LFrog's Pond ~ About Felix
Who is Felix:
Name: Joseph Paul H.
Birthplace: Woluwe, Belgium
Birthday: January 20th, 1982
Contact Info: [email protected]
Equipment:
Acoustic: Martin DXME (with Martin strings)
Electric: Ibanez RG series (with Ernie ball strings)
Bass: Epiphone Jazz Series
Amps: Crate 50-watt Bass amp, Marshall 100-Watt Guitar amp
Piano: 1990 Steinway & Sons baby grand, 1970's Knabe Upright
Influences:
Life long influences: Beethoven, Debussy, Copland, Philip Glass, the Beatles, the Eagles, Queen, Our Lady Peace, and Ben Folds/Ben Folds Five
Currently Into: The Juliana Theory, Taking Back Sunday, Thursday, The Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams, Incubus, Guster, Hoobastank, Sense Field, The Teaparty, Third Eye Blind, and Death Cab For Cutie.
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FAQ: interview done by some random person(3-12-02)
Why the name Felix?
Unofficially in historical family tradition I was supposed to be called Felix-Joseph however a dispute in my ancestors stopped that tradition, but to differentiate between myself and my dad I took the name Felix-Joseph. (still called Joe for short)
What other bands were you in prior to this?
Never really in another serious band but I did get together with my friends back in highschool and dabbled in band things. Now they have their own thing: 4%
Do you do drugs?
Only pistachio pudding
What or who are the songs about?
Lots of different shit. Some of them about my ex-girlfriend, some of them about life, my life, other people's lives. Just a bunch of random shit.
What's your favourite song on the album and why?
Personally I really like 20 year because something about it speaks to me everytime I play it in my head or in person.
Are you an asshole?
Eh, aren't we all? I'm sure my ex-girlfriend would tend to agree with you on that. But honestly I don't try to be if that makes any difference.
Are you funny?
No ... are you?
I try to be, am I?
No
What's your biggest turn on
intelligence...eyes...and a good musical sense
Describe your musical past
You wouldn't want that, it's too long and'll bore you shitless.
No come on...
Maybe some other time...
Okay are you working on any other projects we should know about?
yeah after I'm done Fickle Fascination I'm going to finish my other EP which is more laid back and more piano oriented called "Some of the Finer Points of Life" which should have softer more melodic songs.
Are you taking any songs off of "Fickle Fascination" and putting them on "Finer Points"?
I might take Dead or Alive but none of the other songs have a piano version...at least not yet.
When can we expect both "Fickle Fascination" and "Some of the Finer Points of Life" done by?
When I finish writing and recording them
You're a smart ass, aren't you?
Only on weekend...and that was a phrase my ex used so don't quote me on that.
Too late
Bastard
Do you have anything you want people to know about your music
Yeah. Listen to it, Tell me what you think, Sign my guestbook with your comments.
What will the album look like
The EP? Well it'll have a sketch of me walking through a graveyard with my guitar on my back.
Really?
Yeah Julia Sutton will make the sketch whenever she has time for it.
A lady friend?
Don't you know it
Why are you getting restless?
Because you're boring the shit out of me. This interview has gone on way too long.
Am I a bad interviewer
No but you smell funny and I want to get up-wind from you. Sorry.
Are you funny?
You already asked that...and no. I'm sorry I'm going to have to start this whole interview again my fly is undone and it's completely disorienting me
Okay I will let you go
Thank you very much. Now again. Who were you? And why were you asking me questions?
What a funny guy. Seriously. He's a riot. And I'm an idiot doing an interview on Felix because I heard one of his songs and liked it. As should you. He's even put this interview up on this website. What a sweetheart.
Shut up will you already? You're boring people..