JOE SYMES & THE LOVING KIND
HOW ARE YOU ALL ?.

JOE….YEAH WE ARE ALL GOOD THANK YOU

COLIN….FINE, THANKS.

ANDY….SOUND, TA.

SO BAND MEMBER NAMES –

JOE….JOE SYMES / VOCALS, HARMONICA & ELECTRIC GUITAR.

ANDY….ANDY CLEARY, BASS/BACKING VOCALS

COLIN….COLIN WHITE, DRUMS/PERCUSSION/BACKING VOCALS

WHAT’S YOUR ONE FAVOURITE ARTIST YOU WOULD DO SOME COLLABORATION WORK
WITH?

COLIN….HA! URM, MOST OF THEM ARE NO LONGER HERE SADLY…..BUT PERHAPS PAUL MCCARTNEY, JACK WHITE.

ANDY….HARD TO SAY, REALLY. PROBABLY GUNS N’ ROSES; BIT OF BAD ASS ROCK AND ROLL. HA!

JOE….AT PRESENT PAUL MCCARTNEY, BUT ALL THE OTHER ARTISTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO SOME SORT
OF COLLABORATION WORK WITH HAVE PASSED AWAY.

ONE QUESTION FROM MYSELF IS WHAT’S IT BEEN LIKE GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR MUSIC TO BE PLAYED IN DIFFERENT COUNTRY’S LIKES OF USA ?.

ANDY….IT GIVES YOU CONFIDENCE KNOWING YOU’RE MAKING ALL THE RIGHT NOISES, AND PEOPLE GET WHAT YOU’RE DOING.

COLIN….I LOVE THE FACT WE’RE GLOBAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE U.S AND CANADA. WE’VE GAINED A LOT OF FANS/FRIENDS OVER THERE.

JOE….I’M REALLY PLEASED WITH IT, THE USA IS A REALLY HARD PLACE TO CRACK AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT SET FOOT
OVER THERE YET IS REALLY POSITIVE AND THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN AWESOME. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND
THE WORLD THAT ARE ALSO PLAYING THE BAND’S SONGS ON THERE SHOW’S AND REQUESTING INTERVIEWS WITH THE BAND.

FROM DOING SOME RESEARCH ON YOUR BAND ONE VERY INTERESTING TOPIC WE HAVE TO COVER IS YOUR BAND GETTING NOTICED BY SOME OF TOP MUSIC INDUSTRY PERSONNEL’S IN THE MUSIC SCENE ESPECIALLY NO OF THE LEAST ALAN MCGEE WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS PART OF OASIS – WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?.

JOE….GREAT, ALAN IS A REALLY GREAT BLOKE WHO SUPPORTS BAND’S AND ALSO LOVES WHAT WE ARE DOING. HE HAS BOOKED US FOR MANY SHOWS IN AND AROUND THE UK. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE HIM IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TODAY.

ANDY….IT FEELS GREAT.

AS WELL AS BEING NOTICED BY ALAN MCGEE
YOU HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED SOME OF THE BIGGEST ARTISTS IN MUSIC SCENE WHAT WAS THIS LIKE?.

JOE….AGAIN IT’S BEEN FANTASTIC TO BE ASKED TO PLAY THESE SHOWS AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE.

COLIN….IT’S ALWAYS GREAT TO SHARE STAGES WITH SUCH GREAT ARTISTS. WE WORK HARD, AND FEEL IT’S WELL DESERVED.

ANDY….IT’S ALWAYS FUN DOING SUPPORT SLOTS. IT’S OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO NEW FANS’ EARS, AND IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO SHOW EVERYONE WHAT WE’VE GOT TO OFFER.

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE NEW UP COMING IN THE MUSIC SCENE ?.

ANDY….BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. HAVE FUN ON STAGE, DON’T BE SHY, WORK HARD, BUT DON’T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY.

COLIN….BE TRUE TO WHO YOU ARE, AND NEVER LET ANYONE TRY AND SHAPE YOU INTO WHAT YOU’RE NOT.

JOE….NEVER GIVE UP, ALWAYS BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

WHAT ARE YOUR INSPIRATIONS BEHIND YOUR SONG WRITING  & SONG LYRICS ?

