Will this light give them super power?
Which member of Late of The Pier got caught breaking into a Toyota Warehouse as a kid…? Sorry, we can't tell you, lest "'somebody' gets a right telling off by their mum!" It seems even synth-styled success and the hotly awaited release of debut album Fantasy Black Channel hasn't quite yet brought these boys out of the veins of their youth. But being afraid of parents doesn't mean they're afraid of the woods at night… Read on to find out what the colourful glam-thrash band think of the universe and why Jesus might wear tie-dye.
THE WORST THING I EVER DID AS A CHILD WAS...
Get caught by police breaking into a Toyota warehouse.
MY MOST MEMORABLE CAMPING TRIP WAS...
We all went on a spur of the moment camping trip to the boarder of Scotland, not far from where they filmed The Wicker Man last year...
I spent most of the night building a fire with our housemate Benj and waiting the return of the others, who'd gone on a walk in the pitch black up some mountains. Hours later they returned, covered in mud without Potter. When i pointed out potter wasn't there they went back looking for him. They eventually found him looking like a lost puppy sat on wall miles away, he'd been wrestling barbed wire and had huge cuts all over his hands. A dark night. But then the sun came up and we realised the woods where we were camping were the most picturesque woods we've ever been to. The floor was a blanket of bluebells and there was the clearest river next to us. It went from one extreme to the other from night to day…and although no-one really remembers anything inbetween ;)…it was pretty memorable.
IF I COULD I WOULD...
Think of a half decent answer to this question.
THE WILDERNESS MAKES ME WANT TO...
Walk.
I BELIEVE THE UNIVERSE WAS CREATED WHEN/BY/HOW...
It just happened. Existence just happened. there's always been energy.. It just happened and became this.
IF WE HADN'T CALLED OUR BAND LATE OF THE PIER, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN...
Flavoured Pain. Actually it wouldn't, it was just the first thing that came into my head.
IF WE COULD MERGE WITH ANOTHER BAND FOR A SUPER POWER BAND, IT WOULD BE WITH (WHY)...
Slayer.. It'd be a real interesting collaberation but i'm sure we could make something pretty good.
ONE SKILL I WOULD LIKE TO ACQUIRE WOULD BE...
Ray Mears' survival skill...or it that skills?
IF I WAS RICHARD BRANSON, I WOULD...
Give everything to the BBC.
THE BEST WAY TO CHEER A MISERABLE TOUR MANAGER IS...
Let him loose in Amsterdam.
IF I COULD CREATE A NEW INSTRUMENT, IT WOULD DO...
That's a secret... we have our ideas...
IF JESUS WAS A SUPERHERO TODAY, HE'D WEAR...
Tie-dye.
Photography: Burak Cingi