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IAN NIBLO (bass/keys) |
Q. It's free drinks at the bar. What are you having?
A. No no, I'll get this round
Q. What's so special about After The Fire?
A. The atmosphere at their gigs
Q. What are you hitting/playing/doing these days?
A. I play an American Fender Precision through an Ashdown Blue amp and a Behringer 4x10 cab.
Q. What's in your CD player at the moment?
A. Rush - Moving Pictures
Q. Have you ever downloaded music of the internet? If so, what?
A. This and that. Just stuff I can't seem to get hold of elsewhere.
Q. Who do you think is hip and happening in the charts at the moment?
A. Oh dear, I'm far too old for anything hip. Unless you count fractures.
Q. Any nicknames you care to own up to and their meanings?
A. Not that I know about - why, what've you heard?
Q. Favourite ATF album & song?
A. Signs of Change album, Take Me Higher song just for the wonderful, endless live solos!
Q. Indian or Chinese?
A. Italian
Q. What's the furthest you've traveled to see a band?
A. Not very far - hundred or so miles to the '79 Greenbelt event
Q. What were you like at school?
A. Bored. Geography? I've never needed to make cuss-cuss. And LATIN?? Surely the briefest of chats with the History department would confirm it's not used anymore. Still, at least Mr Evans gave me free reign of the music room which was encouraging.
Q. What is your most treasured possession?
A. A photo of my old mongrel Sophie, I still miss her terribly.
Q. Pick five words to describe yourself.
A. In Need Of A Raise
Q. What's in your pockets right now?
A. See previous question
Q. Best gig ever?
A. Giant, at the Marquee on a friends stag night. Great band, great evening. Look them up.
Q. Best gig you ever played?
A. Greenbelt '04, I was buzzing for days afterwards
Q. Most embarrassing on-stage moment?
A. Being forced to read a poem I'd written to the rest of my junior school.
Q. What's the best film ever made?
A. Jurassic Park
Q. What is your most unpleasant characteristic?
A. My language; I swear like a squaddie when I get stressed out!!
Q. Happiness is?
A. Ideal for writing your name in the snow
Q. ATF once recorded a radio broadcast with U2 and a chant for ATF can be heard at the end of U2's set. How does that make you feel?
A. Snigger
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JOHN RUSSELL (guitar) |
Q. It's free drinks at the bar. What are you having?
A. Bacardi and (diet) coke. The other stuff is too sweet for me!
Q. What's so special about After The Fire?
A. Band and fans have fused to become a large family. Sounds trite but we've stuck together for a long time. There is a significant spiritual side to the band. The music transcends it's late 70's/80's roots.
Q. What are you hitting/playing/doing these days?
A. I love my Apple Powermac G5 and 23" monitor. I spend a lot of time with it and am a bit of an Apple evangelist.
Q. What's in your CD player at the moment?
A. U2 - How to Dismantle... Bryan Adams - Room Service. Mark Knopfler - Shangri La.. The Voice of Michael McDonald. Gary Moore - Ballads and Blues. Many more on my iPod.
Q. Have you ever downloaded music of the internet? If so, what?
A. I downloaded a Corrs album from the iTunes music store the day it came online just because I could! I listen to streamed internet radio a lot, particularly CelticChristianTunes.com
Q. Who do you think is hip and happening in the charts at the moment?
A. I don't really follow the charts these days but I like Daniel Bedingfield's voice.
Q. Any nicknames you care to own up to and their meanings?
A. Many years ago, I worked with a touring theatre/music co that lived on a coach on a farm in Suffolk. The lady of the house, Pru, used to see my feet jammed up against the bus window every morning when she looked out the kitchen window and she started calling me "Foot Russell". It never stuck though! These days people use "JR" for obvious reasons.
Q. Favourite ATF album & song?
A. Batteries. (Lots of memories making it) A hard one but Starflight (live) for it's energy!
Q. Indian or Chinese?
A. Indian every time!
Q. What's the furthest you've travelled to see a band?
A. 30 miles to Wembley
Q. What were you like at school?
A. Not brilliant! I didn't really enjoy the experience. In those days they streamed you into either practical or academic subjects. They put me in a stream studying building technology, plumbing, tech drawing and that kind of thing. What I wanted to do was music. I did do A level RE for one year. Out of a group of 15 that started, when I returned for the second year, everyone else had dropped out and the school wouldn't spend the time tutoring one student in the subject, telling me that if I wanted to continue it would have to be in the break and lunchtimes. I left shortly afterwards and went to Germany with a touring band!
Q. What is your most treasured possession?
A. My current Macs and my next Mac
Q. Pick five words to describe yourself.
A. An encourager, optimistic, diverse in taste, enabler of others. Tired!
Q. What's in your pockets right now?
A. £3.32. Five picks. A key to my office that doesn't work. Cheque book.
Q. Best gig ever?
A. Any of the ATF Rainbow gigs
Q. Best gig you ever played?
A. See above
Q. Most embarrassing on-stage moment?
A. Turning around in Phoenix after tuning up with my back to the audience after hearing Andy P saying to the crowd, "So this is a Phoenix welcome, an empty bottle of Jack Daniel's!" Thinking we were gonna die and then turning around to find the rest of the band had left the stage leaving me facing 30,000 Van Halen fans on my own. "Err, I think it was time I was leaving."