JOE….ALL THE SONGS ARE WRITTEN IN THE FIRST PERSON, FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES TO EVERYDAY EVENTS.
ALSO I THINK THE MUSIC THAT WE ALL LISTEN TO HELPS WITH THE MAKE UP OF THE SOUND OF THE BAND.

ANDY….AS A BASS PLAYER I PLAY WHAT I FEEL IS NATURAL FOR THE SONG, SO I’D SAY I’M INSPIRED BY THE SONG ITSELF. WEIRD, EH? HA! HA!

COLIN….WELL, AS A DRUMMER, I PLAY TO SERVE THE SONG…ALWAYS.

WHAT WILL WE SEE FROM JOE SYMES & THE LOVING KIND 2018 ?

ANDY….NEW ALBUM AND PLENTY OF GIGS.

COLIN….YEAH, THE NEW ALBUM, WHICH IS SOUNDING AWESOME ALREADY. YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE IT.

JOE….THE ALBUM COMING OUT FOR ME WHICH I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO.

ARE YOU RECORDING ANY NEW MATERIAL ?

ANDY….JUST FINISHED THE ALBUM.

JOE….WE ARE WRITING ALL THE TIME, SO THERE WILL BE A LOT MORE MATERIEL THIS YEAR, ALREADY THINKING ABOUT THE THIRD ALBUM.

ARE YOU DOING EPS OR ALBUMS?

JOE….I’M THINKING A STAND ALONE EP AFTER THE SECOND ALBUM RELEASE, FOUR BRAND NEW SONGS THAT WON’T BE ON THE SECOND ALBUM AS WE DON’T LIKE TO CON PEOPLE AND MAKE THEM BUY SONGS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED.

COLIN….YEAH, WE LIKE TO PLAN AHEAD, AND ALWAYS THINK OF WHAT WE’LL DO NEXT. SOME NICE TREATS IN STORE.

ANDY….ALBUM AND E.P LATER IN THE YEAR.

ANY FESTIVALS PLANNED 2018?

COLIN….YES, INDEED. THE FIRST ARE GETTING CONFIRMED AS WE SPEAK.

JOE….THE FIRST FESTIVAL WE ARE PLAYING IS THE ‘YOUR CITY FESTIVAL’ IN STOKE IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC INTRODUCING
IN APRIL.

ANDY….COUPLE CONFIRMED, MORE IN THE PIPELINE.

WHAT’S BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN AND WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE NEW UP COMING THROUGH MUSIC INDUSTRY?

ANDY….DON’T TAKE YOURSELF TOO SERIOUSLY.

JOE….STICK TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING, IF YOU CAN TAKE ADVICE AND YOU SEE THAT IT WILL PROJECT WHAT YOUR DOING TO A BIGGER
AUDIENCE / MARKET THEN GO FOR IT. ALSO NEVER SELL YOUR SOUL AND GET VERY GOOD LEGAL ADVISE.

SO ARE YOU PLAYING LIVE 2018
ANY GIGS PLANNED?

JOE….YES WE ARE GOING TO BE ANNOUNCING DATES VERY SOON.

ANDY….DOES A BEAR S#*T IN THE WOODS? HA! HA!

COLIN….THE FIRST GIGS OF THE YEAR WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS.

WHAT’S PLANS FOR THE FUTURE ?

ANDY…..WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. ALL I KNOW IS I’M STILL GONNA BE PLAYING I LOVE IT ALL MY HEART.

JOE….TO LIVE VERY COMFORTABLY AND TO HAVE A GREAT TIME.

COLIN….KEEP DOING WHAT WE DO BEST. WE’D GET BORED OTHERWISE.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELVES 12 MONTHS TIME !.

JOE….I’VE NO IDEA ? JUST TAKE EACH DAY AS IT COMES.

ANDY….ON STAGE FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT.

COLIN….HA! HA! WE LIVE FOR THE MOMENT…..BUT CONTINUING DOING WHAT WE DO BEST REACHING EVEN BIGGER GOALS.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE INTERVIEW AND WE SHALL SEE YOU AT YOUR GIGS THIS YEAR ?.

JOE….THE PLEASURE WAS ALL OURS.

COLIN….NO, THANK YOU FOR TALKING TO US.

ANDY….THANKS FOR LISTENING, MATE. ‘AVE A GOODEN.