Whisperin&Hollerin joined Mike Balls, Billy Webb and Adam Hussain from Goldie Lookin Chain for a brief chat about the last 12 months and the one’s in front of them. Oh and Eggy’s Mums penis.
W&H:What have been doing with your time off?
Adam: Writing songs mainly, hooking up and getting ideas together. And ideas for a film but that’s top secret, I can’t tell you anything about that. We’ve added a bit of an electro edge to our music this time. And you know when we came out last time it went a bit fuckin’ nuts, so we had to go back underground. The credit crunch and the way the countries really gone to shit has really helped us. God bless Britain for that!
W&H: Are you looking forward to the Asbo4Life Tour? We’ve just heard you haven’t got a day off during the tour.
Billy W: It’s the longest we’ve ever done. Usually we ask for a day off every five days.
W&H: But with the credit crunch you can’t afford to have days off?
Billy W: That’s true. Gym memberships in February boys! Get the fitness up you know.
W&H: So it’s a ‘pay what you want gig’ tonight, what are you expecting apart from a sell out obviously? What do you want people to take away from your live show tonight? New material etc..
Adam- Hopefully no money in their pockets…oh and a t-shirt
Billy W- …and a CD…and…
W&H: A poster?
Adam- Yeah a poster and possibly VD
W&H: Is that from any particular member of GLC?
Adam- Er, all of us really, yeah that would be a good night. It only happened once before…I think it was with women.
W&H: TJ’s Newport, what’s the home coming gigs usually like? Full of friends?
Billy W: Yeah it’s crazy!
Mike- I did a stage dive last time we were there. I saw my mate, I was feeling confident so I dived on him and he took me all the way round, past the bar. I could have got a drink if I had some money on me! And then he dropped me on the way back, so never again.
W&H: Any personal experiences going into the album?
Adam- Completely. Yeah some of it’s true, not all of it’s true.
W&H: Looking back to the Greatest Hits, I wanted to be at Maskell’s!
Billy W- I was too young to go to Maskell’s!
W&h:You weren’t skating backwards to Axel F then Billy?
Billy W- No you bastard (he laughs)
W&H: Concerning labels, are you still with the same record label?
Adam- We’ve got our own label called Gold Dust Records, sort of cutting out the middle man really.
W&H: With the credit crunch and all?
Adam- Exactly.
Billy W- What I want to do is sign a load of bands, put out their records and then take all their cash.
W&H: What’s the plan for the rest of the year?
Adam- Hopefully get some cash out of the tour. We’re half way through the next album after this one, which is again going to be slightly electro but still with that comedy edge. It’s just complementing our music, you know what I mean.
W&H: What Festivals are you hoping to play?
Adam- We’ll just see what we get offered.
Billy W- I’d do all the festivals. Yeah! You don’t have to buy a ticket then. I want to do a tour …a tour of oil rigs.
W&H: Ha, ha so you’re taking the Johnny Cash angle. But instead of prisons you’re going to do oil rigs?
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Billy W- Yeah definitely they’ve got nothing out there.
W&H: What’s your definition of a GLC member? What aesthetic must they have? Obviously a sense of humour.
Adam- Yeah and a drug problem.
Billy W- Most bands are dysfunctional and we just complement each other.
Adam- Yeah it’s like you know in the bath when you get that tiny bit of soap left, so you stick it to another bit of soap to make it stronger…
W&H: You’ve told this one before haven’t you?
Adam- (Laughing) No, we can’t function without each other..
W&H: So you're saying GLC is like an amalgamation of tiny bits of soap?
Adam- That’s exactly what we are.
Billy W- He surprised himself with that one!
(Everyone laughs)
W&H: What was the last gig you went to see as a band/group?
Adam- We went to see Kings of Leon at Cardiff
Mike- I went to see Girl’s Aloud with a lady. I had a great time.
Adam- Mike also went to see Jason Donovan.
Mike- My Mum kept saying ‘He’s on crack he is’ (Everyone laughs)
10 Quick Fire Questions for GLC:
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-What’s the best rap song of our generation?
Adam- Straight Outta Compton
-Favourite you tube clip?
Adam- Two girls, one cup.
-One that we can put up on the website please?
Mike- Battle of Kruger
-Is Maggot really a modern day Fagan?
All- Yeah no doubt!
-…..is he a bastard?
Adam- A total bastard…went you go round his house he’d charge you £2 a cup of tea and a £1 if you wanted a biscuit too.
-Who’s Mother’s got a penis?
Adam- Eggsy’s Mum, it makes up for his Dad not having one. (Everyone laughs)
-Who in the band has the most tracksuits?
Mike- 2 Hats has probably got the most tracky bottoms, he’s got an archive. I probably have the most tops.
-Air Wolf or the A-Team?
All- A-Team
-Favourite Arnold Schwarzenegger quote?
All- ‘Stick Around’
-Who rolls the best joint in the band?
Billy W- Mike you probably take that!
-What rapper is most likely to kill you?
Mike- Probably Coolio. I read something saying he’s got 54 guns.
Billy W- What do you do with 54 guns?
-When was the last time you were at a Roller Disco?
Billy W- I haven’t!
Mike- Probably the 80’s.
-And finally how much do you want me to pay when I leave the gig tonight?
Adam- One hundred million pounds. No, if you make us all bacon sandwiches you can come for free.
Billy W- Mine's unsmoked!
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