Leftfield Live Chat

BBC Host: Welcome to the Radio One Live event in Cardiff chat with Leftfield .. The first question will be selected now:

Gareth Hocking: How will the set for this tour be different to your Festival sets?

Leftfield: Neil: We're just going to see how we go with it. Wait and see! We will be ..

Anthony McGinty: Are there any London dates planned for the end of the year?

Leftfield: Neil: There's New Year's Eve planned at Docklands Arena. Which should be a great event

Roger Rabbit: Best gig ever?

Leftfield: It's either Glastonbury or Barrowlands. They were both pretty good. Memorable!

Ian Bamsey: How was your tour in Brazil?

Leftfield: Excellent! Loads of fun, and plenty of samba! Be great to do it again soon...

Neil Newson: who is supporting you’re Brighton gig?

Leftfield: We never play with supports. We've got DJs instead.

Gareth: Will we have to wait as long as last time for new material?

Leftfield: Hopefully not. But probably, yes!

Tim Parkinson: Do you have any Guinness left? If so can I have some?

Leftfield: No, it was all nicked a long time ago by the Leftfield office staff!

Anthony McGinty: Who does your lights and visuals and where do they get their influences from?

Leftfield: Well the lights are done by Haydn Cruickshank from Coloursound Experiment. The visuals were originally by a guy called Matt. The inspiration comes from both of us.

Wadey Paz: What kind of Shampoo do u use?

LeftField Neil: I don't use shampoo! I don't believe in washing hair!

Roger Rabbit: What's your favourite thing about Wales?

Leftfield: Paul: The language!
Leftfield: Neil: The rugby. And Howard Marks, of course!

Tom Fincher: So do u have any live DJ sets lined up in the near future?

Leftfield: Paul: Head Start at Turnmills. November the 27th in London

Jake Loftus: Are you going to release Snakeblood on single?

Leftfield: Paul: No, no plans to do that.

Ian Bamsey: who is the most famous person you have met?

Leftfield: Paul: Sylvester Stallone
Leftfield: Neil: Howard Marks

Hugh Garry: There was a 4 or 5 year gap between 'Leftism' and 'Rhythm and Stealth'. Are you gonna make a habit of this?

Leftfield: Neil: Well, we can’t make too much of a habit of it - else we’ll be dead!

Kajsa Cowne: With who did you have the most fun collaborating with on your new album?

Leftfield: Neil: They were all fun. We love them all! Sorry, but it's too hard to choose

Jake Loftus: Are you going to play Phat planet?

Leftfield: Yes, we will.

Simon Godden: Do you have expensive sports cars, and what are they??

Leftfield: No, we don’t

Gareth: What’s in your stereos right now?

Leftfield: Neil: Dry and Heavy
Leftfield: Paul: Colours by Circulation

Aran: Planning to tour Japan any time soon?

Leftfield: We're not touring Japan, no. These are our last dates.

Fugjostle: Have there been any medical injuries from your bass?

Leftfield: No insurance claims! Fortunately.

Hugh Garry: Have you been approached to soundtrack any films and what classic film would you have most like to have soundtracked?

Leftfield: Neil: Yes, we have been approached to soundtrack films. All the best films have got the best soundtracks, so they're already classics. Carry on Up The Khyber we would have loved to have done!

Phatmess monkey: Ricky Martin has just agreed to do an 'Audience with...' what would you ask the camp mexican minstral?

Leftfield: Paul: I'd ask him if he's into voodoo dolls and black cats!

Johnny Rambo: Do you like football and if so who do you support?

Leftfield: Neil: I like football lots. I support West Ham.
Leftfield: Paul: I support England.

Swirly Whirly: What are your opinions on MP3s and Napster ?

Leftfield: Be a bit more specific!

Jo Payne: In Release the Pressure, why is the vocal sample 'get up your selection' missing on the most recent pressings of Leftism?

Leftfield: It was taken off because it wasn't cleared. On the original pressings we put it on, but it had to be removed.

Yothu Yindy: how many remixes are there of song of life?

Leftfield: Underworld did one, we did one. Altogether there are about six mixes.

Davide Pascolo: where do you find inspiration ?

Leftfield: On the toilet!

Joanne Geraghty: Are you going to be playing at Brixton academy? If you are can I have 2 tickets PLEASE!!!?

Leftfield: No, we're not playing Brixton again. Not on this tour, at least.

Laws: How old are you all?

Leftfield: Neil: Paul's 37, and I'm ... (40!) But not in mental age!

Karen Leitch: On the album Leftism, in the song Afro-left - Is that English?!?

Leftfield: Is it English!?! It's a made-up language. It took me 20 years to make it up!

Georgette Pascual: Are you coming to Spain at all?

Leftfield: We played at the Doctor music festival in Spain. No plans to return on this tour. That's nice of him!

Jon: Chris from Coldplay rates you very highly!

Leftfield: Neil: That's nice! I like Coldplay too!

Laws: Where is your favourite place?

Leftfield: Home!

Coffee Cuppa: You are sounding more and more like my local country band here in North
Question from Carolina. Who's the country music buff?

Leftfield: Paul: Neil!

Coffee Cuppa: You write the most tender love songs I've ever heard. Who's the biggest softie in the band?

Leftfield: Paul: Us? We're not Celine Dion! Have you got the right band?

