The fans on Sean - some of the poll answers [2000]
10 words to describe Sean and the fans said:
Anna: quietest, sexiest, most intelligent member of the manic street preachers.
anon: The most intelligent, most talented and prettiest manic street preacher.
Bev: Absolutley brill drummer who rules in a really cool band.
Caz: 1. hairy 2. small 3. quiet. 4. sexy 5. grrrr baby 6. a giant jelly baby 7. yummy 8. sex god 9. sparkly 10. "nicer chin" ps. my friend needs to see the light she described him as 'scary'.
Chloe: Short sexy sassy gnomic drummer
who is a good f***!
FLicKeR: Talented Intelligent sexy quiet honest witty cute short cuddly the best manic.
Hateless: beautiful brilliant sexy shy clever drummer i dont know!
Katsi: Silent cool cute mysterious respectable old married leo drums trumpet.
Kelly: Compact, cynical, scary, lovely, sleek, talented, silent, brooding, intelligent, cool.
Lynsey: Beautiful, talented, ickle, gorgeous, shy??, brill, enigmatic, melancholic? lovely, cuddly.
Mark of Fantastic Destruction zine: THE BEST GODDAMN DRUMMER EVER TO BEAT THE SKINS YEAH!
Minnie: Working class, award winning superstar, best drummer in my world!
queen of bubbletree: Bouncy, fluffy, electrical, hairy friendly, scary, wierd, wonderful cuddly, wriggly?
Rosie, the wilting daffodill: Cute, Pocket-sized, Witty, Intelligent, Sweet, Beautiful, Adoreable, Cherubic, Attractive, Yuuuummmmmmmmmmmm.
Sophie Powell: Sean is good looking, nice hair and a nice personality.
Sweet venom: Beautiful (cliche, I know) - Black (now that's a riddle!) - Too-fucking-great-to-ever-be-captured-in-the-strict-prison-of-words - deserving-of-my-sweet-embrace-though-he-will-never-feel-it.... - Sad - Small - Onlooker - Silent - The-silver-glow-in-my-m... (it was cut off shame!)
Woody: Beautiful / intelligent / misunderstood / overlooked / intreguing / fascinating / honest to a fault.
Fans Messages For Sean
assasinated beauty
Your age: 18
Your location: manchester
Occupation/student etc: full time animal care worker
Taste in music?: manics, the clash, beatles, stereophonics, travis, blur, levellers, waterboys (?!)
Taste in clothes?: comfy combats
Your motto?: laugh and the world laughs with you fart and ur on your own!
congrats on getting married, hope all is well in the recording studio, nowt to ask really not nosey today don't let us be plagued with all the crap that is in the charts at the moment 4 too long!
Bev
Your age: 15
Your location: South Shields
Occupation/student etc: Student I supose
Taste in music?: Manics, Radiohead, Nirvana, John Lennon, The Clash, The Sex Pistols
Taste in clothes?: Jeans, T-shirts
Your motto?: I'm tired
Congratulations on getting married. I love you still.
FLicKeR
Your age: 15 - I'm only a small innocent child!
Your location: Brum
Occupation/student etc: uh... student?
Taste in music?: Manics, Duran Duran, Green Day, Nirvana, Goo Goo Dolls etc etc
Taste in clothes?: Anything scruffy/baggy and 'grebo'!
Your motto?: "if at first you don't succeed, don't get a hernia trying to - give up"
oh god... um... "congratulations on your marriage to Rhian" will that do? And um... can you do like a voice over thing on the new album so I can hear your sexy Welsh twang?" eee, that sounds well.
Gina
Your age: 22
Your location: Manchester; UK
Occupation/student etc: Student
Taste in music?: Quite good
Taste in clothes?: Not so bad.
Your motto?: if life deals you a cruel blow; hit it back harder!
hello Sean! i have written a story about you and your band about your first visit to Japan; in which Nicky gets kidnapped by an evil Japanese doctor who wants to make him his slave. the question is; who will rescue Nicky? why you do, Sean; and it is written from your p.o.v. and is very funny; if you want a copy; send me an email; and i'll send you a copy. love Gina (this story is on the pretentious anarchist site)
Min
Your age: early 30's
Your location: north west
Occupation/student etc: officially I'm a "carer"
Taste in music?: abba, beatles, new msp
Taste in clothes?: t-shirts, trousers
Your motto?: although I hate life it can't kill me
(tries to be serious) I'm no good at this stuff (but I expect others to fill it in) Um... have you done vocals on a track on the new album yet, if not will you? Oh go on. Or something with loud backing vocals. And it has to be credited to you so we know it's you... If I could send a message to Sean right now it would be... I can't wait for the new album. But I can, really, I just mean I'm looking forward to it.
woody
Your age: 'late teens'
Your location: fife (ew!)
