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When you were young, were you all very
interested in music?
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Of course we were!
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What kind of bands/artists inspired you
to form a band?
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Madonna, Nirvana, David Bowie, etc.
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Did you have musical heroes?
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Not really, Emma's heroes were Tom Jones and
Madonna
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When did you start playing the
instruments you play in the band?
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Emma- 14 1/2, Vanessa- 14, Leanne- 13 1/2, Lisa
14
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How did you all know each other?
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Emma and Leanne knew each other from school,
then Vanessa joined because she rehearsed at the same studios as them
and they they sacked the old bass player and got Lisa.
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What were the early stages of Twist
like?
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Can't remember, we were pissed, but according
to Mike (the manager) rehearsing and recording.
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What happened at your first ever gig?
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We all stood there like a bunch of stiffs, but
the gig was sold out.
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Were there any problems you encoutered
when you were first setting the band up?
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No.
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When did things start happening for the
band?
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About 18 months ago.
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What has been your greatest achievement
so far?
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Releasing three singles and an album and
playing the astoria with Muse and Coldplay. And surviving the
past year.
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How did you feel about Kerrang!
magazine doing a piece on the band? Did you expect to attract
that kind of interest?
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We thought it was really cool, to have that
kind of attention. We were hoping to and luckily we did
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What would you describe your music as?
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Very powerful, discordent, loud, eratic- but
sometimes we are very peaceful.
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How do you write songs?
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We come up with a riff then we fan around it
and then Emma comes up with vocal melody and words.
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On the mini-album, which is your
favourite song and why?
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Hey You- 'cause it was most fun to record.
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Are the songs written about personal
expericences you have had?
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Sometimes.
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What advice would you give to girls who want to get
into music?
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Don't bother unless you're willing to give up
your life.
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Did you ever imagine that you'd end up in a band as a
career?
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That's what we set out to do.
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What would each of you have done otherwise?
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Joined a band.
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What has been your favourite gig so far?
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Bedford- Esquires.
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What is the band up to in the next few months?
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Releasing a limited edition
single around October-November- with a small tour to follow. And
releasing the album in America with a 2 month tour.
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THANKS A LOT TO TWIST FOR THEIR HELP. IF U WANT
MORE INFO ON THE BAND, GO TO WWW.TWISTUK.CO.UK
. 'MAGENTA' THEIR MINI-ALBUM IS AVAILABLE FROM ALL GOOD MUSIC
SHOPS. |
TWIST WANT TO BREAK THE MISCONCEPTION
THAT GIRLS SUCK AT MUSIC RELATED ISSUES, WHICH IS BASICALLY A LOAD OF
BOLLOX AND WE ALL KNEW THAT ANYWAY. BUT FOR U SEXIST PIG BOYS
OUT THERE AND I KNOW THAT U ARE READING, GET A LOAD OF TWIST.