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By the summer of 1991, Thom had joined Colin, Ed and Phil in the
semi-detached house they were sharing in Oxford. Since Thom had little money
unlike the others who’d earned a job for money while waiting for Thom’s
graduation, he slept on the floor.
·
Thom and Jonny were writing a lot of songs, and soon they set their
minds to recording demos.
“Having 3 guitarists means there’s a lot of
competition—who’s going to come up with the best line first. Jonny always
wins.”
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Thom
wrote 2 tunes that dealt with the life in Oxford—“Everything Lies through
Their Teeth” and “Jerusalem”.
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When
they signed to EMI, their record company told them to “get styled” by giving
them three hundred pounds in 3 hours.
“I threw mine all away immediately. I bought
bags and bags and bags of second hand clothes and took them home and looked at
them all”
And
then, he chose never to wear any of them.
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Drill
EP was released on 5 May 1992 and the reviews and critics were not favourable at
all.
“After
the EP came out and the slagging started, it made me so paranoid I wasn’t able
to write. Everything I did seemed contrived because, true or not, I was anxious
to avoid criticisms.
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