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| Joe Hawkins & Cain Turnley Cartman Q. What do you love about being in a band? Joe: Hanging out with friends and playing music. And free beer. Cain: …and also getting to meet a lot of like minded people (who we can then generally proceed to get drunk with…). What sucks about being in a band? Carrying a TON of gear around… Q. How do you think the 'fame' you now experience has affected your lives, your music and you? Joe: I’m sure this question accidentally fell into the pile. Fame? It’s nice to hear your music on the radio, and the recognition’s cool – but it hasn’t really affected me in any way. Cain: It’s true. Joe wears nothing but mink and a smile, but then he was always a bit that way inclined… No, seriously, fame is not something we have ever really sought (or achieved for that matter!). Without sounding like a complete wanker, playing music is very much it’s own reward… Q. Inspirations? Is there anyone out there who you think your music is similar to? Joe: Not really. There’s heaps of bands I like though, and look up to – Beatles, Faith No More, Sound Garden, Weezer, At The Drive In Cain: I’ve heard from quite a lot of people on Oz’s eastern seaboard that a lot of Perth music has a similar flavour, but I don’t subscibe to that point of view personally. The music that influences and inspires tends to change as the years go by, BUT The Beatles are always going to be up there, and at the moment I’m liking Coldplay, The Foofighters, and Radiohead a bucketload. Oh, and Nirvana should ALWAYS get a guernsey… Q. What is the song that changed music for you or affected your (musical) life in some way? How? Joe: Golden Brown by The Stranglers – Jesus Christ Pose by Soundgarden – Epic by Faith No More. All equally life altering and mindblowing in their own special ways. Cain: For me there has been a few. The first really shattering song for me was “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. I just didn’t know music could be that GOOD until then. Then, a couple of years on came “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana, and I watched music as we all knew it change almost overnight. There were others in between, and there have been others since but those two songs really nailed me big time. Other’s that deserve an honourable mention… “3 Days” Janes Addiction, “Kashmir” Led Zeppelin, “White Room” Cream, “All You Pretty Things” David Bowie, “4th of July” Soungarden…. I really could go on… Q. Why do you do what you do? Cain: To keep smiling. Do what makes you smile or otherwise life isn’t worth living. Joe: I like to do things that I enjoy, otherwise there’s no point in doing them. Cain: Apart from green vegetables. Apparently they have hidden benefits. Q. What do you have to bitch about at the moment? Cain: Working too hard on my day job. The only thing worse is… Joe: ...giving up smoking. That sucks. Cain: I was going to say something else but that is true. I didn’t know Joe was trying to quit actually… Don’t take up smoking kids. Kicking the habit is s***house. Q. Any high school memories? Joe: Hanging out with your friends everyday for 8 hours. That’s fun – and riding your pushy. Cain: Yeh, for me it was all about the friends. I moved around a bit, so I got to meet a lot of different people at a few different places. Q. Do you know of any sex god status attached to you? Joe: I’m popular among Swedish males 25 – 55. Cain: I’m the pin up boy for the “Young Liberals”, and last week I posed topless for Greenpeace’s “Mammal of the Month”. Q. Now that you're 'famous' is there anyone that you're hell bent on meeting? Joe: Mike Patton, Chris Cornell, Frank Black? (the comedian/tribute song guy), Jerry Seinfeld Cain: While we’re rolling out a wishlist, how about Paul McCartney and David Bowie. Oh, we DID get to meet Dave Grohl while playing at the Big Day Out earlier this year. That was pretty damn cool… Got myself a photo to prove it. Q. What's the best thing about playing live? Joe: The volume! Cain: Legitimately acting like a petulant 3 year old. Q. What do you look for in fan? Joe: A smile. Cain: He’s fussy. I’ll settle for a pulse. Q. Anything good coming out of Perth for people to look out for? Cain: Apart from the next Cartman release (ETA currently unknown!) there are three really good new bands over here which are going to be massive… “End of Fashion”, “The Avenues”, and “Little Birdy”. Keep an eye out for them, and then you can claim you were the first to know. Q. Final thoughts? Cain: Cartman CD’s make you more attractive to members of the opposite sex. Joe: And they lower cholesterol. More scientifically proven benefits coming… Cain: Best to buy a handful, just to be on the safe side. Interview by Caiti |
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