Interview with Mrs Henry, 21.11.08
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How did your band meet?
It was rock fusion of two perth supergroups? ‘The Leftlanes’ (Jack, JP, Kokwah) & ‘Dusku’ (Dave) It was very lonely for Dave, but that was not the case for much longer after Jack & Dave met at Uni, ‘Mrs’ Henry followed . . .
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Where did the idea for your band's name come from?
The Bob Dylan track –‘ please, Mrs Henry’.
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What music has inspired your band?
Pixies, Springsteen, Okkervil River, JP (self confessed, self inspired)
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Use three words to sum up your band?
Energetic s*** sandwich
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What venue would you most like to play at?
The Gorge Amphitheatre, Washington State, USA – hidden away on the cliffs overlooking the Columbia river, does it get any better than that! Or on the roof of Empire Records!
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If you had a choice, who would be your support band?
Arcade Fire, Pixies
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Three people dead or alive you would invite to your gig, and why?
Lester Bangs – an influential rock critic, who’s voice could make or break you, his ‘Mrs Henry’ article for Rolling Stone would be one to cut out and keep in your shoebox under your bed! John Peel – broadcasting on the radio for 37 years this man new his music, you’d be stupid not to slip him a copy of ‘Terminal Party’ after the gig! Iggy Pop – ‘the Godfather of Punk’ stage diving from the ‘Mrs Henry’ stage, need I say more . . .
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What are you listening to at the moment?
My Morning Jacket, Duke Ellington, The Replacements, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Next Big Thing 05 (rightfully taken from the hands of a teenager, who using his talents of copying the answers at school, thought he could get one up on JP)
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Where will your band be in five years from now?
Dave “Desk job” JP “National recognition of some description, hated, liked, loved, it’s all welcome”!
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Any tips you would like to share with your fellow muso's?
JP likes the fact that although he does have hands, he does not actually need them to play the bass drum, it opens up many doors, its kinda like having a hands free phone, not that you can play it why you’re driving, but it gives you some time to put a beer mat under the uneven legs of the floor tom ! Also, network with other bands (even if they are better than you) as they can often be a vehicle to get you where you want to be!
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Do you live the Rock n Roll lifestyle?
Frustrated by the complexity of computer games, full of allergies, and the only euphoria being felt is after finding your pack of tissues is not all that Rock n Roll. Jack on the other hand randomly hands over his car keys on his plight for freedom from the material world, and was often absent from the interview probably up to something very Rock n Roll!