Sinister: Hefner-interview and sitar

[jarkko frantila]

As I've told to the whole universe, I was supposed to interview Darren 
Hayman from Hefner via the phone. Well, it didn't happen, but I sent him 
some questions via the e-mail. It was ok I quess, nothing special, just some 
questions about touring and stuff. But here's a part of it you'll probably 
find interesting:

>I've got this impression that people tend to put you in the same >category 
>with the likes of Belle& Sebastian and others, you know, >clever lyrics and 
>semiacoustic music etc. Do you think that's >accurate? Can you relate to, 
>say, B&S?
>Darren Hayman: "I can relate to them to an extent, but theres quite a >few 
>differences too. Belle & Sebastian create this world which >doesn't really 
>exist in real life and that gets on my nerves after a >while, nice people 
>though."

I bet THAT makes some of you think. "...B&S create this world which doesn't 
really exist in real life..." Well, I'm sorry to say, but that's true from 
my point of view. I listen to B&S and think the songs have pretty stories 
and some things I can identify to, but overall, Haymans lyrics are much 
closer to my life. All that booze and relationships that are based on sex 
(Hefner). And I was not bullied at school (B&S). Well I was a bit, but not 
to the extent that Stuart sings. And I don't get doses of thrush from 
licking railings.

That last rant reminds me of something. I was about 5 years old and I was in 
pre-school. We were supposed to go to this... I don't know, I quess we were 
just going to go and play somewhere else than our school-yard. Well, I had 
to go to pee. I went, but these three boys came to the loo also. And peeked. 
All the time I was trying to do my thing, they were gigling and laughing and 
peeking and pooking. The result (and this is sad but oh so very true): I 
still can't pee is somebody is watching. Or pee if the bathroom door is not 
locked.

Sniff. But really, that is a bit of a problem.

Well, that was it. Not exactly beeing bullied, that one, but left marks to 
my psyche that I still haven't gotten over with.

Phew. Now to some other stuff.

Mark Niciu said this:

>Has anyone heard any rumors regarding the upcoming Belle and Sebastian 
>album?  My contribution: Stuart David informed a friend of >mine that there 
>will be a sitar on the next album!>

... and you should've heard me weep. Look, I've told you about my hatred 
towards bagpipes. Now, let's make it clear. There's only one thing that even 
comes close to the horrid sound of a bagpipe; it's sitar. I mean, for fuck's 
sake, pling plong plong pliiiiing. That's sitar for you you. And bagpipe? 
tooouuuuuuuuuuuuooouuoooouuoooooot. Sitar for me is an instrument played by:
a)
these men with long beards who talk with a funny accent in Hollywood movies
b)
people who are stuck to the crappy LSD-Beatles years.

There. I'm going to get some coffee now.

@--->--- Jarkko F, Jake le Petit.

ps: Paul Scholes for president.

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