Are
you excited to be touring in your home country after winning Best British
Band at the Kerrang! Awards?
Yeah definitley, we cant wait to get back to the UK again!
Actually it feels as if we havent stopped. Things have been really
hectic since the album came out and then touring all through the summer.
So, it will be good to get back and tour all around the different venues
again, especially as weve sold out a couple of them. That feels
good, its cool!
Describe
the Muse live experience....
Its going to be a lot heavier, more energetic and full-on.
We might not come across like that on record, but live it may well be
heavier than it has been before. Were going to try and make the
whole thing into a big rock show, with pyrotechnics and stuff like that.
Maybe with some inflateables.
Whats
on your rider?
Lots of whiskey and various spirits, beers, socks and pants! The
underwear is a key item, thats an essential. They get well fithy, so
we have to throw them out straight away. Its good to get fresh
ones every day. We dont really care what brand, as long as there
arent any white socks; theyve got to be black! Were
definitly not into the knee-length shorts whith white socks look.
What
do Muse get up to before a show?
We dont have any paritcular rituals. Weve seen a lot
of bands who sing particular songs every night together, or huddle around
in a circle, or attempt to kill each other - do whatever. Were
not that sort of band, we generally just try to sit down and stay really
calm, try to relax, chill out and psyche ourselves up. Sometimes theres
more excitement, fooling around, screaming, you know that type of thing,
but generally we try to stay focused.
What
do you get up to aferwards, and does it involve groupies?
Oh yeah, ahem, who knows?! What we try and do, is invite as many
people back as possible and organise some sort of party, get some music
playing, get some alcohol going, usually in someones room. We
never know what sort of people will turn up, but its up to them
what they do. Anything goes, were easy, if they want to do things...thats
fine by us!
Who
would you like really like to play a gig with - living or dead?
Dominic: Jimi Hendrix And The Band Of The Gypsys, that would be
so good! Hes definitly one of my heros, and for Matt too. Hendrix
was so brilliant. especially when he was with the Gypsys. They were
great live, Ive seen footage from around the late 60s -
its just amazing, so much energy - Hendrix is just churning it out.
You can see his influence on Matt when hes onstage playing the
guitar.
Any
message you want to pass on to your fans?
We want you to invite everyone to come alaong and see us play,
and hope that they have a good time, have a laugh and really enjoy themselves.
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