Full Transcript for Mark Sharp

be about 250 people there. There's two 81 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:15.139 and a half thousand people there. So we got there 82 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:16.759 and we were just seeing this big crowd and we 83 00:03:16.800 --> 00:03:17.699 were like, that's not for us. 84 00:03:17.699 --> 00:03:18.219 So where was it? 85 00:03:18.919 --> 00:03:20.169 Was it in one of the stadiums or not? 86 00:03:20.530 --> 00:03:25.169 No, the actual venue is an outdoor venue. 87 00:03:25.289 --> 00:03:25.840 Right, okay. 88 00:03:26.009 --> 00:03:28.229 And they'd built a stage and stuff like that for us, 89 00:03:28.240 --> 00:03:29.599 and they've got the game on the big screen. 90 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:33.280 So I was absolutely bouncing. I was like, this has 91 00:03:33.300 --> 00:03:35.400 got to be nuts. Still a bit surreal. You're like, 92 00:03:35.639 --> 00:03:37.319 how did that even happen? I'd never even been over 93 00:03:37.340 --> 00:03:38.060 to the States before. 94 00:03:38.419 --> 00:03:42.000 So was it your manager or your mate that put 95 00:03:42.020 --> 00:03:42.639 your name forward? 96 00:03:42.759 --> 00:03:50.000 Our drummer, James Grant's mate, Andrew Dovey, he's the cone 97 00:03:50.039 --> 00:03:52.560 guy so they're just pals and he just he's been 98 00:03:52.580 --> 00:03:54.819 I've got the I know the band here so he's 99 00:03:54.840 --> 00:03:57.659 just kind of like bigging it up bigging us up 100 00:03:57.780 --> 00:03:59.379 as well he's like I've got the best band in 101 00:03:59.409 --> 00:04:02.409 the UK coming over to do this it's funny isn't 102 00:04:02.449 --> 00:04:04.810 it and then we as we were going on the 103 00:04:04.830 --> 00:04:07.009 stage we were giving the guy he's a good hype 104 00:04:07.030 --> 00:04:10.129 man Andrew Dowie we were giving the guy a whiskey 105 00:04:10.169 --> 00:04:12.169 and he's like this is the best whiskey in Scotland 106 00:04:12.229 --> 00:04:16.170 and I'm just nonsense but the crowd were absolutely. 107 00:04:16.050 --> 00:04:19.750 Milking it spontaneous anything like that happened to you before 108 00:04:19.769 --> 00:04:20.149 the gigs? 109 00:04:20.170 --> 00:04:22.439 Nah we've had some of that stuff happen to us 110 00:04:22.449 --> 00:04:25.079 but that was I didn't expect that to happen that 111 00:04:25.100 --> 00:04:27.379 was just so last minute and as I say everything 112 00:04:27.399 --> 00:04:29.779 had to go to plan and it did so it 113 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:30.300 was good. 114 00:04:30.399 --> 00:04:34.079 Brilliant so obviously you started out the rest of the 115 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:35.699 band I think I've met a couple of you over 116 00:04:35.740 --> 00:04:38.800 the years are you pals from school? how did it 117 00:04:38.819 --> 00:04:39.180 come about? 118 00:04:39.579 --> 00:04:42.860 No so you're just in the same area we're bass 119 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:45.959 player Connor he's pals with my wee cousin And I 120 00:04:46.000 --> 00:04:50.459 was just

getting a band going, probably nine, ten years 121 00:04:50.480 --> 00:04:53.600 ago now. I was just starting to look for folk 122 00:04:53.620 --> 00:04:56.139 to play in the band. And my wee cousin was like, 123 00:04:57.259 --> 00:05:01.500 Connor plays bass. And then members have changed over time, 124 00:05:01.550 --> 00:05:06.029 but Connor, Cammy, the guitarist, and Darren, he plays keys. 125 00:05:06.189 --> 00:05:08.310 They all went to school together. And James's. 126 00:05:09.250 --> 00:05:12.410 He's a bit older, but I met him through just music. 127 00:05:12.509 --> 00:05:14.550 It was actually Wee Jack for the Snuts. He was 128 00:05:14.569 --> 00:05:18.769 recording in Glasgow with this guy, James Grant. And then 129 00:05:19.170 --> 00:05:20.800 he went, you need to go and record with this guy. 130 00:05:20.810 --> 00:05:23.399 So I recorded with him. And now he's in the band. 131 00:05:24.839 --> 00:05:27.839 So I'm a talent from your area and over the years. 