You’re about to embark on The Ricky Tour, who is Ricky and what can you tell us about him?
Angus: Ricky is basically the embodiment of all things clean-cut, windswept & blue-eyed with a dark underbelly of coke-addled, pistol-toting paranoia. Late night dumpling runs to seedy Chinese restaurants; 4:15am grab a table with that hooker & pick up the suitcase; head to the studio to lay down a tenor sax solo; cut the whole record that night & complete the mix by 10am with utterly perfect balance & pristine stereo imaging.
How would you describe your band?
Nine guys, all with distinct personalities and also distinct felonies. Some might say we’re crude, rude and talentless, but we’re generally well behaved and if you give us a plate of oysters and a nun to shoot up with. We’re well worth our weight in gold.
Any weird pre-gig rituals we should know about?
Satan pagan swine-murdering rituals involving “sweaty dudes for hire.”
Van talk. Sometimes all band members play the game “fuck me” together (first one to fall in love loses).
If Sex On Toast was indeed a breakfast spread, what would it taste like?
It’s asinine questions like these that make us question our highly googlable yet sophomoric band name.
Who or what do you define as your biggest inspiration?
Hrmmm… for this tour let’s say Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.
Have any of your nine band members got a hidden talent?
Yes Ph*l*p Ian Starr can play a concert and send lewd texts to pretty girls at the same time.
You all seem to be pretty snappy dressers. Where do you buy your clothes?
Our clothing is actually brought to you by our own fashion label “Tonay.” Designed in-house, we’ve been creating our own suit-wear for all the moods we might be in on the night of the concert (blacks, reds, whites – you name it!) We also released winter’s “Tonay” singlets and tighty whities to the general public and they can be purchased at shows. The suits are not for sale.
What’s your go-to dance floor move?
The spin. The Luca Luchessi-patented “disco pash.” The thrust.
On a scale of one to Kevin Bacon, how good is your show at Hugs&Kisses going to be?
We’re going past Kevin Bacon and heading straight for Gary Busey.
SEX ON TOAST will tumultuously sex-ify Hugs&Kisses on Thursday October 16.
