing? ?music? ?and? ?how? ?does? ?that? ?influence? ?your? ?creativity?? ?
?Before? ?lockdown? ?it? ?would? ?be? ?meeting? ?friends? ?and? ?watching? ?other? ?bands? ?perform,? ?during? ?lockdown? ?its? ?been? ?to? ?understand? ?the? ?more? ?technical? ?and? ?visual? ?side? ?of? ?the? ?business? ?which? ?has? ?help? ?in? ?the? ?direction? ?of? ?our? ?image? ?and? ?the? ?type? ?of? ?band? ?we? ?want? ?to? ?be.? ?
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How? ?long? ?has? ?your? ?band? ?been? ?around?? ?
?We? ?started? ?in? ?1988(yes? ?that? ?long)? ?till? ?2000? ?then? ?reformed? ?in? ?2016,? ?only? ?2? ?of? ?the? ?original? ?band? ?continue? ?the? ?line? ?up? ?now? ?is? ?Jason? ?Kelly? ?-? ?Vocals,? ?Elton? ?McTaggart? ?-? ?drums,? ?Steve? ?Scaife? ?-? ?ead? ?guitar,? ?mark? ?Smith? ?-? ?Keys/synth,? ?Rob? ?Roberts? ?-? ?Bass? ?and? ?Darren? ?thorpe? ?-? ?Guitar/vocals? ?
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Where? ?are? ?you? ?based? ?out? ?of? ?and? ?how? ?did? ?that? ?influence? ?your? ?music?? ?
Based? ?in? ?the? ?Black? ?Country? ?in? ?the? ?heart? ?of? ?the? ?West? ?midlands? ?Led? ?Zeppelin? ?came? ?from? ?the? ?area? ?and? ?Judas? ?Priest? ?then? ?later? ?in? ?the? ?late? ?80s? ?and? ?90s? ?is? ?was? ?bands? ?like? ?The? ?WonderStuff? ?so? ?there? ?was? ?a? ?rich? ?heritage? ?of? ?music? ?especially? ?heavy? ?metal? ?which? ?was? ?a? ?Birmingham/black? ?country? ?thing? ?
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How? ?did? ?you? ?come? ?up? ?with? ?the? ?name? ?of? ?your? ?band? ?and? ?what? ?does? ?it? ?mean? ?to? ?you?? ?
?The? ?band? ?name? ?i? ?got? ?from? ?a? ?book? ?i? ?read? ?at? ?school,? ?it? ?was? ?about? ?American? ?history? ?and? ?the? ?name? ?just? ?stuck? ?as? ?something? ?that? ?would? ?be? ?cool? ?for? ?a? ?band? ?name? ?
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Tell? ?me? ?about? ?the? ?best? ?and? ?worst? ?shows? ?you? ?have? ?played.? ?
The? ?best? ?would? ?be? ?the? ?album? ?launch? ?for? ?FOREVERyoung? ?at? ?the? ?Robin2,? ?it? ?just? ?felt? ?like? ?30? ?years? ?all? ?rolled? ?into? ?one,? ?the? ?atmosphere? ?was? ?amazing? ?and? ?the? ?worst? ?would? ?be? ?supporting? ?a? ?Queen? ?Tribute? ?back? ?in? ?the? ?90s,? ?when? ?their? ?lead? ?singer? ?believes? ?they? ?are? ?Freddy? ?Mercury,? ?i? ?kinda? ?felt? ?it? ?was? ?the? ?beginning? ?of? ?the? ?end? ?for? ?original? ?artists.? ?My? ?opinion? ?is? ?a? ?little? ?different? ?now? ? ?
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Tell? ?me? ?about? ?your? ?favorite? ?venue? ?to? ?play? ?at,? ?and? ?do? ?you? ?have? ?any? ?places? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?play? ?that? ?you? ?haven't? ?already?? ?
Favourite? ?venue? ?is? ?Robin2? ?in? ?Bilston? ?and? ?the venue? ?I? ?most? ?want? ?to? ?play? ?is? ?Whelans? ?in? ?Dublin? ?supporting? ?Something? ?Happens? ?