132 00:05:27.860 --> 00:05:29.709 I don't know what's going on. What for him? I 133 00:05:29.709 --> 00:05:31.569 think we always say it's like... Something in the water. 134 00:05:31.649 --> 00:05:34.170 Something in the water. 135 00:05:34.189 --> 00:05:37.069 You feel as if you've maybe just influenced each other, 136 00:05:37.110 --> 00:05:38.329 inspired each other, kind of? 137 00:05:38.389 --> 00:05:41.209 Definitely. There's also nothing else to do in Whitburn. Do 138 00:05:41.230 --> 00:05:41.930 you know what I mean? 139 00:05:41.949 --> 00:05:43.949 You play football, and then you get to the age 140 00:05:43.970 --> 00:05:46.490 where you're like, I've been good enough to play professionally. 141 00:05:46.709 --> 00:05:47.509 So you pick up a guitar. 142 00:05:47.810 --> 00:05:49.129 It's raining all the time, so you need to do 143 00:05:49.149 --> 00:05:53.139 something indoors, do you know what I mean? So, aye, that's... 144 00:05:53.180 --> 00:05:55.160 It's mad to think of the people that's came from there. 145 00:05:55.180 --> 00:05:56.939 Susan Boyle's near there as well, do you know what 146 00:05:56.959 --> 00:05:57.160 I mean? 147 00:05:57.319 --> 00:05:57.980 Blackburn. 148 00:05:58.120 --> 00:05:58.240 Yeah. 149 00:06:00.089 --> 00:06:02.600 So aye, we've got everything to find Susan Boyle. 150 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:05.939 How did they come up with the name then? 151 00:06:06.519 --> 00:06:08.720 I was actually just, I think I was in HMV 152 00:06:08.839 --> 00:06:11.889 and I seen there was a film called The Bicycle Thief. 153 00:06:12.170 --> 00:06:15.009 It's like an old Italian film from the 50s. So 154 00:06:15.040 --> 00:06:17.360 I was like, that's classic. Just nick that. 155 00:06:18.500 --> 00:06:19.379 That's how he came about. 156 00:06:19.399 --> 00:06:21.740 He said they were not stolen bikes. 157 00:06:21.959 --> 00:06:25.079 No, you said the other guys were stealing bikes when 158 00:06:25.100 --> 00:06:25.620 they were younger. 159 00:06:25.660 --> 00:06:27.319 Well, there's a good chance there were a couple of 160 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:28.899 dodgy boys in the band like you might have been. 161 00:06:28.959 --> 00:06:31.500 But the guitarist actually got his bike stolen. I don't 162 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:32.959 know if you see it. It was one of the papers. 163 00:06:33.000 --> 00:06:35.439 The papers were milking up because it was a bicycle thief. 164 00:06:35.740 --> 00:06:37.459 He left it at Bathgate train station. 165 00:06:37.180 --> 00:06:39.839 And somebody nicked it. But it was a good bike 166 00:06:39.860 --> 00:06:40.350 publicity for us. 167 00:06:40.910 --> 00:06:44.350 So you're always the front man? Your intention's always to 168 00:06:44.370 --> 00:06:45.060 be the front guy? 169 00:06:45.500 --> 00:06:48.259 Aye, so when I started that, I didn't play an instrument, 170 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:50.519 so I joined a band because they heard me singing 171 00:06:50.540 --> 00:06:53.839 at a house party, and then I just kept singing 172 00:06:53.899 --> 00:06:55.680 after that, and then I started writing my own stuff, 173 00:06:56.240 --> 00:06:58.769 and picked up the guitar, and aye, just always been 174 00:06:58.790 --> 00:07:00.149 the kind of front man. 175 00:07:00.750 --> 00:07:02.250 Does that just come naturally to you, the writing? 176 00:07:03.230 --> 00:07:07.250 It does actually, I struggle maybe with instruments, I've not 177 00:07:07.269 --> 00:07:11.000 really got the discipline to kind of learn properly, but 178 00:07:11.019 --> 00:07:14.639 I can write songs on piano or guitar. It's mad. 179 00:07:15.100 --> 00:07:19.819 Aye, it's nuts. But I think melodies come quite naturally. 180 00:07:20.399 --> 00:07:23.610 The words are hard to define, but I probably spend 181 00:07:23.629 --> 00:07:26.230 the most time on the words, because I want to 182 00:07:26.250 --> 00:07:27.269 perfect that. 183 00:07:27.329 --> 00:07:30.810 I think that's something I'm really, that's my thing, I'd say. 184 00:07:30.949 --> 00:07:32.730 And whether you kind of base yourself when you were younger, 185 00:07:32.750 --> 00:07:35.180 what inspired you, the music, singing? 