Jof Owen and Pete Hobbs (aka The Boy Least Likely To) performed a wonderfully warming set at Leicester's Charlotte with an company of five other musician with various instruments (more than I thought possible to fit on the less than massive stage). | "Oh yeah - there were even women fainting. We came out and a woman was just lying there…" | | Pete- The Boy Least Likely To |
Previous to this I had grabbed ten minutes with the guys in the quietest spot we could find. So - with Pete leaning next to the sink, Jof perched on the toilet seat (“You could at least wait until after the interview!” - Pete), and me balancing on the edge of the bath - we began! Q: Is this the first interview you've done in a bathroom? A: Jof - Actually it's not! Well we did one in a dressing room once, but I was sat in the bathroom area. Q: You're old hat at this then! Anyway - how did the band start? A: Jof - Well we sent the band up a few years ago - but we've known each other since we were kids. We put some 7" singles out and then eventually we got it together and released our album. Pete - We started to get serious about the band then. Q: So it was just a laugh before?
 | | Jof from The Boy Least Likely To |
A: Pete - Well it wasn't just a laugh - it was more the only time we had spare. Q: What were you doing the rest of the time? A: Pete - I worked in a prison. I was just doing prisoners' personal accounts. Q: So not too hands on… A: Pete - Well they were in the prison! Jof - I worked at a hose pipe company - much scarier that prison in some ways… Q: I hear you’ve just come off an American tour… how was that? A: Pete - Well we're still talking to each other! Q: Did you get a different reaction? A: Jof - Not really… Pete - I think we went down better in fact. It’s just such a big place. Jof - All our fans are pretty enthusiastic anyway. Pete - They send us presents… like cuddly toys. Jof - And they always give them to us with trembling hands - our fans seem to be quite shy! Q: At least you haven't got aggressive stalkers! So do you think there's a link between toys and the cartoons you use?
 | | Pete from The Boy Least Likely To |
A: Jof - We originally did it so we didn't have to appear of the cover of our 7" singles. Trouble is when we started to do that nobody thought we were real - they thought we were like six year olds. Q: Who does the cartoons and how old are they? A: Jof - My brother. He's 30 - but I told another interviewer he was 12! I think he quite likes it though. Q: So you were on tour with James Blunt I hear - what did you think of him musically before the tour? A: Jof - We hadn't really heard of him! Pete - We don’t really listen to the radio much. You know in America he gets women screaming and crying... Q: Really? I didn’t know he was that big there… A: Pete - Oh yeah - there were even women fainting. We came out and a woman was just lying there… Jof - It was just before we came out though! Q: Leaving America for a minute… have you been to Leicester before?
 | | Jof from The Boy Least Likely To |
A: Jof - No I don't think we actually have. We were talking to people in a bar earlier too and none of them had ever been! Q: Did you get a chance to look round today? A: Jof - No we never get to look round anywhere on tour really. Pete - We were in Nottingham earlier - but only got to see the BBC there. Jof - In America we were literally stopping at each venue. Q: So finally, is there a question you would loved to have been asked in an interview and no one has ever asked you? A: Jof - That one! Pete - How about "Would you like some money?" Q: Okay - would you like me to give you some money? A: Both - Yes please No chance! | 
