20 Questions with… Asobi Seksu
With a new album just the other side of Christmas, we caught up with Asobi Seksu for one of our last ever 20 Questions (quick, someone pass me a tissue). Will they make it a memorable one? Read on…
1. Describe your sound in 3 words.
Psychedelic trance pop.
2. What was the first record you ever bought? And where did you buy it?
Embarrassingly enough i think it might have been a Rick Springfield tape, the one with ‘Jessie’s Girl’ on it.
3. What’s the best cure for a hangover?
There are no cures for hangovers that’s why i don’t drink, not worth it.
4. What’s on your rider?
Nothing to fancy, diet coke hummus and pita, vegetables fruits. I think we need to add more candy.
5. How do you get ready for a live show?
Drink some coffee or soda if I’m tired, do some vocal warm ups and go out there.
6. What’s your favourite song to play live?
I am really excited to play stuff from the new record it really refreshing and challenging to figure out the best way to present s Im ongs you have never performed before live.
7. What’s your guilty pleasure?
8. Who would win in a fight, a stoat or a goat and why?
A goat because I’m not sure what a stoat is, plus a goat will eat anything which is pretty impressive.
9. Who’s your favourite new band at the moment? Tell us a bit about them.
KIIIIIIIII they are a performance art and musical duo from Tokyo who have an 80s rap, hyper color neurosis vibe that’s so awesome, everything they do makes me smile.
10. Who would play you in a film based upon your life?
I’m not sure i don’t get a lot of “you look like so and so” so ill just be safe and say Tom Petty
11. Dead or alive, what 5 acts would you have play with you at a festival?
My Bloody Valentine, Tom Waits, The Smiths, Sonic Youth and The Velvet Underground
12. If push comes to shove, what is your all-time favourite album?
Uggh I suppose Loveless
13. What’s your most memorable on the road story?
Oh too many to count, lets just say Huntsville, Alabama
14. If your life flashed before your eyes, what would be the highlights?
Writing music and playing good shows, and my cat.
15. What’s the best piece of advice someone has ever given you and did you take notice?
Life is short, filled with stuff. I did take notice because its true!
16. If you had to leave a body part to science, what would it be?
My forehead.
17. What’s the best book you’ve read and film you’ve seen in the last 6 months?
Just finished reading “The Name of the Rose” by Umberto Eco its pretty great. After the last tour i watched Starship Troopers and the Karate Kid in a row in bed, that was awesome.
18. What three things could you not live without?
Cigarettes, Coffee and clean socks.
19. Tell us a fact about yourself we probably don’t already know.
Mariah Carey went to my High School
20. And finally, we’d like you to make us a mix-tape. Pick five tracks with a theme of your choice.
Self Pity
1. Asleep by The Smiths
2. Spread Your Wings by Spiritualized
3. Funeral Party by The Cure
4. A Little Rain by Tom Waits
5. I’m So Tired by The Beatles
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