If you could pick any three artists, dead or alive, to smash a burger with, who would it be?
Well, if we were spending time eating, one would have to be Elvis wouldn’t it. That guy could sure put a burger or two away and I’d be pretty confident he’d pick up the bill. Plus, the guy was definitely good for a laugh and a half. Then the rest of us could spend time working our way through the bar. Django Reinhardt would be there. My French is pretty limited, but I think he’d be great to drink with. He’d definitely have me under the table. Final member of the party would be Nina Simone. She could translate for Django and keep conversation above the belt.
The B.East is renowned for their burger challenge. Who, in the band, is most likely to finish a burger in under two minutes?
Ryan. For sure. He once chewed a waiter’s arm off in less than 30 seconds.
If you could go back in time to when you were two years old, what would you want to revisit?
New York for CBGBs to see Patti Smith, Blondie, Television etc. Hang out at the Bowery and pick up some horrible foot disease from Richard Hell.
What would be your top three tracks to play at dinner party?
Of our own stuff? Laurelie, Drifter’s Ballad and Only You I Need. Other people’s stuff would be Sharon Van Etten’s Leonard, Otis Redding’s Cigarettes and Coffee and Judee Sill’s The Kiss.
What’s next on the cards for Saint Jude?
We’re working on our next album and making little Judes. There’ll be something brand new to listen to before the end of the year for sure.
SAINT JUDE play alongside Cash Savage and The Last Drinks at The B.East’s second birthday this Friday June 27 from 5pm until late with 100 free burgers for the first 100 people through the door.
