Matt
Bellamy - Keep your socks on around Muses helium-voiced choirboy.
How
the devil are you?
Fine thanks. Ive just got back from Russia and we were getting
mobbed all the time.
It's
QS round,what are you having?
An expensive red wine please.
Tell
us a secret you've never told anyone about before
I lied about my first sexual experience. I told everyone I got laid
with this girl when I was about fifteen but the truth was, it didnt
really work out properly if you know what I mean.
What
is your most vivid childhood memory?
Choking on a keyring. I was about six and Id been left alone
with a babysitter. I was playing with her keyring a little
globe of the world and I managed to swallow the whole thing,
including the keys. The babysitter turned me upside down and smacked
it out, I threw up and remember seeing this big pile of sick with
a plastic globe in the middle.
What
turns you on?
Socks. Women wearing socks. I dont know why its
weird. Any particular socks? No. Just socks. Perhaps its a sporty
thing.
What
were you like at school?
When I left I got an award for being the latest person in the history
of the school. If you got three late marks for being over fifteen
minutes late youd get an after school detention. I got something
like 257 marks. And I only lived about ten minutes away.
What's
your idea of hell?
Being in space in a spacesuit that provides you with endless food,
water and air. Then being propelled away from Earth. So over the years
it gradually gets smaller and smaller until you were completely alone
in space for the rest of your life.
What's
in your pockets right now?
A hundred roubles thats about ten pence. Some notes and
phone numbers I picked up. Also theres a Russian hotel room
keycard and Russian love letters.
When
was the last time you cried and why?
I dont think Ive cried properly since I was 14. But onstage
Ive noticed liquid coming out of my eyes and at the same time
Im screaming my head off about something quite emotional. It
doesnt feel like sadness. Its more an extreme release
of the past and its really pleasurable but I dont
think its traditional crying
What's
the most ridiculous thing you've bought?
I bought a Paramotor. Its a parachute with motor you wear on
your back, and the reason its ridiculous is because it cost
£6000. Its the most expensive thing Ive ever bought.
I lost the plot one day and I bought it thinking I could fly to all
the festivals, but I need more lessons.
Have
you ever been arrested?
Nearly. Me and my friends used to sneak into this outdoor swimming
pool in our hometown Teignmouth at night, and get naked and swim around.
One night a helicopter appeared overhead with a searchlight. Two policemen
turned up, got us out of the pool and made us stand there naked. We
were warned.
How
would you prefer to die?
Probably drowning. My Mum nearly drowned when she fell off a yacht.
At the time she couldnt swim so she panicked, but after her
lungs filled with water the fight went out of her and she said it
was a really peaceful experience. Next thing, she was being resuscitated
by a fisherman. It seems like a pretty mellow experience.
Where
are you going now?
Its my flatmates birthday, so Im going out with him, were
going to meet up with a girl Ive been seeing and her mates,
so well go out, get pissed and try and get laid.