mINterview: Grant Sharkey from Toupé
Your Name: Grant Sharkey
Band Name: Toupé
Your Role: Misdemeanor Co-Ordinator
Describe your sound in no more than 6 words...
(B)ass rape drum fun punk phunk.
Why should we come and see you?
Because we put on a live show that can go from fun to mental at the drop of a hat with music that has no genre and silly words that mean much, much more. Duh.
Name one person who has influenced you most:
Nope.
What has made you happy today?
Kurt Vonnegut - I just finished reading 'Mother Night' by him. Brilliant novels.
What has pissed you off?
That Kurt Vonnegut is dead. Such a loss of ten fingers and a brain.
Best South Coast venue?
None of them until they get a decent coffee machine in.
Now for some song title based questions.....just answer at least 10 and interpret the questions as you please!
What's new pussycat?
Twitter, you a have an account, I have an account - I feed my micro-blogs to www.toupe.co.uk and to www.grantsharkey.com and you get to ask people to FOLLOW ME! twitter.com/GrantSharkey
Who do you think you are?
I think I'm a guy with a pretty spectacular life who gets to meet some brilliant people most of the time. I play music, a write, I do comedy... last year saw my play on for the first time and doing stand up in NYC and Boston, MA. Really can't complain about that. This year will see a load more Toupé music and gigs, plus some more comedy, some good festivals and hopefully a new novel getting ready to be released.
Where's your head at?
At the moment, about the year 2015.
How do you do what you do to me ?
Without patronising you.
How deep is your love?
Dry - 5 inches. Lubed - 5.1 inches.
Can you dig it?
I can actually. And I tend to enjoy it.
When will you be famous?
Already am. I get called 'The Toupe Guy' four times a week.
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
No. I'm gassy tonight. Been experimenting with vegetarianism.
Who Let The Dogs Out?
Vinz Clortho - the keymaster.
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