Q. How would you describe your style of music?
A. Melodic, 'blissed out', sing-along anthems Q. What would you say are your musical influences? A. Nick Kay - Velvet Underground, REM, The Cure Cyril Wong - Velvet Underground, Television, Died Pretty, Chills, Church, Mark Burgess and the Chameleons, Band of Outsiders, Rain Parade Ben Chan - Schubert, Snoop Dogg, Depeche Mode Jeremy O'Hare - Mitch Mitchel – Jimi Hendrix Experience, Ginger Baker – Cream, Stewart Copeland – The Police Q. How did the band form? A. Nick (Vocals/Bass) and Cyril (Guitar) started playing music together in the mid 1990s. The current Big Yellow line up has been together since 2002. Both Ben (keyboards) and Cyril are classically trained pianists. Q. What bands had you all been in previously? A. Nick – Various, but none got as far as a name. Cyril - Bison, Ariels, Vermont, and have played guest spots with the Keatons Ben - Raveel Jeremy - Raveel Q. What’s your favourite song on your current album and why? A. Nick – Something Good. Jangly melodic guitar pop, just how I like it. Cyril - Twist and Turns. It rocks! Ben - Home – Great keyboard licking riffs. Q. What type of gig do you most like to play and why? A. Nick - Playing live is the aim of being in a band, so any live gig is good. Cyril - Any gig where the atmosphere is good! What’s your most memorable gig and why? Nick - Respect Festival 2002, Victoria Park, London – an incredibly hot and sunny day and a festival vibe. Cyril - Dublin Castle – a guy from Loaded magazine said he’d really enjoyed our gig, despite numerous mishaps. Ben - Bull & Gate, Kentish Town, London Q. What’s your fan base like? What group of people would you say you appealed to most? A. Professional Q. Name one unusual fact about each of you. A. Nick –Double jointed thumbs. Cyril - A large TiVo collection Ben - I was an Altar Boy. Q. If you could record a collaboration with ANYONE - who would it be and why? A. Cyril - Steve Kilbey – he’s still a great songwriter Q. What’s the band’s ultimate ambition or what’s your dream? A. Nick - To be able to play music for a living. Cyril - To be able to play music and be appreciated! Ben - Tour around the world! |