Thursday, 8 December 2011

Band Interview

I’m about to interview the band that is taking the music scene by storm. ‘Friends and Allies’ are the new rock/blues band that is on the tip of everyone’s tongues.
As they walk into the room, you can really tell how determined they are to succeed as artists. James and Rob are the best of friends and you can certainly tell. Laughing and joking and pinching all the food, really shows how fun they can be and how their social life is becoming hectic after their rise to fame.

So you two, the most important question, when’s the new album out?
*Laughs* don’t worry, it’s out very soon, and we hope you all love it. Yeah, it’s out on the 7th January.

You’ve achieved so much in this past year, what do you hope to happen for 2012?
Carry on as we’re doing. For two ordinary lads, this is a big shock. We’re just grateful for the opportunities we’ve had so far, and anything else that may happen will be amazing. We’re so lucky.

A little birdie told us that you’re going to be supporting ‘Muse’ at their next gig in Manchester. Is this true?
*Look at each other with a beaming smile* Yeah this is true, we’re so so excited. When we found out ‘Muse’ wanted to gig with us, it was like a dream come true. They’re our idols and doing this gig will hopefully bring more popularity for us too.

We’re curious as to how the band started. How did ‘Friends and Allies’ come about?
We both had a passion for music from a young age. I met James in year 10 when we started talking about music we liked. We realised we were into the same sort of music, and I knew he was one of the best in our school as a guitarist and he seemed to like my piano playing. *Laughs*
Then we joined with two other friends, a drummer and a bass player and it went from there. We were publicised on Facebook and we did a few charity events. Eventually, we split off into separate directions, but me and Rob knew that this was our dreams.

Which is your favourite song off your new album ‘Friends and Allies’?
Oh, that’s a tough one! *Thinking* There’s quite a few for me; one of them has got to be ‘Being loved by you’. I wrote it initially for my girlfriend and it just stuck. It’s great, really emotional, but a song everyone can have a sing song too.

That’s it then, but we hope that you continue your success, and enjoy your gig with ‘Muse’; we expect an interview with you soon!

*Laughing* thank you for speaking to us. We hope that it continues too, we love this lifestyle, and we are really excited for the future. It can only go up from here.

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