Posted by Marky on May 13, 2001, 10:28 am --Previous Message--
hmmm... give me about 10 mins.. i'm sure i can come up with something
: : You do that raz.........
: anyway i found this interview of som
: and it seems like you are the
: interviewer.....
: heres all of it. IS IT YOU?
: The first song I heard by the
: youthful My Vitriol was one of
: those songs that keep you up late
: into the morning and make you know
: nothings gonna be the same again.
: It had a feeling that I hadnt got
: for a long time, actually since
: Id last heard Nirvanas
: Something In The Way. Grounded
: was just such a powerfully
: beautiful but annoyingly
: simplistic and short song. It just
: captures you and thats what
: happened to me.
: My Vitriol have a come a long way
: since they made me an insomniac
: and since this interview took
: place. They are on the eve of
: releasing their debut single
: Always Your Way on Org Records,
: they are one the eve of making a
: million b(l)ands insane ith envy
: and making a million fans. Or
: maybe not cuz the single is
: limited to just 1000 copies. gulp.
: MEGA ####ING STARDOM....Because
: quite frankly, they deserve it.
: My Vitriol are frontman singer and
: guitarist Som (who used to be in a
: band called Shock Syndrome that
: Andy Cairns discovered), Ravi on
: drums, Carolyn (she was the one in
: suit and tie who made you drool
: all over your fave shirt when you
: were half enjoying Torture
: Orchestra and perhaps loving
: Product) doing that sexy bass
: stuff and Seth on bass.
: You know you get that feeling that
: theyre gonna explode. Like
: dynamite stuffed into the throat
: of a small rodent.
: Of course we could all be wrong but
: you just get that feeling that
: this could be the start of it all.
: Something immensely huge and
: something immensely wonderful.
: Thankfully im here. Are you?
:
:
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: Introduce yourself and your role in
: the band...
: Som, I sorta play guitar/ write/
: sing/ shout/ whine, etc
: How would you describe your sound to
: someone whos never heard you?
: Basically non-cheesy ####ed up songs.
: Theres alot I wished I sounded
: like...
: Is there a main theme to your songs?
: Oh shite. Put it this way. I like
: ####ed up, non-cheesy pop tunes.
: There's a lot i WISH i sounded
: like, but we're not quite there
: yet.....
: Are you aiming your music at anyone
: specific?
: Anybody who 'gets it'.
: Who writes the songs?....where do you
: find inspiration?
: Moi. From everywhere. I love all
: sorts of stuff. I try not to limit
: myself by genre. On one of the
: songs I got this idea of using
: this slowed down drum & bass
: style rhythm. I thought it
: turned out quite cool, with the
: alternate guitar tunings and all.
: .......but mainly my inspiration
: comes from Steps. Oh, sorry, I
: meant Billie.
: Is there a main theme to your songs?
: yes. my huge ego. all i care about is
: myself, and i wanna annoy
: everybody with it. But seriously,
: there really isn't an ongoing
: theme like an episode of
: 'neighbours' or something. it's
: just what i feel at that time.
: According to your website there has
: been a huge amount of record
: company excitement over you....is
: this quite daunting since you've
: played hardly any gigs and are still
: unknown to some extent?
: Yeah. You could say that. I'm kinda
: heading towards a nervous
: breakdown
: as we speak. It's all very cool that
: companies are listening to us, but
: do realise that it doesn't mean
: anything at the end of the day.
: There are people talking about us
: and it's an A&R guy's job to
: get in touch, -they're just
: covering their asses. It doesn't
: mean that they like us or
: anything, -or that we're gonna get
: signed.
: It really annoys me how people in the
: industry run hot and cold so
: quick. They just wind each other
: up, and they can't seem to see
: anything other than black or
: white. We haven't
: had time to grow organically and
: develop, like most bands. They're
: probably expecting us to be the
: next big thing and'll disappear
: after the first gig we do. I'm
: just trying to find the right
: people to work with, and NOT fail
: my exams.
: Who are your heroes?
: some of these are quite predictable,
: but i'm going to be honest:
: thurston moore, rene magritte,
: dave grohl, john lennon,
: kurt, cay, tintin, snowy.
: What are you scared of?
: myself. and i'm too cynical to be
: scared of anything or anyone else.
: If you were in control of the world
: what would you change first?
: okay here comes the
: diatribe......there are 386 people
: who have half the world's wealth.
: that can't really be too much of a
: good thing. i'm not a communist. i
: don't give a flying #### about all
: that shit. i don't know enough
: about politics to give fair
: comment. i guess i'd try and make
: people less self-centered, and
: more empathetic.
: Where's your favourite place in the
: world?
: My bed. city? Don't have one. i hate
: it everywhere. but seeing as i'm
: in london: Respect. you know
: you're not missing out on too much
: being in london. i'm feeling quite
: urban these
: days.
: Are you very tough and kick ass?
: without doubt(!) I used to be a
: little hot headed a few years ago,
: but i got sick of getting beat up.
: i really hate guys who go around
: starting fights 'cos their dicks
: are too small, and
: their testosterone is too high.
: Have you ever fallen in love...was it
: good?
:
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