The BLOW MONKEYs’ DR ROBERT
What’s on your rider?
A horse and some Renaissance paintings.
What would be on your fantasy rider?
Cheese and biscuits.
What’s your pre-gig ritual/ routine?
Usually slaughter a pig or two.
How do you get to the gig – limo, taxi, walking?
Donkey.
What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Fela Kuti, Brixton, circa 1992.
And the worst?
Blow Monkeys, London 1981.
Ecologically speaking, are you closer to Radiohead or Motorhead?
What a stupid question.
Who is the most famous person to have shown up at one of your gigs?
Frank Wignall.
Most embarrassing on-stage moment?
None whatsoever.
What’s your crowd-pleasing number?
25.
Chatting between songs – good or bad, and why?
Good and bad depending who, why and what they say.
Groupies – would you?
Would I what? Marry one? Eat one?
Have you a special stage wardrobe?
Yes, but it’s too big to fit in the tour bus.
How many roadies does it take to change your lightbulbs?
The size of my entourage is a personal matter.
Do you like to meet and greet fans after the gig?
Yes, and wine and dine ’em, too.
Any useful stage tips?
My advice would be to stay away from the tip of the stage.
What’s the worst thing ever thrown at you?
A cricket ball.
Who’s invited to your aftershow party?
Dickie Bird.
- In conversation with Tony Clayton-Lea. The Blow Monkeys play Crawdaddy, Dublin, on Tuesday