Occupation/student etc: poorly person
Taste in music?: you (sean) / the clash and joe / iDLEWiLD / various grrrl bands / Nirvana / Johnny Cash / Nina Simone (this week)
Taste in clothes?: mens jeans (they fit better) - shirts that don't hug - my duffle coat I love - my big boots
Hi! Heard your good news! We are all pleased (I can't think...) hope you like us on these sites, we do try to be nice people - but we can't buy into what 'they' do. I'm going. You can read our messages - we talk about you occasionally!
Tell us why you like Sean
Flicker's thoughts on Sean
Ok, um... well I like Sean the best out of all the Manics, because not only is he the greatest drummer I have ever heard, but he's so intelligent, he plays the trumpet like nothing I've ever heard and the music he co-writes is just... awesome. I think he should make his opinions heard a little more often, but that's his choice right? He never gets the credit he deserves, living in James' shadow. Plus, he's the best looking Manic too! :-) That's not the reason I prefer him though. There's just something about a big spender though...
Lynsey's thoughts on Sean
I think it was his hair that I first recognised all those years ago, I remember thinking it was beautiful just like him. I think I like Sean coz I see myself in his ways, I bottle up my feelings, don't answer pointless questions or ones that I think are pointless, have been known to drink blackcurrent hooch and smash up things in my anger also love my animals but I'm not a vegetarian and don't have short hair plus me is female. I see myself in him that's probably why I'm drawn to him and coz he's talented and drop dead gorgeous!
(hope that was alright for u min) Ed: yes we'll have a cult soon at this rate.
Rosie's thoughts on Sean
Yes I would like to say a few things. He is utterly f**kable and compleatly beautiful and cute and cuddly and yet so witty and cynicle.
Rosie, the wilting daphadill (who cannot spell)
Min: I think your spelling is cute.
Woody's thoughts on Sean
He's the ace-est! I say this all the time, but he IS the best looking, the most intelligent.
It doesn't bother me too much if people don't give him that much attention - as long as they don't patronise him. I don't like to see people give him attention if it's because they feel sorry for him - it's not about pity that I like him so much.
I think he's the most honest Manic - and I admire him the most. I can't imagine he puts up with stupid journos asking him stupid questions. Maybe that's why people have so many funny ideas about him. Of course he talks. But nobody likes to be talked down to.
He is who he is - he's not trying to be anybody else. I love that in people. I threw him some sweets at a gig I went to once - all wrapped up and with string round it (so it looked like a cute parcel) but Nicky picked them up (as Sean wasn't going to) and put them, sly-ly, into his pocket. I've always wondered if Sean got those sweets - or if Nicky stole them.
I know this'll sound silly now - but it's got to be said ... when I met him I could not believe how handsome he was. Beyond handsome. So goodlooking. He's by far the best looking Manic. Not that it matters - but I just thought I'd say...
My Sean-fan-dom isn't something I can explain to people very well. But it's real - and I like him just as much as any other Manics fan can like Nicky. He's just so
brilliant!
The Sean Faves Poll
unfortunately the first answers were deleted by the poll place so we answered again
Entry by FLicKeR
Ok, my Fave Sean moment? I can't remember what i put last time...! Nah, uh, my fave TV performance is The later with Jools, "Australia". Wow! He's going mad and his hairs flopping all over the place. Nice!
Entry by Lyns
hmm too many to mention that suit in the kevin carter vid!!! tolerate vid ohh yeah v nice sean mate all his moments are my faves his hair long and floppy the way he gives his rose in the roses vid ....... all interviews and comments!
Entry by Min
I couldn't believe they'd deleted all our previous answers. So to get it started again I'll say T99 (especially the end of it where he went up to a drum and kicked it) him getting married of course... the drums on too many songs like masses, r n roll music, Buildings FDP. The designer clothes. The hair, especially when it was long... and when it was short and spiky. The interviews, every word. Like James said his obsessive compulsive personality.
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