186 00:07:35.899 --> 00:07:38.870 Aye, I've My mum and dad just loved music, so 187 00:07:38.889 --> 00:07:41.629 there was always music about the house. There would have 188 00:07:41.649 --> 00:07:45.829 been Rod Stewart and the Faces, The Beatles, David Bowie, 189 00:07:46.649 --> 00:07:49.889 just a bit of everything really. So we just grew 190 00:07:49.930 --> 00:07:53.740 up through music and you naturally fall in love with it, 191 00:07:53.750 --> 00:07:54.990 do you know what I mean? 192 00:07:55.009 --> 00:07:55.089 Yeah. 193 00:07:55.110 --> 00:07:56.949 You were saying Rod, because we were talking before you 194 00:07:56.990 --> 00:07:59.209 came in, you were saying Kelly Jones, weren't you? But 195 00:07:59.230 --> 00:08:01.189 there was a bit of Rod there, that kind of 196 00:08:01.209 -->

00:08:02.410 gravelly voice. 197 00:08:02.430 --> 00:08:04.750 Aye. It's probably from that, you know what I mean? 198 00:08:04.769 --> 00:08:07.449 You subconsciously maybe just started doing that, do you know 199 00:08:08.069 --> 00:08:10.850 what I mean? You eventually find your voice, you try 200 00:08:10.870 --> 00:08:12.850 to imitate loads of people, and then you find your 201 00:08:12.889 --> 00:08:15.949 own sort of voice through it. I've heard that before 202 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:18.459 with Kelly Jones and Robert Stewart. 203 00:08:19.040 --> 00:08:19.839 Is it a tough career? 204 00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:24.360 It is tough, I keep going, because you get so 205 00:08:24.379 --> 00:08:28.100 many setbacks, so many promises, it just never happens. 206 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:30.319 And it is tough. But you just see if you're 207 00:08:30.339 --> 00:08:33.039 doing it for the right reasons. You'll enjoy it. 208 00:08:33.139 --> 00:08:35.879 Enjoy it, aye. The first time I came across you 209 00:08:35.899 --> 00:08:38.409 was in lockdown. I don't know if you remember. You 210 00:08:38.429 --> 00:08:41.009 were doing a gig. It was for a little lad 211 00:08:41.029 --> 00:08:41.889 that had died, I think. 212 00:08:41.929 --> 00:08:43.009 It was Sam. Aye. 213 00:08:43.470 --> 00:08:45.830 Aye. And it was through the wee boy Adam Frame 214 00:08:45.909 --> 00:08:49.570 that we had in the bar singing. And I came across. 215 00:08:49.970 --> 00:08:52.409 It was almost like an online gig, wasn't it? 216 00:08:52.450 --> 00:08:52.519 Aye. 217 00:08:52.529 --> 00:08:55.590 You were playing a video in black and white. I 218 00:08:55.629 --> 00:08:57.590 remember it rightly. It was a kind of black and 219 00:08:57.610 --> 00:08:59.429 white video you were when yous were singing? 220 00:08:59.669 --> 00:09:01.820 Might have been, aye. 221 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:03.940 I just remember us doing it in my mate's garden, 222 00:09:04.320 --> 00:09:06.139 and he was washing the stuff and that. 223 00:09:06.440 --> 00:09:08.320 I remember that as well. I remember the washing, but 224 00:09:08.340 --> 00:09:09.340 I'm sure it was in black and white. 225 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:12.419 The barbeque was doing his knickers, didn't we? Wow. 226 00:09:13.240 --> 00:09:16.899 So those type of things at that time for you, obviously, 227 00:09:17.159 --> 00:09:19.580 with being an artist and wanting to go out and perform, 228 00:09:19.639 --> 00:09:21.820 you're stuck away. They must have been difficult for you. 229 00:09:22.059 --> 00:09:25.320 Aye, definitely. That was weird, because it was like the 230 00:09:25.340 --> 00:09:27.710 music industry was the last thing to come back. It 231 00:09:27.730 --> 00:09:29.759 was real weird. We played the last ever gig in 232 00:09:29.779 --> 00:09:30.139 the UK. 233 00:09:30.539 --> 00:09:35.019 It was with Lewis Capaldi at P & J in Aberdeen. 234 00:09:35.470 --> 00:09:37.929 And the Celtic Rangers game got cancelled that day. 235 00:09:39.330 --> 00:09:41.409 Right, I remember that, right just before that. 236 00:09:42.009 --> 00:09:44.190 And we were travelling up. We just played down south. 237 00:09:44.269 --> 00:09:48.049 Everything was flying for us at that time. We'd sold 238 00:09:48.090 --> 00:09:51.190 out St Luke's. We'd sold out a tour down south. 