An interview with Blabbermouth

Tuesday, 29 January 2008

Meet on The Edge....

Where the artists I play here on the station tell us what delights them and more....so who better than to kick off with Blabbermouth. You can hear his new album "My Dancing Heart" in the playlist. It's available through all good record stores and The station store

What music are you currently enjoying?

I'm going through a nostalgic phase at the moment; listening to the bands I grew up listening to: Pop will eat itself, Neds Atomic Dustbin and even The New Fast Automatic Daffodils!

What, if push came to shove, is your all-time favourite album?

If I was to answer that question literally I would have to say "My Dancing Heart" by Blabbermouth (which is my own). But putting that one aside my answer would be "Hatful of Hollow". I had a poor copy made for me by my older brother and because everything he did was cool (simply because he was older) I would listen to it non stop! It means so much to me now and changed british music back then, these boys led the way for bands such as The Stone Roses and The Inspiral Carpets! (but this isn't a history lesson is it!?)

The Flying Pickets

What was the first record you ever bought? And Where did you buy it?

The first record I bought was a 45 by The Flying Pickets "Only You" or it may have been Billy Joels "Uptown Girl" from a record shop in Worthing, sussex.

Which musician, other than yourself, have you ever wanted to be?

I can't say I've ever wanted to be another person to be honest; but if I had to be another person who was/is a musician than it would have to be Morrissey.

What do you sing in the shower?
I make up songs; funny ones to annoy my wife.

What is your favourite Saturday night record?

If im listening to music on a saturday night then it means I'm dancing in some dodgy club in soho thats spinning old tunes... ...sex machine by James Brown

And your Sunday morning record?

I dont do Sunday mornings, sorry.

Which totally obscure record do you most treasure and would like more people to know about?

Kevin Coyne's "Sign of the Times" compilation (not particularly obscure, but highly treasured and underestimated)

What was your own best ever gig?

My recent record launch gig at The Fly; my parents had never seen me play before and they were there singing along to "Blabbermouths Funeral" the words... "Thank god he's dead"
It was special...

And your worst?

The Crown and Two Chairman in Soho; I was sick, so sick I couldn't tune my guitar (it was 12 string ok!), I asked someone to tune it for me and they tuned it in G! I couldn't play it in E let alone G, meanwhile my percs player was doing monkey impressions behind me (he's from germany). I think we lasted 15 minutes.

Which song would you have liked to have written yourself?
Vincent

C'est ne pas un pipe

one curious question, I see you have a tattoo on your chest which says "This is not a pipe", enlighten us.

I'm not a pipe... Ok, it's from Magrites painting "C'est ne pas un pipe" (This is not a pipe). I wanted to take it a step further...

So what about your future plans and anything else you'd like to share

I'm pushing my album at the moment; already very happy to see it actually on the shelves in hmv and not just floating around in cyberspace! Trying to do as many gigs as i can whilst still holding down a full time job as Creative in a Marketing Company... I'm looking for someone to handle my publishing and looking for management.

Its be lovely talking to you!

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Steven Thompson aka Blabbermouth has been writing and performing his unique brand of acoustica for 10 years; his first band "Herman" swiftly led him towards his second adventure "Apart from the Soul" where the originality of his songwriting and performance really began to evolve.

About 5 years ago he quit the band and began his musical career as solo act Blabbermouth; it was an instant hit with the London venues he had previously been playing as "AFTS" and Troubadour Venue Manager Amanda Glyn wrote this about him.

"Original, refreshing, off-kilter and talented BLABBERMOUTH'S set is by turns hilarious, anthemic, surreal and delightful. Day to day observations are dished up with deadpan humour, and philosophical issues revamped so that even the prospect of your own death seems like a good laugh. If Eddie Izzard could sing and play guitar this is what you might expect."