| Reuben |
| The plan for this interview was to go to Reading University where Reuben would be playing a support slot for Hell Is For Heroes. After traveling 2 hours plus two train changes I managed to make it to the venue and sort out everything I needed for the interview, the only problem was finding the band. Thankfully after catching Justin (leadsinger of HIFH) he went to get them for me, after 2 minutes he appeared with the band and I was face to face with the three band members. After calling me a loser and having a discussion on bad quality dictaphones this conversation followed: What do you want to achieve with the band? JON: 2 in the back, 3 in the boot, bitches in the front, bitches in the back. We want gold teeth and white coats like furry�.. JAMIE: Yeah like lab coats JON: Like Mark Morrison used to wear. JAMIE: Actually though if we do end up working with a really �coshie� job in a laboratory they�d be quite good at the end of all this and we don�t end up as bin men that would be quite good, so white coats either way. JON: Yeah What advise would you give to new bands starting out? JAMIE: Don�t play covers, go to university. If aliens came to earth and asked you if you wanted to see the universe but you weren�t allowed to return to earth would you go? JON: Shit yeah, how boring is this? JAMIE: Yeah, been here for quite a while. JON: It just all looks the same, the aliens take us away, we say yes. JAMIE: Maybe it�d be a planet where we would be successful. JON: Where no one was there. JAMIE: Yeah, just us. The video for STUX was pretty good, what was it like making it? JAMIE: Tense, very fast. JON: Very tiring. ME: How long was it? JAMIE: The whole day. JON: Well it wasn�t very long, I had to start work at 6 in the morning that day and I finished work at 10, drove my little fiesta straight to the house, acted, got pizza for the crew and everyone and then got to go home at 4. JAMIE: �high pitched yell� Wicked. JON: Guy, what do you think about the video? GUY: (silence) Where did the name Reuben come from? JAMIE: My first ever friend. Do you like Brazilian motor racing drivers? JON: (high pitched voice) Reuben Barocella. JAMIE: err no we don�t. JON: Sorry JAMIE: Guy does. JON: I don�t like Brazilian motor racing driving. I�m pretty sure it�s the same as any other motor racing. What bands would you say have most influenced the way you sound? JAMIE: The way we sound! JON: That�s good, normally people go (puts on monotone voice) what band influenced you? JAMIE: Johnny Marr influenced me to get out of bed this morning coz I had to go and turn off the stereo but err musically who�s influenced us? JON: You�ve got your classics, you got your Nirvana and your Brian Adams and Helmet. JAMIE: I�ve got a cold from standing outside a Hell Is For Heroes gig we were doing and that�s why I sound like Ozzy Osbourne, so they�ve influenced the way I sound. JON: The Osbourne�s? JAMIE: No, Hell Is For Heroes. GUY: �Sarcastic laugh� Do you think the UK or the US market has more to offer in terms of rock? JAMIE: US (America) JON: Us (UK) JAMIE: Yeah JON: Well the UK�s pretty thriving at the moment, look at that Bob Williams goes in at number 4. JAMIE: It is yeah, it�s nice to see the failure of some pop acts. JON: There�s nothing with big bands like Hundred Reasons going in high this year. JAMIE: But that�s rubbish you can earn a living, well it�s not rubbish, what you said wasn�t rubbish but what I mean is you can�t earn a living touring in the UK but you can earn a living touring in the US , so there�s something to be said there. JON: Coz it�s so big. ME: You get bigger tour busses in the US. JAMIE: Yeah JON: We�re still going round in our little transit so don�t be downing the transit. |