Lethal Dialect
What's on your rider?Hopefully the answer below.
What would be on your fantasy rider?Throw me a few bottles, some Chinese food and I'll be brand new for the rest of the night/week.
How do you get to the gig – limo, taxi, walking?Even better: Dublin Bus! So needless to say I'm always late.
What's the best gig you've been to?Not to sound clichéd, but Eminem in Punchestown. I'm not really an Em fan, but strictly because we had a bit of an interaction with Proof before he died and it was the last gig he'd ever play in Europe.
And the worst?One of the first gigs I did in Radio City. I was only a nipper at the time, but all four people in the crowd, that's including the other acts, seemed to like it.
Who is the most famous person to have shown up at one of your gigs?The Rubberbandits. Well, I was supporting them anyway, but they watched the set I did. They weren't wearing bags over their heads, and nobody had a breeze who they were.
Most embarrassing on-stage moment? There's been one or two cases of going overboard on the pre-gig lush and then forgetting all my lyrics.
What's your crowd-pleasing number?Keep It Real. Judging on the last few gigs, it's definitely hit home with a few people
Chatting between songs – good or bad?Really depends on the crowd but I've been known to drop an auld brief motivational speech to get a dreary group riled up.
Groupies. Would you?I'm a taken man, so no, but yes . . . But no.
How many roadies does it take to change your lightbulbs (ie, how big is your entourage)?Too big, and not one of them would change a lightbulb if it came down to it. Lazy shower of . . .
Have you a special stage wardrobe?Just a few lucky polo Ts.
Do you like to meet and greet fans after the gig?I always have a few drinks with them after a gig. They're usually all buzzers and they always buy me a drink or two.
Any useful stage tips?Definitely don't drink beforehand.
If you could be in any other band, which one?I'm too much of a lone wolf for all that band jazz.
In conversation with Tony Clayton-Lea