239 00:09:51.649 --> 00:09:54.120 And we were going to be supporting the biggest artist 240 00:09:54.179 --> 00:09:55.960 in Scotland for generations. 241 00:09:56.019 --> 00:09:56.360 Dovered. 242 00:09:58.759 --> 00:10:00.820 I can't go with that. we played that gig. 243 00:10:01.220 --> 00:10:03.279 I remember the van broke down on the way there. 244 00:10:03.440 --> 00:10:05.860 We were seeing the games getting cancelled, all these gigs 245 00:10:05.899 --> 00:10:09.200 getting cancelled. We were getting messages from some angry fans saying, 246 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:10.740 you'd better not play this gig and all this. 247 00:10:10.879 --> 00:10:12.639 That's not the day we is. We'll play it if 248 00:10:12.659 --> 00:10:15.450 Lewis is putting on, do you know what I mean? 249 00:10:15.470 --> 00:10:17.789 And as I say, the van broke down, but. 250 00:10:18.509 --> 00:10:19.950 I had a gig going ahead, it was brilliant, and 251 00:10:19.970 --> 00:10:21.769 there was a free bar after it, and then I'd 252 00:10:21.809 --> 00:10:22.590 never seen anybody. 253 00:10:22.409 --> 00:10:23.289 For about four years. 254 00:10:23.309 --> 00:10:26.110 So you feel you had to start all over again then? 255 00:10:26.990 --> 00:10:28.250 Aye, definitely. 256 00:10:28.509 --> 00:10:30.730 And then, see, any time you take a wee break, 257 00:10:30.870 --> 00:10:33.970 you feel like you haven't started on again. It's mad industry. 258 00:10:33.990 --> 00:10:37.750 You'll bring out a song, you spend years writing, spend 259 00:10:37.830 --> 00:10:39.789 a fortune recording, and. 260 00:10:39.970 --> 00:10:41.740 Go, brilliant, can't wait for the next one. 261 00:10:41.750 --> 00:10:44.659 You're like, just enjoy that one for a few months, 262 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:47.690 and then we can kick on, but it's different because. 263 00:10:47.570 --> 00:10:50.669 Again you've all got other jobs I'm assuming so you're 264 00:10:50.730 --> 00:10:52.000 juggling that as well. 265 00:10:51.750 --> 00:10:54.460 Most of the band I do this full time and 266 00:10:54.580 --> 00:10:58.600 the drummer he's he's the same he's like a composer 267 00:10:58.820 --> 00:11:01.700 so he records artists and stuff like that and that's 268 00:11:01.720 --> 00:11:04.740 his full time job makes wee jingles and that makes a. 269 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:06.919 Bomb so who do you do that stuff for? 270 00:11:07.480 --> 00:11:08.779 He does it for everybody I think he's got a 271 00:11:08.779 --> 00:11:10.379 song on BBC I do it for different things stuff 272 00:11:10.419 --> 00:11:13.629 like that we've done some stuff together for like there's 273

00:11:13.690 --> 00:11:16.909 a company in Switzerland and we've done like sort of 274 00:11:16.929 --> 00:11:18.769 like a full act they paid us to write an 275 00:11:18.830 --> 00:11:20.850 album so we did an album for them and it 276 00:11:20.889 --> 00:11:23.889 just goes out to like tv shows adverts and stuff 277 00:11:23.909 --> 00:11:26.629 like that right whatever it's like a big list of 278 00:11:26.669 --> 00:11:29.149 songs and people pick out a song and just your 279 00:11:29.169 --> 00:11:29.769 luck really. 280 00:11:30.309 --> 00:11:32.990 And you've mentioned obviously lewis there a couple of times 281 00:11:33.269 --> 00:11:36.240 hyde park must have been massive but you went and 282 00:11:36.250 --> 00:11:38.340 toured did you go and tour in europe with lewis 283 00:11:38.419 --> 00:11:41.100 yeah is that just again from that area and known 284 00:11:41.120 --> 00:11:44.000 each other and your mates yeah pretty much i mean 285 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:47.580 Even before anything kind of kicked off with him, we'd 286 00:11:47.740 --> 00:11:51.039 be at each other's gigs. I remember years ago, we 287 00:11:51.090 --> 00:11:53.179 played a gig in Armadale. 288 00:11:53.210 --> 00:11:54.159 I can't remember the name of the pub. 289 00:11:54.509 --> 00:11:57.590 Is that where we went? With Gary Greig? Was that Armadale? 290 00:11:58.210 --> 00:11:58.690 Foltis. 