dom inated by m e n , w h i ch i s n ’t a bad thing at al l . Mo s t g i g s I ’m th e o nl y vagina to gra ce th e s tage, and I ’m cool with th at. Style and image se e m to be rea lly impor t ant a spe c t s o f BBR . How wou ld you de f i ne yo u r st yle and did you all pla n yo u r lo o k s fo r Isle Of Wight be fo re t h e event ? I t hink we fol low th e s tyle o f o ur m usic. We’re q ui te eccen tr i c and we al l love the ban d s th at make an effor t. Yo u’d h ave n ever c a ught Jim i Hendr i x o n s tage in j oggers and a t- s h i r t. Fo r m e personal l y, a gig i s n ’t jus t a matter of : band tur n up, th ey play, p eople watch , over. I t’s a show, r ight? I t’s a n ex per i en ce. The audience leave w i th a s o n g in their head and an i m age i n t heir m ind. Our dress sense ver y m uch mi r rors how we feel w h en we’re o n stage. I think J o el gets f ul l mar ks for b raver y w i th s tage wear. You’ve seen h i s f ur co ats , right? I got the wo n der f ul Wonder l and Awai ts to m ake m e
a pi ece for I s le of W igh t . I t w a s an i dea t h a t I ’d h a d for a w h i le , an d co u ld n ’ t t h in k of a nyon e better t h a n t h e m to b rin g it to l i fe. M a ny t h a n k s to Won de rl a n d Aw ai ts . I ’ l l b e re t u rn i n g 1 0 0 % . Whe re a re B B R goi n g n ex t? Wha t ’ s t h e b a n d ’s b i g v i s ion for 2 01 7 ? T h i s yea r h a s a l re a d y b e e n a jo ur n ey to re m e m b e r. I t ’ s goin g to be a b u sy e n d , w i t h m ore fes ti vals a n d a n n ou n ce m e n t s on th e w ay, s o ke e p a n eye on ou r Facebo o k , Tw it te r a n d we b s i te for th o s e. We p l ay Tra m l in e s Fe s t i v a l m ai n s ta ge on t h e S u n d ay ( 2 4 t h J ul y), re u n it i n g w it h Ca t f i s h a n d T h e Bo t t le m e n , s o we ’ re look i n g fo r w ard to t h a t . 2 01 7 i s p a c ke d w i th bi g p l a n s , ide a s a n d s e c re t s . T h e ball is rol l i n g n ow a n d we h ave n o in te n t i on of s low i n g i t dow n . T h e b igge s t of love s to ever yo n e w h o h a s s u p p or te d u s s o far - f a m il y, f ri e n d s , you gu y s .
s ta r tin g out in Don ny wa n tin g to ge t th e i r m us ic h e a rd ? I ’d s ay to j u s t do w h a teve r mu si c fe e l s ri gh t for you . D on ’ t fo llow a n orm . Th e re is n ’ t a form u la . We ’ re a l l j u s t doin g w h a t fe e ls righ t . We a re l u c k y to h ave g re a t ve n u e s h e re i n D on c a s te r wh o s u p p or t n e w, e m e rgi n g t a le nt. G e t ou t of you r b e d room a nd go to a n op e n m ic . We ’ re s p oilt for c h oice h e re . G e t you rs e l f to Cas k on a We d n e s d ay or Tas te on a Th u rs d ay. Th e n go w a tc h b a n d s a t S oc ial a n d Roc k B ar to s t u d y. W h ilst t h e re a re gre a t p rom ote rs h e re , don ’ t ge t l a z y. I f you ’ re gon n a go for it , t h e n don ’ t do a nythi n g h a l f - a s s e d . Prom ote t h e s * *t ou t of t h e b ra n d t h a t is you . L ea r n you r c ra f t , i nve s t in gl it te r a n d you ’ re on to a w i n n e r. End
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