This was the first interview I ever did.. I was shy and un-socialable, so thats why I don't thinks it's very good. Plus the questions were too random - but read it anyway!   Names: Rick - My names Rick Tim - My names Tim Paul - I'm Paul Jeremy - I'm Jeremy Joe - I'm John Tim - My names Tim Rick - Rick Paul - Paul Jeremy - Jeremy Joe - and John Rick - My names Rick Tim - I'm Tim Paul - Paul Jeremy - Jeremy Joe - John.. Joe =laughter= Rick - So once again, my names Rick. Tim - Tim Paul - Paul Jeremy - Jeremy Joe - Joe Tim - That last one was the truth. =laughter= Where were you all Born? Tim - Salisbury.  Paul - Salisbury.  Rick - Camden. Jeremy - Colchester. Joe - Cardiff. Tim - That's why you shouldn't ask him any more questions.  How long have you all been going for? Paul - Fucking ages. Joe - Three years? Rick - I have been going.. for years. =laughter= Tim - I usually go for about half an hour. =laughter= Tim - As a band, about 4 years, but as the current spank boy we've been going for about 1 year. Joe - as the current line up Paul - The last edition was a year ago Joe - we had a terrorist on the trombone Paul - It might have been an israeli terrorist Rick - refugee rather than a terrorist =laughter= Tim - Do you like ale Fran? Me - no I'm ok thanks Joe - Do you like guiness? Me - I'm really ok Rick - we got gin! do you like gin? Me - I don't drink I'm afraid Rick - What? Me - I'm sorry! Joe - are you straight edge? or just don't drink? Me - I just don't drink Tim: we should all take a leaf out of that Rick - Fair enough Paul - I don't really drink! Who inspired you? Joe - ohh Me - Band-wise Rick - in terms of song-writing.. Tim - In terms of song writing? that wasn't the question. Joe - ok, how about each one of us name one band that inspires us Paul - is that what you're getting at? Me - pretty much so Tim - wait, I'm trying to think Rick - I'm thoroughly inspired by Kenny G. Tim - that's actually true aswell! Joe - yeah yeah, ok. Paul? Paul - ummmm Joe - Honestly?  Tim - I can honestly say that to be in a band and write music, I was inspired by therapy. Paul - Marcus Ward inspired me to play guitar, he's just some boy that lives in the village next to me. Jeremy - The Wild Hearts. Joe - Sublime, ye wiles and muttly. (I'm not sure if that's what you said or not..) =Silence= Joe - that was easy =laughter= Tim - I would love to give that answer, but it's just a lie. Joe - they inspire you to write music! Tim - well yeah, they do.. but song writing, I just like.... yeah, I like songs =laughter= Tim - that you can hear Rick - they're better than songs you can't hear Tim - I think we all like a lot of stuff, so many different influences. a huge variety, although.. I don't think anyone likes, rhythm and blues, modern style music. Paul - or garage Rick - I hate RnB and Garage Joe - RnM Tim - Daniel Wickfield saturday night.. I don't think so =laughter=  Paul - But yeh, I think out of the whole band, apart from RnB and Garage, out of the whole band we all like at least one style of music. Tim - well yeah, you like the music for the occasion, don't you? Joe - well it depends on how fucked up on crack I am.. =laughter= Rick - normally pretty fucked up. =laughter= Rick - oh shit, I've got poo on my shoe  Good things about being in your band/going on tour: Joe - Getting sex. Tim - Don't have to play Rugby, Rick - Don't have to work.. don't have to do anything Tim - Don't get beaten up. get to do our own thing. You get to meet a lot of people Joe - Getting sex with small girls Jeremy - that was Joe! Tim - that was Joe Paul - The coolest thing is meeting bands which are doing roughly the same thing as you and also being in a different part of the country every night. Joe - that's a good answer Tim - and uhh. yeah... Paul - the cool thing about our tour is that it's like a never ending road Tim - It's yellow as well Joe - Never ending summer tour Paul - It is yeah Rick - the endless summer tour Tim - we're not actually ever gonna stop Joe - that's what she said Paul - Still booking gigs Tim - we're going, and just not stopping Joe - bit of an endless year tour Me - ah-ha Joe - is that weird? Tim - I don't know Rick - that was quite a long weirded answer Me - don't worry Rick - we've got 33 of these to get through Me: I'll cut them short (but I never did) =laughter= Who writes the songs? Paul - Tim Me: ahh Joe - He's a musical genius Tim - please enjoy Me - I do like them! Paul - we're working on a couple more Rick - have you heard any of them? Me - Yeah, I have a copy of adventures in blue flash Rick - yeahh! Paul - cool Jeremy - he writes the songs, and we just.. Tim - What happens is, I write the songs at home and I try and play them to these guys.. Paul - he presents them to us on power point, with his lap top! Tim - I have a long attache case and say, this is how you play it. =laughter= *I was told not to write down anything that the deep-deep voiced man said - so I didn't* Tim - Jeremy's totally got a point though, I write the songs but what you actually hear is a product of spankboy as a band because it's been interpreted. that's what makes it what it is. Joe - Tim writes the songs how he likes them and then we fuck them up. =laughter= Tim - I've got another band, but it's just me and my power point =laughter=  Joe - I have another job, but it's just selling drugs Tim - you're a black man Joe - That's on tape dude Tim - dude.. sorry but it's reality. It's all on tape, look at you! (Joe Sniffs his magic bottle) =laughter= Advice for people who are wanting to follow your footsteps: Tim - Just do it Rick - don't look back! Tim - Never ever listen to something you've just played Paul - never look at your bank balance. =laughter= Paul - If you've got enough money, put it all into promoting yourself in the best way possible,  Rick - and don't get stitched up by some fucking promoter. Joe - especially if he's ginger! =laughter= Joe - or bald, no bald or ginger people! John - can I have the keys please? Tim - you've gotta have some balls and take whatever comes at you, and it's normally not that good. But it's all worth it in the end Rick - Don't trust anyone that's ginger Me - Why ginger people? Rick - we got stitched up by our ex-manager who was ginger Me - ohh Tim - he robbed us blind and had our children Rick - stole my wife Jeremy - I've got a lot of good friends who are ginger.. so it's just ONE ginger person. Paul - ok, just one Joe - well I think all ginger people are... =laughs=  Paul - going back to the question. I think.. my advice would be, any funds you do have, put it into promoting yourself, and anything that goes wrong, look towards the next day.. because I mean, we've had lots of bad gigs, not lots of bad gigs, we've had a couple of things which haven't turned out exactly how we had hoped  Tim - yeah, when we were in Leeds we got our van smashed up by some 8yr old pikies. smashed up our windscreen with a shoe brush Paul - Cost us £300 to repair. Tim - But shit happens Me - what did you do? did you just beat them up? Paul - well what we did, was we got the police to maybe admit that it might have been them and then we payed 300 quid for a man to put a new one in Rick - he got it wrong three times Joe - My advise would be... Paul - oh shut up joe! =laughter= Tim - but it's the same if you just go off in a car on a road trip to every city you can for three months, shits gonna happen - and it does. you've gotta make sure before you go off and do it, that you're going to enjoy it. Paul - and we have Tim - we've had a really good time! Joe - especially if you suply yourself with pleanty of ... umm, good music. =laughs= Tim - and fresh clothes Paul - and the occasional trip home as well   *Still being re-typed up - sorry*