http://writewyattuk.com/2015/02/06/ever ... interview/
http://www.lep.co.uk/what-s-on/music/yo ... -1-7091274
Usual droll stuff, choice quotes:
“I remember what’s-his-name out of U2 said to him, “Hey Les, how d’you get your bass to sound so trebly?” And he said, “I turn the treble up.”
les/mac/buns
Was it good to be back with Ormskirk-born Les (who left the band in 1997) for the Poltergeist project?
“It was, but he’s moved to Australia now. I did say when he left I’ll get someone else in and carry on though.”
When that came out, Will said it gave him free rein rather than just be a session player for Mac in The Bunnymen. So what changed?
“Getting shot of that management. They saw Mac as the only one that mattered as far as I could tell. They’d hardly get in touch with me.
“But we’ve since met and started writing together, and it’s been alright. That’s all I want really – to be in my own band. That’s not really a lot to ask, is it?”
wrt Youth:
What made you choose him?
“That was through the same management. I went down to his house for about two days, did a bit of guitar, came home, and did the rest of it here. I’ve got pretty much the same set-up that he’s got though. So what was the point?
I remember hearing how on Crowded House’s Together Alone he loved to get the band in the right zone with a little primal screaming in the mornings.
“I don’t know. I wasn’t there in the morning! I wasn’t that impressed to be honest.”
wrt Mac
So, getting back up to date, has Will learned better how to co-exist with Mac these days?
“Yeah, but we never had any punch-ups or anything like that – just cold silences and moods and all that nonsense.”
And there’s clearly that creative spark when they get together.
“Yeah, and at the end of the day – I like him, and he’s funny. Things can be difficult, but you just get through it.”
