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Written by Jo Self | Tuesday, October 10, 2006 |
Before We Are Scientists headlined the UEA, and we were offered a bowl of frozen raspberries from drummer Michael (“I have so many fond memories of picking them in my grandmother’s garden! Good taste!”), we had a very surreal chat with hyperactive front man Keith Murray. Here is what followed…..
Hello Keith! How is the tour going so far?
Well, this is our first night (our good pre-interview researching skills are shown)
First of all, why the cats on the front of your album cover? And where are they now?
All dead. In funny positions, one is arching – what’s the gerund for arching? (Pauses and is lost in thought for several minutes), one is waterskiing, the other is alive in Massachusetts.
Do you ever get mistaken for real scientists? When researching, I read about idiotic people who think the cast of ER are real doctors and try and get them to rescue family members and so forth.
I used to get mistaken for Isaac Newton. All. The. Time. Not any more though, although it’s how we originally got together.
Continuing with the science theme, what is your favourite element in the Periodic Table?
Chocolate. (Pause). And caramel. That’s my second favourite element (drifts off).
What do you wish scientists would hurry up and discover?
(Instantly). Speedboats. We’ve got some rafts but we need motors. It’s all a lie, where are they?! (Continues speedboat rant for at least five minutes).
Who do you prefer: Stephen Hawking or Isaac Newton? Full reasons please.
I’d say Newton. He really gets the fuller picture, you know, he had a motorbike and boxed with Hemingway – what a guy.
What do you like least and most about your anatomy?
The fact that all of it is together, and no bits have fallen off yet. The part I like least is that it will all start falling out soon, like my teeth (taps them to prove point).
Can you knit? If not, what girly things can you do?
I can punch a duck from thirty yards and shoot a deer. I can also embroider and then sew it to every single material: that table, that wall……Yeah, I can sew a line of buttons to that carpet.
What five qualities would you most like to instil into any children you have?
Bloodlust, ferocity, ability to shoot from fifty yards, and the gift of flight. (That’s four).
The Blood Arm are supporting, if they were in a fight with your band, who would win? And what would be your fighting implement of choice?
There’s five of them and three of us, you’d need eight people to come close to We Are Scientists. We could use any weapon: your purse, that (points to a wrap of cling film on the table), that girl (points to my friend who I brought along for moral support).
On a related note, if you had to fight any person, living or dead, who would it be?
Disincluding the two of you it would be……….No, it would be her (again points to said friend), there’s nobody in the world I’d like to fight more than her. Yeah.
Finally, our friend Kate said you were so attractive she would pay to sleep with you. How do you feel about having such lecherous fans?
I’d say your friend is a compulsive liar! I bet she lied about those speedboats too! No man, how much did she say she’d pay? (We suggest a fiver). What’s that in dollars, I’d do it for that! She’d need to pay me in instalments though.
We Are Scientists, UEA, 20.10.06
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