291 00:11:59.009 --> 00:12:02.169 Foltis. We sang one song that night. Ah, it had 292 00:12:02.190 --> 00:12:03.629 been in Foltis. In the Grange, I think it was. 293 00:12:04.009 --> 00:12:05.309 Aye, that was in the Grange. 294 00:12:05.490 --> 00:12:07.090 I remember being choked with the cold and hearing you 295 00:12:07.110 --> 00:12:07.269 as well. 296 00:12:07.370 --> 00:12:07.909 It was raging. 297 00:12:08.690 --> 00:12:09.330 So I couldn't get out. 298 00:12:09.350 --> 00:12:12.009 But I remember us playing a gig and it was 299 00:12:13.169 --> 00:12:16.090 obviously me and Lewis. and both our dads and the 300 00:12:16.129 --> 00:12:18.470 barman that was what was there and then to see 301 00:12:18.490 --> 00:12:20.149 him do that and then do his thing all the 302 00:12:20.190 --> 00:12:24.879 way he's doing it isn't credible but we've just always 303 00:12:24.889 --> 00:12:26.639 supported each other when we've been in bands and done 304 00:12:26.659 --> 00:12:28.799 solo stuff and then it's just kicked off and he's 305 00:12:28.840 --> 00:12:31.019 like come and join us and he's doing stuff. 306 00:12:31.259 --> 00:12:33.259 So where in the European tour? 307 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:36.139 I did a full month so it was I think 308 00:12:36.159 --> 00:12:39.940 we started in Poland finished and they actually got caught 309 00:12:39.980 --> 00:12:42.720 short because they were He lost his voice and stuff 310 00:12:42.759 --> 00:12:46.000 like that and he was struggling at that time. But 311 00:12:46.019 --> 00:12:54.570 we played dive with Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland, kind of everywhere. 312 00:12:55.009 --> 00:12:57.330 That was brilliant and it finished in Spain. I think 313 00:12:57.350 --> 00:12:59.809 the last gig was... Anyway, I actually went back out 314 00:12:59.830 --> 00:13:00.289 and did Milan. 315 00:13:01.039 --> 00:13:02.899 He was just constantly travelling then? 316 00:13:03.059 --> 00:13:03.720 Aye, brilliant. 317 00:13:03.879 --> 00:13:04.220 What a life. 318 00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:06.799 Because he put us up in his tour bus. 319 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:07.330 Right. 320 00:13:07.419 --> 00:13:09.070 He had his own tour bus, but we were in 321 00:13:09.590 --> 00:13:11.230 another tour bus as well. 322 00:13:11.250 --> 00:13:13.090 It's trucks and. 323 00:13:13.370 --> 00:13:15.750 Just a mad experience. So it was great for him 324 00:13:15.769 --> 00:13:17.070 to take us out. We look at that gig we 325 00:13:17.090 --> 00:13:19.970 did in front of our dads and then to take 326 00:13:20.029 --> 00:13:20.250 it on. 327 00:13:20.330 --> 00:13:21.110 It was incredible. 328 00:13:21.129 --> 00:13:22.169 Being to where you've got to. 329 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:22.820 Aye. 330 00:13:22.960 --> 00:13:24.559 That must be the Hyde Park one then. That must 331 00:13:24.580 --> 00:13:28.529 be amazing. Was it yourselves... Lewis, who else was playing 332 00:13:28.570 --> 00:13:29.549 in that? 333 00:13:29.889 --> 00:13:31.870 Luke Levoque played as well. He played there? 334 00:13:31.950 --> 00:13:35.070 Aye, he's from the same area, he's Bathgate as well. Aye, 335 00:13:35.629 --> 00:13:37.610 it was quite... It's good. 336 00:13:37.470 --> 00:13:39.730 To see from that kind of thing, isn't it? Bringing 337 00:13:40.009 --> 00:13:43.750 boys that he's obviously grew up with, performing in areas, 338 00:13:44.240 --> 00:13:46.460 you're talking about the two dazs, and then no forgetting 339 00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:47.379 about his great playing. 340 00:13:47.779 --> 00:13:51.220 Because he's a popular man, and everybody wants to support him. 341 00:13:51.360 --> 00:13:53.100 He's got loads of friends that are in the music industry, 342 00:13:53.139 --> 00:13:56.929 and he could give it to them, but he's... He 343 00:13:56.950 --> 00:13:58.590 always says, actually, I like your music. 344 00:13:58.769 --> 00:14:00.370 That's the thing. It's not just because you're my pal. 345 00:14:00.649 --> 00:14:01.470 I like your music. 346 00:14:01.850 --> 00:14:04.149 Which must be a buzz. Aye. 347 00:14:04.169 --> 00:14:07.320 He said that before and I'm like, whatever. But his 348 00:14:07.360 --> 00:14:09.169 pal's like, no, he plays your music all the time 349 00:14:09.360 --> 00:14:11.559 and stuff. So it's like, that's amazing to hear. 350 00:14:11.580 --> 00:14:12.159 Do you know what I mean? 351 00:14:12.179 --> 00:14:15.399 Of course it is. Your album, obviously, that came through 352 00:14:15.419 --> 00:14:19.200 to see, was that, I can't believe it. That's Bathgate. 353 00:14:19.200 -->

