they knew I was serious, and it's just grew from then. I've never looked back.”
Joe Symes and The Loving Kind have been compared to sound produced by The Beatles on their legendary White Album. Being from Liverpool, it is no surprise The Beatles are one of the biggest influences in the bands’ sound but there is so much more.
“I'm into a lot of music which is very diverse, my main influences are The Beatles,” Symes admits. “They were the reason I wanted to play music, and do it as a career. Other influences range from The Doors, The Who, Burt Bacharach, Motown etc. I don't think there is one sound that has influenced us the most. You cannot say who we sound like because we are so diverse in the songwriting.”
White agrees with Symes on the influence of The Doors, The Beatles, and Bacharach. Bujak also considers The Doors an influencer but adds The Smiths, The Who, The Clash and the sounds of Motown, soul, and reggae to the mix.
“I personally try to blend all the influences I mentioned and come up with my own inspired bass lines,” Bujak explained. “Whatever the song, my bass line's gotta have a hook. If it don't sound good on its own as a bass line with no music it ain't worth playing it!”
Joe Symes and The Loving Kind play a lot of gigs from London to Glasgow, including the prestigious Noel Gallagher and the High Flying Birds Official After-Show Party.
“We got to perform at his official after-show party for our second gig as a full band and also recently at the main stage of the 02 Academy 1 in Liverpool,” Symes said. “The promoters are good friends of his and we were asked to perform as they only wanted us to play at it.
It was a great experience for us and to do it twice was even better.
We love playing those kind of gigs, as it is massive exposure for the band and great on the band's website for gigs we have done so far.”
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