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If? ?you? ?could? ?play? ?any? ?show? ?with? ?any? ?lineup? ?who? ?would? ?be? ?on? ?the? ?ticket?? ?
I? ?would? ?love? ?to? ?support? ?Simple? ?Minds? ?with? ?Irish? ?Band? ?Something? ?Happens? ?in? ?support? ?as? ?well? ?To? ?create? ?an? ?original? ?song? ?is? ?a? ?beautiful? ?thing? ?so? ?don't? ?give? ?up? ?on? ?what? ?makes? ?you? ?happy? ?
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If? ?you? ?could? ?go? ?back? ?in? ?time? ?and? ?give? ?yourselves? ?advice,? ?what? ?would? ?it? ?be?? ?
Make? ?sure? ?the? ?passenger? ?window? ?on? ?the? ?tour? ?van? ?is? ?open? ?before? ?u? ?throw? ?a? ?pint? ?of? ?urine? ?out? ?of? ?it? ?
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Of? ?your? ?songs? ?which? ?one? ?means? ?the? ?most? ?to? ?you? ?and? ?why?? ? ?
?Two ?Sisters? ?of? ?mine? ?because? ?it's? ?about? ?my? ?love? ?for? ?my? ?daughters? ?and? ?11Months3Weeks6days? ?which? ?is? ?about? ?a? ?girl? ?called……...next? ?question? ?
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Which? ?songs? ?are? ?your? ?favorite? ?to? ?play? ?and? ?which? ?get? ?requested? ?the? ?most?? ?
11Months3weeks6days? ?is? ?the? ?one? ?that? ?people? ?know? ?the? ?words? ?to? ?and? ?go? ?crazy? ?to? ?and? ?I? ?think? ?of? ?the? ?new? ?songs? ?Outside? ?will? ?be? ?a? ?great? ?live? ?song? ?
What? ?is? ?the? ?creative? ?process? ?for? ?the? ?band,? ?and? ?what? ?inspires? ?you? ?to? ?write? ?your? ?music?? ?
The? ?song? ?contribution? ?has? ?mainly? ?been? ?myself? ?and? ?Elton? ?on? ?the? ?2nd? ?Album? ?with? ?Steve? ?contributing? ?on? ?lead? ?guitar? ?but? ?the? ?new? ?songs? ?we? ?are? ?jamming? ?at? ?the? ?moment? ?is? ?more? ?a? ?collective? ?which? ?is? ?how? ?i? ?prefer? ?to? ?write? ?and? ?record? ?
What? ?kinds? ?of? ?messages? ?do? ?you? ?like? ?to? ?get? ?across? ?in? ?your? ?music?? ?
LOVE? ?EMOTION? ?AND? ?DEVOTION? ?
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Do? ?you? ?ever? ?have? ?disagreements? ?in? ?your? ?band,? ?and? ?how? ?do? ?you? ?get? ?past? ?them?? ?
?We? ?blame? ?Steve? ?Scaife(Lead? ?guitarist)? ?because? ?he's? ?from? ?up? ?North? ?and? ?we? ?get? ?past? ?them? ?by? ?just? ?keep? ?blaming? ?him,? ?so? ?far? ?it? ?works? ?, and? ?everyone is? ?happy? ?including? ?Steve? ?lol?
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What? ?are? ?your? ?plans? ?for? ?the? ?future,? ?and? ?do? ?you? ?have? ?anything? ?that? ?you? ?want? ?to? ?spotlight? ?that's? ?coming? ?up?? ?
?We? ?have? ?a? ?couple? ?of? ?gigs? ?lined? ?up? ?in? ?the? ?summer,? ?plus? ?we? ?are? ?filming? ?a? ?video? ?on? ?the? ?beach? ?for? ?the? ?title? ?track? ?off? ?the? ?album? ?U? ?ME? ?AND? ?THE? ?OCEAN,? ?plus? ?recording? ?a? ?new? ?song? ?in? ?May? ?for? ?a? ?late? ?2021? ?release.? ?
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