| What are the pros and cons of being in Crackout? N: They aren�t any pros really just cons (Band laugh) N: You get to play music S: It�s a pretty straight forward job, it�s quite a high pressure job though I guess now coz in the time you have to write a whole album. It�s high pressure but I wouldn�t say that was a con because it�s part of the job J: There aren�t any cons really N: I suppose just some of the idiots some of the business people and the inside things are a pain in the neck. S: It�s a shame that this sounds so arty, I hesitate to use the word artist but as artist you have to be involved in the business side of things otherwise you get screwed really. Who in the band has the most annoying habit and what is it? S: We were discussing before you arrived how I haven�t said anything nice to Jack today everything I say to Jack is nasty. J: Cutting me down S: Everything, but it�s not that annoying is it? J: It�s not annoying, like you said I�m used to it I grew up with 2 brothers I spent my whole life being knocked down. N: I think my problem is I�m too nice S: You�re just so nice it�s annoying J: I snort when I laugh N: That�s not annoying that�s really funny S: And the fact you�ve been doing it now for 2 years and it still makes us laugh, but there I go being nasty again at him. J: I�m crying inside coz you�re laughing at me not with me, I don�t sleep at night I just cry. See you�re laughing at me now look K: Give him a hug S: I�m not no What do you think of the support you get from your fans like on the message board? N: I�m surprised they�re still going on it. S: Our fans are pretty good, nice to us. If someone likes what your doing it�s hard to say they disappoint you. It�s the equivalent of someone coming up to you and saying I really like you. M: It most be awkward S: Well suppose but say when you get a email generally people are embarrassed to say that they really like you but your really embarrassed to be on the receiving end of that. So you just end up in a really awkward situation, so I generally ignore it and subscribe to mailing lists. N: The nicest thing I ever had was I was sitting in a pub over the road from a venue in Derby sitting with my friend having a quiet drink and this guy came up to us and said I really liked your show can I buy you a drink? It was really good. S: And he said yes I�ll have a triple gin and tonic (laughter) Even now after all this time it�s still really satisfying at the end of a show when someone comes up and says they enjoy it. How did you guys get together? N: Steven and me were at school together and we met Jack through a friend of my mums. J: Through the mums N: Yeah the mum network (Laughter) S: The net work of mums, the underground tunnel network J: Yeah they held me captive underground until the band came up and the mums had released me. K: You�ve had a hard life J: Exactly What has been your favorite gig played so far? J: Reading for me S: I think that Sum 41 thing we did, we played a gig with them in Manchester it was only us and them playing and anyone could have walked on and the crowd would have gone insane. That felt really good and I don�t think we made the most of it. Some really small gigs have been amazing as well, the last gig we did here with Seafood like Aldershot as well on the Seafood tour, really small gigs but the whole place was jumping. How many suits do you have Nick? J: He spins down a pole and by the time he gets to the bottom he�s all suited S: You�re like Batman but the other way round M: Why do you wear suits? N: Coz I can J: He just doesn�t wear suits on stage it�s all the time constantly�. Coz you�re a freak. N: It�s good sometimes when you�re doing interviews and the people don�t know who the fuck you are, they think I�m the manager. S: Me and Jack are just left there and they�re just looking at me and Jack N: Because no managers ever sit in interviews with bands because they�re just like what is the manager doing in here. |