Pat Tofield: Whatever happened to 'The Rivals' eh ?!!?

Leftfield: Were you in them? I sacked them all!

Jake Loftus: Why don't you do more songs like Black Flute

Leftfield: We do! You can only do one Black Flute, though.

Arthur Jones: Do u have hairy legs?

Leftfield: Neil: Yeah. I've got a hairy back. It's what happens when you get past 40! I've even got hairs on the back of my hand!

Laws: What did you all want to do when you were little?

Leftfield: Be in a band, probably. To tread the boards, dahling!

Terry: are you in Cardiff right now ?

Leftfield: Yep, we're at the BBC Club in Llandaff! Having a drink and a chat.

Jon: Do you see the Chemical Brothers as rivals?

Leftfield: No, not really. We don't see anyone as rivals, really. There's room enough for both of us.

Gareth Hocking: Know any good jokes?

Leftfield: No, we don't! Tell us one!

Jake Loftus: Who does the vocals in Original

Leftfield: Toni Halliday. She was in a band called Curve in the 80s and early 90s.

Bob Jammer: What has been the best set you have ever played ie which gig has given you the biggest rush?

Leftfield: This year, probably Glastonbury. The most people we've played to, anyway.

Will: You wrote the title track for the film Shallow Grave. How did you get involved in that?

Leftfield: Neil: Through Danny Boyle. He liked our music and sent us a script.

Ray Krypton: Are you getting bored of touring yet?

Leftfield: Doing the gigs is good. The travelling can get boring. Ask us in 2 week's time!

Jake Loftus: what did you play at Glastonbury?

Leftfield: Paul played drums...! Dub Glusset, Double Flash. The usual suspects. Chant of the Poor Man etc etc.

George Jones: In the early days you remixed David Bowie? Did you get to meet him?

Leftfield: No, we didn't! The miserable ***!

Jo: Did you mind the opening of Original being used so much as incidental music to Big Brother?

Leftfield: No, as long as they play us! They used it every second...

Jake Loftus: Can you buy Snakeblood?

Leftfield: You can buy it on CD, but not on vinyl. It never got released on vinyl.

Rob Da: have you damaged your hearing through your bass...you have mine!!!!

Leftfield: Pardon? No. Treble tends to damage your hearing more than bass.

Phil Dog: John Lydon, Toni Halliday. Anyone else you'd like to collaborate with?

Leftfield: Tony Hancock! We've not really thought about it. We'll keep that information close to our chest. Bernie Winters and John Shuttleworth!

clarri_girl: I'm seeing you tonight. Got any surprises up your sleeve?

Leftfield: Yeah, we're not turning up! We're staying in the bar here!

Stu Bell: Any prospect of a Leftfield Mix album following that amazing Essential Mix in April...??

Leftfield: Maybe. We have been asked to do another, but I don't know if it'll materialise.

Paul Anderton: What do you think of Aphex Twin?

Leftfield: Good. We're into him. He's probably the best techno artist in the country. Warp's a brilliant label too.

Jon: Are you coming into the Taff tonight after your gig for a swift half?

Leftfield: We're not allowed in pubs. We're not old enough!

Laws: What do you think of Craig David and the Artful Dodger?

Leftfield: I do like some speed garage, but I find some of that production too smooth. I prefer the more chemically mashed two-step stuff.

Yani: You were on the soundtrack to Rogue Trader. How embarrassed are you to be associated with such a bad film?

Leftfield: We're very embarrassed. Not as embarrassed as Ewan McGregor! I'm more embarrassed about Swedish Nuns On Acid.

Gaz1: What's better, studio or live?

Leftfield: They've both got their pros and cons. We don't create music live naturally. Studio is more natural to us.

Stu Bell: Did you have any say in so much music being used in that film (Rogue Trader) - all set before Leftism was released?

Leftfield: Paul: I've never seen it. I don't know.
Leftfield: Neil: Bits of it are really good. We had no say in it. We're meant to trust to trust our publishers, but I don't think we got informed properly.

Jon: What do you think of rainy Wales? any tickets spare for tonight PLEASE?

Leftfield: Neil: There are guest list possibilities! But it's sold out.

Davide Pascolo: do you have any pets ?

Leftfield: Neil: I've got a killer poodle.
Leftfield Paul: I had lice, but I managed to get rid of them.
Leftfield Neil: The poodle's called Dodger.

Anthony McGinty: Whats you’re favourite Lynx product?

Leftfield: Paul: Apollo or Inca. A toss up.

BBC Host: Apologies, but we’ve only got time for one more question ...

Rob Da: Are you aware an entire genre of music has been named after you!

Leftfield: Neil: No.
Leftfield: Paul: I think the word became used as a general description of music. It's been popularised since our existence as a pop combo.

Leftfield: Sorry, but that is all we have time for. Here's Paul and Neil with a final word ...

Leftfield: Neil: It's been an absolute pleasure speaking to me, I'd like to thank myself for turning up -I've had a wicked time in Ireland!
Leftfield: Paul: Thanks to anyone who turns up tonight. Hope you keep buying our records! Don't forget to bring your ear plugs, because we've got a new sound system. We're testing it out on the Welsh...

BBC Host: Thanks for joining .. enjoy tonight's gig .. Bye ;-)

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