Ten bands everyone should know about:
Grey Ghost, Owl Eyes, Haerts, St. Lucia, Illy, Norma Jean Martine, Hal Linton, Tin Pan Orange, Mama Kin, Kuedo.
Nine food items that you need to make a kickarse dinner party:
Wine x nine.
Eight possessions that define you:
My Fender Telecaster Deluxe, my car Terrance, my favourite felt hat, my winter overcoat, my MPC, all the paintings in my home, the SSL console, my favourite microphone a Shure SM7.
Seven favourite movies/TV shows that go on your mix-tape:
The Wire, Sunshine, The Life Aquatic, The Empire Strikes Back, 28 Days Later, Ray, Game Of Thrones.
Six bad habits you can’t escape:
Smoking cigarettes, not exercising enough when I’m on the road, not being able to stop and just do nothing, never wanting to go to sleep, forgetting to eat meals when I’m in the studio, not great at calling my friends and family when I’m away.
Five people who inspire you:
Mum, dad and sister, Thom Yorke, Nigel Godrich, Harry Angus, Dan Sultan.
Four things that turn you on:
I love when people are themselves all the time. People who can be serious but also know when to have a good laugh. I love when I hear a singer’s voice come straight from their soul. I dig cities but I really love people with a deep appreciation for nature.
Three goals for your music:
Spend more time in the UK and the States. I’ve been working over there and it’s really challenging and exciting. Keep working at my live show and make it world class. Collaborate with as many artists as possible on my very long wish list.
Two live gigs you’ll never forget and why:
Massive Attack on the Mezzanine tour. This show just blew my mind. The band was so heavy and the lights were just shades of green all night.
Jackson Jackson, when we played the amphitheatre stage at Woodford a few years back. Thousands of people and a starry night sky. Beautiful.
One day left before the apocalypse and you…:
Thank the gods that I have been spending the last decade building the ultimate bunker with a totally fitted out studio and endless supply of Italian wine.
When’s the gig / release?
I launch my single Rattlesnake (featuring Dan Sultan, who will join me on the night along with a host of other special guests) on Friday September 27 at Ding Dong Lounge.
