I make music that I like, which is punky, personal and not hopefully not boring.
Music gives me release, especially in gigs. I don't want it to be original necessarily but I want it to be powerful and to have my own sound.
I want to make music and tour regularly and be on a decent, independent label where I can have a small, appreciative audience who listen to, buy and genuinely like my music. I'm not interested in stadiums or anything bigger.
Stop global warming.
Million Dead's Charlie and The Propaganda Myth Machine. It was the first time I heard music that really connected with me, musically, lyrically and socially.
Unwound (especially), Minutemen, Fugazi, Sleater-Kinney and anything involving Jeff Rosenstock. They've all forged their own identity.
I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I didn't make music.
Engage.
Alive.
Any small musician/band has to essentially do everything themselves, from creating music, managing social media, getting and promoting gigs and everything else. On the one hand that's quite liberating, but also quite time-consuming for older musicians (like me).
Haven't used it yet. I'll update this when I've got a full impression of it.
I find social media incredibly difficult to engage with. Also, nobody buys my music. But that's OK, because gigs are the best.
My local scene is down in Brighton, and it takes a lot to travel there, since I live in Croydon. But whenever we play with other bands I do my best to watch them and support them.
If I knew that I wouldn't be on Drooble.
Well, you've heard of Unwound but more people need to hear them because they are the best band ever. I'm really into heavy weird stuff too like Sumac, Car Bomb and Pyrithe. They're very inspiring.