Define your genre in five words or less:
Melbourne soul: not always smooth.
When are you doing your thing next?
Our thing is getting done Friday September 21 at the Northcote Town Hall. Besides our own cranky soul we’ve also got some very special guests. Teen sensation Fatai V from The Voice; Koori songstress Illana Atkinson; dishevelled diva Lisa Spykers and to finish it all off, Australia’s answer to Solomon Burke, is he a man or is he a mountain? Kutcha Edwards.
What part of making music excites you the most?
I’m probably most excited about getting to perform with Kutcha again – even though it can be tough on the audience. People tend to get eyestrain if they try to look at him and me at the same time. You’ll see why for yourself at the gig.
When, and why did you start writing music?
I started making music in my teens. I thought it would impress girls. It might have done. Who could say? I couldn’t.
If you could go on tour with any musician or band, who would it be?
We got asked to tour with The Temptations last year. Sadly the tour got cancelled. I was – as the kids say – “devvo”. I wanted to meet people who’d effectively been on tour for 50 years. The Perfections have a sound that’s very complimentary to ours but I think the exceptional personal hygiene of Clairy Browne And The Bangin’ Rackettes nudges them to the top of the list. These things shouldn’t be overlooked.
So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you… what do they say?
Sadly – they don’t make it all the way to the bar. They discover us, become transfixed and then try to keep us to themselves. Don’t be so selfish, people!