Q. What's the best film ever made?
A. It's a Wonderful Life
Q. What is your most unpleasant characteristic?
A. Finding it hard to suffer fools gladly!
Q. Happiness is?
A. A day off!
Q. ATF once recorded a radio broadcast with U2 and a chant for ATF can be heard at the end of U2's set. How does that make you feel?
A. Embarrassed. For them and us!
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TIM TURNER (drums) |
Q. It's free drinks at the bar. What are you having?
A. A Bucket of Adnams Please
Q. What's so special about After The Fire?
A. I've been a fan ever since I first heard them in the early 80's. Love the music as much now as I did then.
Q. What are you hitting/playing/doing these days?
A. I play a Yamaha 9000, cherry Red, 10,12,14" toms with a Ludwig Brass Series Snare and a Roland TD8 for rehearsing at home if I can get the kids off it.
Q. What's in your CD player at the moment?
A. Foo Fighters latest album and ATF Der kommissar CBS Recordings
Q. Have you ever downloaded music of the internet? If so, what?
A. Do I need my Lawyer present? All sorts, old an new.
Q. Who do you think is hip and happening in the charts at the moment?
A. One Republic. Mika, Muse, Foo Fighters, loads of other stuff that I can never remember the names of.
Q. Any nicknames you care to own up to and their meanings?
A. Sticky T, from The Inflatables, A Fun Party band I also play with from time to time if anyone will have us.
Q. Favourite ATF album & song?
A. Tough one this. Album Batteries Not Included, Song Life In The City
Q. Indian or Chinese?
A. Indian
Q. What's the furthest you've traveled to see a band?
A. Probably London to see various bands. Usually wait for them to come to East Anglia.
Q. What were you like at school?
A. Too much work and no play. Started my second childhood in my 30's.
Q. What is your most treasured possession?
A. A pocket watch my Wife bought me as a wedding present
Q. Pick five words to describe yourself.
A. chilled, reliable, fussy, inventive, loyal
Q. What's in your pockets right now?
A.5p and a mobile phone in desperate need of a top up.
Q. Best gig ever?
A. Foo Fighters Unplugged at Ipswich Regent 2007. My Wife won the tickets.
Q. Best gig you ever played?
A. at time of writing I've not played an ATF gig yet but prior to that then the Titian Red Farewell gig 1st March 2008.
Q. Most embarrassing on-stage moment?
A. Karaoke at my Wife and I's joint Stag & Hen Night (Hag Night). Singing Bohemian Rhapsody with the Guys from Titian Red.
Q. What's the best film ever made?
A. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Q. What is your most unpleasant characteristic?
A. I tend to go on a bit sometimes. I don't mean to but it just happens. I just can't seem to let it lie and just go on and on and.... I'm doing it again Aren't I?
Q. Happiness is?
A. Gigging and Spending Time with Family and Friends.
Q. ATF once recorded a radio broadcast with U2 and a chant for ATF can be heard at the end of U2's set. How does that make you feel?
A. er...
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PETER BANKS
(keyboards/backing vocals) |
Q. It's free drinks at the bar. What are you having?
A. Champagne cocktail with Creme de Cassis
Q. What's so special about After The Fire?
A. It seems to touch peoples lives, including mine (heavy yet true!)
Q. What are you hitting/playing/doing these days?
A. The Mighty Yamaha Tyros. Trying to find time to write some music.
Q. What's in your CD player at the moment?
A. Maroon 5
Q. Have you ever downloaded music of the internet? If so, what?
A. Yup, freebies and paid for Cold Play song Politik
Q. Who do you think is hip and happening in the charts at the moment?
A. Natasha Bedingfield / Keane / Kylie / Black Eyed Peas / Robbie
Q. Any nicknames you care to own up to and their meanings?
A. Apart from Memory and Banksy I was also known as Flash 'cos I ran fast at school!
Q. Favourite ATF album & song?
A. Batteries / Frozen Rivers
Q. Indian or Chinese?
A. Indian
Q. What's the furthest you've travelled to see a band?
A. Van-Halen in Van-Couver ;-)
Q. What were you like at school?
A. Thin and shy!
Q. What is your most treasured possession?
A. Memory
Q. Pick five words to describe yourself.
A. Busy, musical, sharp, impetuous, humourous
Q. What's in your pockets right now?
A. Some change from posting Signs of Change out!
Q. Best gig ever?
A. Queen at Wembley Arena circa 1980
Q. Best gig you ever played?
A. Supporting Queen in one of the Berlin Olympic amphitheatres
Q. Most embarrassing on-stage moment?
A. Blasting through Joy at the CBS International Showcase with crew running everywhere trying to get the synth to sound! Next night played GB79....
Q. What's the best film ever made?
A. Chariots of Fire
Q. What is your most unpleasant characteristic?
A. Always wanting to move on to the next project....
Q. Happiness is?
A. Being warm and nuggly
Q. ATF once recorded a radio broadcast with U2 and a chant for ATF can be heard at the end of U2's set. How does that make you feel?
A. Smug!
