20 Questions With...Six Toes

13 March 2007, 12:58

We pitched the 20 Questions to Ben Rogers, the voice behind the twisted folk of Six Toes. The band are currently in the studio working on their debut album – expect a review nearer its release. You can listen to available tracks on their myspace page – link at the bottom of this post.

1. Describe your sound in 3 words.
Doing our best
2. Diet coca-cola or normal coke?
Fuck off!
3. What would be your ideal holiday?
Dmt
4. Popcorn: sweet or salted?
I only go on mushroom wednesdays so I’m not usually i’m the mood for it
5. What’s on your rider?
Usually one pity beer each from the promoter
6. How do you get ready for a live show?
Practise
7. Do you have any superstitions?
No. can’t be fucked to make one up either sorry
8. US or UK?
In a fight? The US. All that religeon tends to make them more descisive
9. Who would win in a fight, a weasel or a badger and why?
If you were to randomly make them fight you might as well make the most of it. Slow down the stronger badger with acid and motivate the weasel with crack or something then its a bit more like real life.
10. What was the last album you bought?
Diane Cluck – the one with ‘easy to be around’ on it
11. What’s your pet hate?
Vanessa Feltz
12. Bob Dylan or Neil Young?
Dylan
13. Desert Island Disc? Pick only one.
Godspeed You Blackemporer – think the albums called ‘Operation Handcuff’
14. What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Godspeed in Hackney for the ‘Skinny Fists’ tour.
15. Favourite Pizza Topping?
Mushrooms
16. Chinese or Indian takeway?
Mushrooms?
17. Tell us a fact about yourself we probably don’t already know.
I know five people who were born with an extra toe
18. What new music are you currently listening to?
The Dirty Three, Max Ritcher, Saul Williams, KRS, Joanna Newsom, Arcade Fire
19. If you could travel back in time where would you set the dial?
Depends if I could travel forward again
20. Least favourite person in the universe.
Miss V Feltz..this is not a joke..she is the anti christ!