a few of us lived. Luckily it had a giant
basement perfect for spending days in
the dark and throwing weekend long
parties.
Johnny: That often depends on the gig.
‘London’ works best at a festival in the
mid afternoon sun but songs like ‘Riot’
and ‘Forward’ prefer the dingy venue at
2am!
AFS: In ‘Riot’ you repeat the line
‘Watching the world disappear from
my rooftop, things will never be
the same again...’ I’ve heard this is
inspired by the London riots. How did
this come about?
Johnny: We wanted to write a big
stinking dub tune about how we felt
during that time and that’s what came
out. With a dub tune like that I think it
needs a purpose; it evokes something
pretty dark when we perform it live.
AFS: You guys just came off your
‘FOURty FOUR’ autumn 2013 tour.
Who in the band has the most
annoying habit to be on tour with and
what is it?
Johnny: Ha! I can’t think of any on
this tour, although there certainly has
been in previous excursions! Harry our
tour manager has an annoying habit of
being right when you wish he wasn’t!
AFS: If you could get anyone to write
your biography, who would it be?
Johnny: Eddie Izzard
AFS: That’d be hilarious. Thanks
again for the chat and good luck with
everything
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AFS: I felt ‘FOURty FOUR’ has quite a
mixture of intense tracks such as ‘Riot’
and lighter, almost calypso-esque
tracks. Which is your favourite track to
perform live?