00:14:19.799 2023? Aye. 354 00:14:19.879 --> 00:14:20.259 Already? 355 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:22.279 Mental time flies. 356 00:14:22.460 --> 00:14:23.480 He's played with Dictator. 357 00:14:23.840 --> 00:14:24.539 Dictator played. 358 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:25.460 He played first. 359 00:14:25.740 --> 00:14:25.940 Yeah. 360 00:14:26.580 --> 00:14:28.559 Was that the release date of your album? 361 00:14:28.840 --> 00:14:31.299 That was the album launch. I think that was the 362 00:14:31.350 --> 00:14:34.250 day we got number one that day in Scotland. 363 00:14:34.970 --> 00:14:35.509 Brilliant. 364 00:14:35.889 --> 00:14:40.840 So that was just a big party. We went all out. 365 00:14:40.850 --> 00:14:43.350 Remember the big inflatable moon? 366 00:14:43.769 --> 00:14:43.870 Aye. 367 00:14:44.490 --> 00:14:44.649 Aye. 368 00:14:45.169 --> 00:14:48.360 And went and made it with the lights and just, like, 369 00:14:48.409 --> 00:14:50.559 no profit off this, let's just This is a party. 370 00:14:50.580 --> 00:14:53.090 It's actually Times Flat. When I was reading up on 371 00:14:53.120 --> 00:14:54.330 it a wee bit there, I couldn't believe it was 372 00:14:54.350 --> 00:14:56.509 three years. So you're talking there about the pressure of 373 00:14:56.629 --> 00:14:59.070 having to get something else out there with your fans 374 00:14:59.110 --> 00:15:02.289 and stuff. Is there another album in the... I know 375 00:15:02.309 --> 00:15:03.450 you've released a couple of singles. 376 00:15:03.690 --> 00:15:05.549 Yeah, we're working on one right now. 377 00:15:05.929 --> 00:15:08.509 So that's the next step for us, just trying to 378 00:15:08.529 --> 00:15:12.320 get this album the best it can be. Personally, I 379 00:15:12.639 --> 00:15:14.799 think it's better than the first album. I think the 380 00:15:14.820 --> 00:15:17.519 first album was more like collection of other songs that 381 00:15:17.539 --> 00:15:19.139 we've done over the years and we've put it together 382 00:15:19.159 --> 00:15:19.419 like a. 383 00:15:19.379 --> 00:15:20.960 Greatest hits type thing. 384 00:15:22.519 --> 00:15:24.730 But this one it's like we're writing songs specifically for 385 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:28.610 this album and I feel like we're getting better with 386 00:15:28.629 --> 00:15:30.230 the songwriting and stuff as well so I feel like 387 00:15:31.029 --> 00:15:33.200 we're in a good place with the songs at the moment. 388 00:15:33.659 --> 00:15:36.659 Hi guys, as you probably well know by now, we 389 00:15:36.679 --> 00:15:41.840 have signed up for the London Marathon next April and 390 00:15:41.860 --> 00:15:45.159 we have some fantastic people supporting us, groups supporting us, 391 00:15:45.200 --> 00:15:47.460 we're doing it for a fantastic cause, or two causes, 392 00:15:47.480 --> 00:15:48.100 who are we doing it for? 393 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:52.480 We're doing it for Headway UK and the Concilium Sports Foundation. 394 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:56.700 Yep, so we're going to have some updated videos of 395 00:15:56.940 --> 00:15:59.730 our progress and our training and everything else that it 396 00:15:59.750 --> 00:16:02.879 takes to get us over the line. He's emphasised that 397 00:16:02.929 --> 00:16:03.879 time doesn't matter. 398 00:16:04.129 --> 00:16:05.279 Doesn't matter. 399 00:16:05.820 --> 00:16:08.759 As long as we complete it. There'll be a link 400 00:16:08.899 --> 00:16:13.340 in the bio for any charity donations. We're going to 401 00:16:13.360 --> 00:16:15.220 be raising as much money as we can over the 402 00:16:15.259 --> 00:16:19.620 next period of time. Our training starts very soon. And, yeah, 403 00:16:19.679 --> 00:16:22.679 look forward to some updates on here. Hopefully no injuries. 