Lawrence didn't seem to mind that what I had to say about the Chills wasn't very complimentary. Keith, by writing, brought up 'our peppermint scene'. That's one of my favorite tracks on Kinky Cinema, too. Stuart's solo project should be a collaboration with John McKeown! It could be funny, but each should sing in his own style. Keith also wrote:

i read the freaky trigger bit, it is more of the whole music as an empirical science type of writing ...

most articles about the band can not escape a mention of the fans, the sad fans, the weepy pathetic boys and the rest of the lot.

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