Favourite thing about being in a family band:We’ve been doing it
for such a long time that it just feels normal, and we’re all really
used to each other. We play different instruments and swap around
a lot, but we play them in our own ways – me and Lewis both play
guitar, the three of us all play drums, but we’re all very different.
So, if I’m writing a song, I can picture who can bring what to the table,
and everyone’s got their own skills. It keeps the music interesting.
Favourite karaoke go-to:One of my funniest memories of karaoke
is me and Daisy doing Salt-n-Pepa’s “Let’s Talk About Sex”. We
were on the Brighton Pier, really drunk, and we just got up – I don’t
know why we did that song. We didn’t know any of the raps, so we
made it up on the spot. I don’t know what the hell we were singing
about, but we got away with it.
Favourite place to hang out in London:I live in Camden, and there
are always places to go there. Some of my favourite pubs are in
Kentish Town. I usually just hang out at the pub most nights – thereare some really good ones. You never really get bored of them,
and you know everyone, because there are a lot of locals and
people who are always there.
Favourite Spice Girl: My sister was their number one fan. She
made a carpet on our bedroom floor out of magazine cut-outs
and clippings, and our dog came in and pissed all over it. She was
really upset. My favourite was probably Scary Spice; I thought she
was cool. She seemed like she didn’t give a fuck, really.Favourite song to dance to: I love “Street Life” by Randy Crawford.
I used to dance to that all the time. I love the production on that
song – the chords, the strings. If I’ve got a song on my mind or a
record I’ve recently bought, I’ll have that in the back of my head
and want the DJ to play it. The last record I bought was a song my
brother showed me. It’s called “Don’t Push It Don’t Force It” by
Leon Haywood. It was recorded in 1980 and it’s proper jazz.
Favourite comfort food: I love homemade curry. My dad used to
make a lot of that when we were kids. That’s probably my favourite
comfort food – just rice and curry. I remember being in the kitchen
with my dad when I was younger – he never followed recipes, he just
used whatever was there. A bit of this, a bit of that.
Favourite fictional character: I used to be obsessed with Robin
Hood – really, because I had a crush on Errol Flynn, the actor. I was
a bit of a tomboy, so I liked making bows and arrows and swords
and stuff like that, and my brother and I would play.
Favourite song to play live: One I’ve enjoyed lately is “Team
Strong” off our new record. I wrote it about something I was
going through at the time, and how my friends helped me – they
were like, “Fuck it, we’re going to go out, get drunk and have a
good time; forget about things.” We did a tour in Europe for a few
weeks and there were people singing along, and I always find that
weird – the fact they’ve taken the time and listened to it so much
that they know the words. Especially a song like that, where the
lyrics are quite specific to certain people. It’s an emotional song
for me, so it was nice to see people enjoying it.my favourite things...
WITH KITTY DURHAM OF KITTY,
DAISY AND LEWIS.
Interview Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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