404 00:16:23.759 --> 00:16:25.340 But it's going to take a bit of time in 405 00:16:25.360 --> 00:16:26.840 the studio and then hopefully get out next year. 406 00:16:27.240 --> 00:16:29.600 Next year. And then take it on tour, obviously. 407 00:16:29.639 --> 00:16:33.590 Mm-hm. class that's the plan anyway super so. 408 00:16:33.509 --> 00:16:39.429 They're talking about obviously the overriding thing the football side 409 00:16:40.169 --> 00:16:43.250 of it it's not a hidden secret that you're a 410 00:16:43.250 --> 00:16:46.330 big Celtic fan growing up did you play yourself were 411 00:16:46.350 --> 00:16:49.840 you quite keen football you said maybe you got to 412 00:16:49.860 --> 00:16:51.220 a stage where you didn't reckon. 413 00:16:51.019 --> 00:16:57.299 You were good enough no I think anywhere from everybody 414 00:16:57.320 --> 00:16:59.159 just plays football you're in the streets all the time 415 00:16:59.200 --> 00:17:03.399 constantly so I played football I was at Falkirk for 416 00:17:03.440 --> 00:17:06.119 I played for Falkirk for about four years at the 417 00:17:06.140 --> 00:17:10.920 youth and then I think under 16, 17's. 418 00:17:10.500 --> 00:17:14.339 Position me striker right. 419 00:17:14.259 --> 00:17:16.119 And I sometimes played a full line as well your 420 00:17:16.140 --> 00:17:19.539 boyfriend Las Vegas played at Falkirk didn't he no I 421 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:22.460 didn't I heard he was a better player Scott Arfield 422 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:23.980 was there when I was he was a few years 423 00:17:24.039 --> 00:17:26.539 older but he was there when I was there right 424 00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:29.950 can't remember the manager was Eddie May Yogi and Eddie 425 00:17:29.970 --> 00:17:30.609 May were the managers. 426 00:17:30.630 --> 00:17:32.009 That's when I was there. 427 00:17:32.470 --> 00:17:32.589 Aye. 428 00:17:32.730 --> 00:17:36.140 I was there then. Aye. I'm not going to ask it, 429 00:17:36.170 --> 00:17:37.549 but I will ask it. So what age were you then? 430 00:17:38.619 --> 00:17:39.150 So I'd have been. 431 00:17:39.170 --> 00:17:41.420 Because you'd have been a player there. 432 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:41.940 Aye. 433

00:17:42.200 --> 00:17:43.240 What year would. 434 00:17:43.400 --> 00:17:47.140 Well, we were still wearing the strips, like the player 435 00:17:47.160 --> 00:17:50.759 strips that were getting the handmaidens for the 90s. 436 00:17:51.039 --> 00:17:51.940 We were young lads. 437 00:17:51.980 --> 00:17:55.799 We got to the final with Yogi, played Rangers in 438 00:17:55.819 --> 00:17:56.200 the final. 439 00:17:56.980 --> 00:17:58.799 And then Yogi left to go to Hibs and then 440 00:17:58.839 --> 00:18:04.190 Eddie May stepped up with Elvis and I left I 441 00:18:04.230 --> 00:18:08.789 left in January just after January when Elvis took over. 442 00:18:08.730 --> 00:18:11.650 I remember because I remember because that was the youth 443 00:18:11.690 --> 00:18:18.720 party that was the year when I crossed I think 444 00:18:19.619 --> 00:18:21.619 Falkirk went up that year but because the stadium wasn't 445 00:18:21.640 --> 00:18:24.519 ready they didn't but the youth team went up so 446 00:18:24.559 --> 00:18:26.450 we were getting hammered I just kind of lost a 447 00:18:26.509 --> 00:18:27.269 bit of interest. 448 00:18:27.769 --> 00:18:30.269 So you'd be based at Stirling Uni, the games? 449 00:18:30.289 --> 00:18:32.470 That's right. 450 00:18:32.690 --> 00:18:34.700 They had a really good set-up. A lot of good 451 00:18:34.859 --> 00:18:36.000 young players came through. 452 00:18:36.019 --> 00:18:43.380 Arfield, Scobie, quite a few other young boys. But when 453 00:18:43.400 --> 00:18:47.559 we went down at the end of that year with Elvis, 454 00:18:48.660 --> 00:18:50.740 they got rid of the academy shortly after that. 455 00:18:50.819 --> 00:18:52.259 They've brought it back again now, but. 456 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:54.740 It was a good set up, he was trained at 457 00:18:54.759 --> 00:18:59.440 Little Kearse when I first went there and then I 458 00:18:59.500 --> 00:19:03.130 ended up in Stirling. But they were always wanting to 459 00:19:03.140 --> 00:19:07.289 play football, it was like drilling, proper passing, pass. 460 00:19:07.150 --> 00:19:08.789 The ball, move and that, it was proper drilling. 