JOSH SAYS...

Josh on Stuart...

"Stu is not just a drummer. He makes sure he tells us this as often as possible, so we don't forget. He is, in all seriousness, good at singing too and coming up with musical ideas, yet he is also a very good drummer as well.......What a talent! Stu can be quite insecure at times and you do wonder if he puts it on so everybody says he's brilliant, "You can do it Stu, we believe in you, etc." But his insecurities only come to show how sensitive he is inside (aaah!). He's particularly sensitive when it comes to what he looks like. He's not so bad now, but he used to spend hours doing his hair before going out. At University, I told him I'd meet him for the England vs Italy football game at the local bar and he was really excited, etc, but spent so long doing his hair, he showed up with five minutes of the game left!! Stu comes in for a lot of flack - he has to hold us together and every finger points at him if we ever screw the music up, but he's learning to take it, and this is not to say he doesn't give it out too. Oh, yes, for beneath his polite, sensitive exterior, Stu is a part-time animal, rabble rouser, nutcase! When we are together and tired, we tend to start doing and saying really gross things - this brings out Stu's dark side and he can really put Steve and I to shame! There it is, Stuart, shy, sensitive, not just a drummer, with an untouchable barbaric streak. Lock up your daughters!!"

Josh on Steve...

"Steve is a real social animal, which is a good thing. He swans around our gigs making friends and really makes everyone feel welcome. I don't know what he talks about, but he always manages to come up with something everyone finds interesting. Yet along with this comes vanity. How many times have I seen him out the corner of my eye and he's been eyeing himself up in the mirror? Or he's got that face on when he walks past a shop window and sees his reflection! Steve is very musically talented. From the dawn of the band, he has been the fastest picker-upper of the songs in the galaxy, bringing his own touch to our sound. Generally, he makes the least mistakes, although I do have two more strings to screw up with! He also has his idea of how the band should sound and it's good that he's stable, because sometimes I go nuts wanting to push our boundaries that little bit too far, (read 'Thrash Metal') and Steve will speak up and calm me down. He is very organised too, and this helps, considering that Stu and I can have our off days. Steve was the first to get a mobile phone, Steve is always on his mobile phone, he's always got his diary and you can always count on him to be in the right place at the right time. Although he does have his moments and I have noticed he has been slacking off with his timekeeping - or maybe Stu and I have been getting better? Anyway, Steve Clarke, social party animal, sex symbol, 'the organised one', rock of stability, a man of contradiction, a man shrouded in mystery!" "Both Steve and Stu are my friends and I don't think I've been to nasty at all, so they better not be nasty to me. Now I've been thinking a little more, there are many things I could say about them. But I guess I'll leave that up to the public to find out in due course, so stay tuned!"