OUR NEXT SHOW

Bit of a weird one as late going up n this head of mine. Obviously the fact that we played 16 gigs in 15 days with the bulk of them between the hours of 3 and 5 in the morning puts you in a certain headspace. However I’ve been touring most of my adult life so it’s not exactly a feeling that I’m not used to.

Back to the weirdness, it turns out that alot of folk that like to hang out with us before an after our shows become suddenly mute when a controversial point or some slightly risqué humour is used. Now we’ve always been a band who love to hang out with everyone. We have universal music so why the hell should we filter who we socialise with around our shows. Why indeed? There’s no reason, so I fully intend to continue treating the world as an extended family. As long as individuals don’t give me a reason to dislike them then I won’t. (and now to the point…)

If someone does say something that offends me or upsets me I tend to do one or both of 2 things:
1) Challenge them on the point and see if it can be discussed. Lets face it the only way that opinions can evolve is via taking life out of the black and white and getting down to the grey in which reality exists.
2) If option 1 fails I walk away and go find someone else to chat to. If I’ve been particular upset or annoyed by what the person has said to me I make them aware that this is the case. Bizarrely folk often aren’t aware they’re being offensive especially if large amounts of booze are involved.

Simple eh? You’ll notice at no point was there a secret option 3 where I stayed there for a few hours, said nothing and then bitched about the person to their mates or manager about it a few days later…. I’m not a fucking pop star and it takes balls and strong opinions to be part of a band who are outspoken on issues. In fact it takes balls to stand up on a stage in front of people and play music. So if you want to come chill before or after a show I welcome you with open arms (it’s one of my favourite things about being in the band). Just remember that not everyone in the world thinks in the same way……..