STUART
SAYS...
Stuart on Josh...
Somewhere hidden way beneath the depths of the darkest
most sinister place, lies a creature of immensely
distorted proportions, it's mind warped beyond reason,
it's purpose ferociously hell-bent on disturbing the
peace and creating chaos. It's intent to quietly enter
your mind and play with the contents. And somewhere
else sitting in front of a TV and eating a donut is
Josh! The two have never met and yet appear to be
one and the same! I shall now take you to him -----
be afraid... be very afraid.
Jeckyl
and Hyde: Just as there are two sides to a coin there
are two sides to a Josh. You will never be able to
predict which side you are about to see, your only
assurance is that you know his alter-ego is lurking
somewhere nearby. You see the whole environment 'a
Josh' surrounds himself with is a complex one. It
is a world of chaos and disorder, confusion and contradiction,
the pretend and the reality! When approaching 'a Josh'
you must have your wits about you, for often he will
posses the form of an interesting and energetic individual.
He'll make you laugh and bounce around with an almost
child-like exuberance and it is easy to get on with
him because he makes you feel so comfortable. BEWARE
- for it is often at this point that 'a Josh' will
change form - you have let your guard down and have
potentially invited a creature, so hideously disgusting
and warped into your head, that my advice is to weep
and beg for mercy!
Punk
is not dead: I believe Josh was born a decade too
late. For beneath his calm outlook lies the heart
of a punk. Upfront Josh is an upstanding guy, he's
intelligent and funny and is completely individual,
but along with this normality lies Josh's punk mentality.
He loves to be different, and whether it's him wrecking
the place for a laugh or more seriously taking on
the establishment that deserted him, you can always
count on his getting away with it! Right on brother!
Where
I lay my hat is my home: If there's one thing Josh
and I can always find time to do together, it's the
exploration of our new surroundings and if there's
one thing that we are sure of, it's that we'll always
get lost everytime! One of the greatest expeditions
Josh and I ever had was in France, whilst playing
a week of gigs in the lovely town of Nice. We set
off very early one morning in search of Monaco and
as Josh was the vastly more experienced traveller,
I relied on his directions that day. What a fool I
was, for it was only when I eventually got home that
evening that I realised Josh had been lost all day
and unwittingly taken me on foot from Monaco - through
Monte Carlo and on to the next neighbouring town!
Up and down various big hills and beaches and back
again, without a clue of where he was ( he will deny
this!) All that remains to be said is ----- ' nothing's
changed! '
Josh
the musician: Being the player of the only chordal
instrument in the band is a tough task and I must
say that I admire Josh for his ability to play the
guitar, whilst singing and jumping around like a crazed
psychofreak. Infact, I love his rhythm guitar playing,
it's his solo work that needs work --- It sucks! But
seriously alot of the reason why we sound as we do
is down to Josh's individual style on guitar and his
fresh approach to all things creative ( just listen
to the lyrics!) Josh you rock, don't listen to Steve
-- the b-minor is a useless chord anyway!
A
man of many moods: Josh is an energetic character
and yet ( I know this won't make sense but it's true!)
is also very lazy. He is very opinionated, and is
never afraid to speak his mind (something that is
often a good thing) He's downright moody but always
happy, he's serious to the core but always funny!
You see there is no way to label Josh, apart from
that you always know the Josh you meet today will
be completely different from the one you meet tomorrow
( and that's part of the adventure ) So there he is
-- Josh, my homie! A subtle, quiet, sweet smelling,
conformist who's happy to do what he's told! -----------
Yeah right! Josh the fifth Jukka brother!
Stuart on Steve...
Steve A Retrospective: I have known Steve longer than
he has known me, and when you spend so much time with
him as I do, it is easy to discover what makes him
tick.......( Sorry steve but I have actually listened
to every word you've said these last three years,
even if I pretended not to.)
Steve
on first impression: Steve is a punctual, organised,
opinionated tip-ex junkie with a ferocious attitude
and secret cook book obsession. He is always friendly
and sociable and ----- oh who cares lets get nasty!!
F-F-F-F-F-Fashion!
If Steve had a second vocation in life, it's fashion.
He knows what he wants and how to wear it, he's so
confident in his own fashion sense that no amount
of ' what the hell is that? ' will change his mind
(see early photo sessions regarding the sheep jumper!)
If you look in Steve's wardrobe you will find a plethora
of womens clothing, I think it's because he prefers
the fit ---- EEERRR! So I warn you girls, the next
time you see him starring at you in a quizical fashion
at gigs --- he's probabrly trying to work out where
you got yer top!
Mirrors
and Muscles: Most poeple have a place they can go,
be it phsical or mental, that allows them to think
clearly or put their worries aside. In Steves case
he finds the mirror a place of stability and comfort,
for it is in this refuge that Steve can find his focus
and concentration, in front of a mirror is where he
will start his day, end his day and often find time
for a quick visit throughout the day! As Steve will
tell you a mirror is not just to look at, it also
doubles as an interactive toning all over workout
station ------ that is you can look at your muscles
in it! You see, Steve is very proud of his muscles
(hence the many vest tops!) and is always checking
the various angles of his body for a new viewpoint
on them, but Steve i'm here to tell you --- stroking
them won't make them any bigger.
A
man cannot live by catfood alone: In the two years
we spent trying to get a deal, we had to work demeaning
jobs with which to survive. Often things were tight,
and always admired Steve for his commitment to the
band by working five days a week in order to travel
down the other two for rehersal. He deserves his new
London home if nothing else! However no matter how
tight things got I could never become as desperate
as Steve, who has been known to eat catfood for money
to the delight of his brummie friends. Yes it may
have been demeaning and those who paid money for this
specticle may have taken advantage of him, but well
I believe it played a part in getting him where he
is today ---- Well done Steve!, just dont ever breathe
on me o.k.
A
man of many moons: Steve feels cheated, his hair is
so blatently out for recognition that he believes
his body never gets the attention it deserves. His
reaction against this is the constant 'mooning' of
me and my housemate, an act of indecency that I find
unacceptable. However, I find some comfort in the
knowledge that as a kid I was never dum enough to
moon a grandma right infront of my own father or even
photocopy my own ass and then accidently leave the
evidence in the spare paper tray on an office desk.
------ The cheeky little so and so!
Bass,
how low can you go? I feel I have been a bit harsh
on Steve today so i'll be nice now. I think Steve
is a great bass player, and am glad that we heve shared
such a similar musical understanding right from the
start, I am often qouted as saying that we only asked
him to join the band co's he was the only one with
a van ------- this is not true ------- he also had
access to a p.a system. But in all seriousness he
really is the best spikey haired bass player called
Steve from Walsall Birmingham I think I've ever met!
So there he is ---- Steve Clarke, my brother. A confident,
likeable, organised muscleman. At the end of the day!
he's reliable and down to earth but in the next breath!
he's an Italian stallion from Birmingham. Do yer know
what I mean - kind of thing!!??