S R E Y L F L A E T S E W H T I W W E I V R INTE Who are you? WE STEAL FLYERS
Where are you from?
Who inspires you? I am
Northumberland
Who does what in the band? Derek and Shaggy
inspired by people who try in life. Shaggy loves youtube finding all kinds of musicians.
both sing, play Guitar, write, Derek books tours, Shaggy runs online adds and online gigs.
What 3 items would you take with you to a desert Island? Guitar,
Where did the name come from? People stealing band flyers makes us laugh as that is why they are handed out. Seemed a fun name to be one of them.
When did you form and how did it come about? 2009 we met at a buskers night knowing that this was the duo that could make it.
What has been your most memorable moment to date so far? It’s hard to say, Roy Wood dates, Hayseed Dixe, festivals, Swiss Alps gigs.
laptop and a dongle
If you could make 1 person disappear for good who would it be and why? It is not our job to rid life of baddies
Where would you like to gig the most? Any festivals are amazing. Everything goes into to them and people love being there.
If you could play with anyone in the world, past or present who would it be and why? Roy Wood was a dream of mine and we did it. We have and are playing with most of them now.
If you were not playing in a band what would you be doing instead? That is no way to think. Shaggy loves photography and I write novels and poetry.
Where is your favourite place in the North east? Northumberland for me, Druridge Bay.
What’s your aims for 2012? We do 250 dates a year. Next year we have 9 weeks in Switzerland and 6 in America plus our third album release.
Why should people come and listen to you? To be inspired and feel good
Where can people follow you/keep up to date with you? www.westealflyers.co.uk
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