Fang

This interview taken from the muzic.net.nz newsletter:

1) Who are your favourite New Zealand musicians/bands?

Ghostplane, David Kilgour, Straightjacket Fits, Pine, The Phoenix Foundation, SJD, the Clean, Red Drum, the Subliminals, Jay Clarkson,

2) Who would you most like to support live?

Most of the bands listed above we have supported at one stage or another…perhaps the Clean of the ones we haven’t played with before.

3) What is the strangest thing that has happened to you while playing on tour?

In a previous band I was in, called Superette, our manager got us lost driving between Auckland and Wellington. You would think it is pretty hard to get lost on that route, but he took a ‘short cut’ and we ended up in a thunderstorm somewhere near Kawhia stuck in the mud on a dirt track in the middle of the night.

4) Where do you see Fang in 5 years?

Fang would rather continue to consistently make good records and play quality shows, rather than becoming hugely successful quickly. If we have made a couple more good albums (each one better than the last one) and played some excellent shows then that would be great.

5) What advice would you give other budding musicians/bands?

Don’t do what everyone else is doing. Have high musical standards and if you get a bit of success don’t believe the hype.