A very merry Crispus
So xmas is almost upon us, have you fought through the crowds and done all your Christmas shopping?
I shop as one would operate a large machine gun; in short controlled bursts of focused fire. If I go out, wandering from shop to shop, merely hoping to see something for someone, I just end up buying myself piles of books.
Who’s the easiest person in the band to Christmas shop for, and who’s the hardest?
Actually, the truth is, I shop for the rest of the band all year. If, say, I see a nice pair of baseball socks down Brick Lane, I’ll buy them for Paul. Or a jacket for Harry, or an enormous pair of gloves for the Welshman. We don’t tend to buy each other gifts at Christmas, we buy them for each others kids.
Was there anything you really wanted for xmas this year? Do you think your family/friends managed to get the hint and buy you it?
I need some aftershave. I’ve been using witch hazel for the last month, and I smell like a hospital. I think they’ve gotten the hint.
If you were to get 100 Christmas trees unloaded on your door step on xmas eve, what would you do with them?
You could donate them to charity, or put them up to brighten dreary public places or… or… nah, just flog ‘em.
Last week you(Crispian) recorded a christmasy song with Simon from Bucky…have you ever considered releasing a xmas album?
It’s something I think about every year. Wait till Monday, that’s a monster. So we’ve played and even written Christmas songs, but never made a whole Christmas record. All the greats have done them. Johnny Cash, Elvis, Bing Crosby, shit- even the great Neil Diamond made one, and he’s Jewish! Maybe next year, it’d be a blast.
Santa only comes once a year. What do you reckon he gets up to on the other 364 days?
Come on, Santa lives outside of space and time. That’s how he rolls.
So there’s a campaign to get Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Killing in the Name’ to a christmas number 1 spot this year to prevent another x-factor winner taking the top spot. Will you be supporting the campaign by downloading the song?
Absolutely. I downloaded a single, but you’ll have to guess which one.
2010 is round the corner, have you made any new years resolutions?
Yes. My New Year’s resolution is to get paid.
Ok to finish with…I think it’s time you gave a short xmas message to your fans…(in the style of the queens christmas speech)
As you know, getting the band back together hasn’t been a smooth or easy ride. We’ve had some delays, some set backs, and some direct kicks to the bollocks; but we’re still standing. Groaning, moaning, clutching our sacks in agony, maybe, but standing proud. We’ve just made a really great album, and we’ve no doubt that 2010 will be an epic year full of all the luck, love, promise and divine intervention that the great number 10 signifies. I see tours, albums, even feature films on the horizon. (I also see another bagel advert featuring HUSH, but I’ll have to double check that…) So, going forth, with hope in our hearts… We wish everyone who is visiting this website, a merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. May it bring you JOY, HOPE, and PROSPERITY, but above all, may it bring you LOVE. The good shit, the real stuff, the gold dust that makes it all worthwhile. x
