1. What started your interest in music? Hearing The Beatles’ “I Want to Hold Your Hand” when I was in 5th grade in elementary school.
2. What artists have you been influenced by? Buddy
Holly,
Jung-Hyun
Shin
(the
godfather
of
Korean pop and rock, take a look at: http://www. psychemusic.org/sjh.html), and The Clash.
3. What’s getting your attention these days? I’m writing a music column for Yes24.com [a Korean website].
4. Do you have any favorite Japanese artists? CAROL, Kyu Sakamoto, and Group Sounds - a band from the 60s.
5. Is there any particular motto you follow? “Without confidence, I’m as good as garbage.”
6. What do you do when you have time off? Eat, and then eat some more.
7. When you come to Japan, do you have somewhere you always go? I always go check out the lions at Fuji Safari Park.
8. How do you compose your music? In what setting do you find easiest to create? When I’m lying on a futon spread across my floor, and I can lose myself in my imagination. Early, early morning is best.
I’m good to go as long
as I have enough cigarettes, pens and paper!
9. What do you think is the best part about forming a band? When you get into a fight, you always have back up, so you never lose.
10. What can we look forward to from you in the future? I’m thinking of changing the band uniform, for one. (grins) In September 2009, we released our [The Moonshiners’] debut album. As that was a super-ambitious double album with a whopping 30 tracks on it, we’re on hiatus for the time being. For the end of 2009, we did a charity performance with two bands (Galaxy Express and Kingston Rudieska), and from 2010 we plan to start fresh by unveiling a brand-spanking new image for the band. Our fans will also be happy to know that we’ll be continuing our club performances.
Interviewer アム
東京生まれ、歌手
AMU Singer.
1stCD： 「キミ ツナグ プラグ ミチル Born in Tokyo.
コエ」2010年2月17日 （水）発売予定。 Her first album, Kimi Tsunagu Puragu 10.の2月号の インタビューイー
Michiru Koe, will be released in Febru-
ary 2010. 10. Magazine, 2nd issue interviewee.