461 00:19:08.849 --> 00:19:11.390 Eddie May was good, he would have been in charge 462 00:19:11.430 --> 00:19:13.769 of the academy Eddie when he came up, I liked Eddie. 463 00:19:14.170 --> 00:19:16.269 I was there for about four years. 464 00:19:16.769 --> 00:19:20.150 I was there for about four years, aye. I think 465 00:19:20.190 --> 00:19:21.210 under 12. 466 00:19:20.910 --> 00:19:24.369 Or something How did that finish for you then? 467 00:19:24.890 --> 00:19:26.910 I think we went up to Aberdeen and got beat 468 00:19:26.930 --> 00:19:30.109 10-0 and we got beat off Rangers 9-0 and all 469 00:19:30.130 --> 00:19:34.140 my pals were playing with Rangers at the time so 470 00:19:34.160 --> 00:19:38.579 we had a team in Livingston Murison and a lot 471 00:19:38.619 --> 00:19:41.220 of us went to Rangers and then they were signing 472

00:19:41.240 --> 00:19:43.740 players and stuff like that like Sandy Clark's lad Nicky 473 00:19:44.309 --> 00:19:47.769 he was coaching us and he turned that team to 474 00:19:47.789 --> 00:19:49.650 Rangers I think there was a few teams wanting to 475 00:19:49.670 --> 00:19:52.269 sign the whole team because we were unbeaten, we were 476 00:19:52.289 --> 00:19:56.599 winning like 10, 30 and all. I forget who it was. 477 00:19:57.380 --> 00:20:01.250 So like Danny Olsen was in that team. Rhys McCabe 478 00:20:01.549 --> 00:20:06.069 obviously Nicky Clark there's triplets from South Africa they were 479 00:20:06.509 --> 00:20:10.289 quality Darren Cole as well and a lot of them 480 00:20:10.309 --> 00:20:12.769 went on and played Champions League football for Rangers and stuff. 481 00:20:12.490 --> 00:20:15.710 Darren Cole made them in loan at Partick and all. 482 00:20:16.130 --> 00:20:18.079 I remember playing a few we played a few games 483 00:20:18.559 --> 00:20:23.500 up at Morayfield I remember I can't remember who we 484 00:20:23.519 --> 00:20:26.599 were playing but I remember John Fleck coming on and 485 00:20:27.039 --> 00:20:28.779 like Just ripped it up. 486 00:20:29.319 --> 00:20:30.180 He was decent, John. 487 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:33.359 He was unbelievable. And then that's when I came off. 488 00:20:33.559 --> 00:20:35.779 He came on. Then the ball for the right wing. 489 00:20:36.339 --> 00:20:38.240 Banged into the top bag. Two minutes later, they're the 490 00:20:38.269 --> 00:20:39.789 same with the other foot. 491 00:20:39.809 --> 00:20:42.430 And I went, I'll probably leave. And that's how I 492 00:20:42.450 --> 00:20:45.329 ended up at Falkirk. But that was, I just loved 493 00:20:45.349 --> 00:20:46.589 the way it fit. Well, then and again, you just 494 00:20:46.609 --> 00:20:47.450 feel like you love that wee bit. 495 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:49.750 I kept playing. I was playing junior football until I 496 00:20:49.750 --> 00:20:52.769 was about 24. Right. But I was gigging every weekend. 497 00:20:53.230 --> 00:20:55.009 That's what I'm saying. So the music had kicked in 498 00:20:55.029 --> 00:20:55.329 by then. 499 00:20:55.990 --> 00:20:57.240 So you were training twice a week. 500 00:20:57.539 --> 00:20:59.380 Were you already doing that? So the Fall Cup, were 501 00:20:59.400 --> 00:21:01.259 you already... Was the music interest there? 502 00:21:01.420 --> 00:21:01.799 No, no. 503 00:21:01.819 --> 00:21:02.220 I never even. 504 00:21:02.980 --> 00:21:05.140 thought about anything like that then it wasn't probably until 505 00:21:05.220 --> 00:21:08.220 after Paul Cook was maybe 16 or something that I 506 00:21:09.089 --> 00:21:11.230 started getting into music. 507 00:21:11.470 --> 00:21:12.950 You think he was into music I know he was a. 508 00:21:12.910 --> 00:21:15.410 Celtic fan aye that's right I know he was a 509 00:21:15.430 --> 00:21:15.970 Celtic fan. 510 00:21:30.029 --> 00:21:33.390 Yeah, brilliant. He made the right decision though. 511 00:21:33.789 --> 00:21:36.190 So the Bicycle Thieves, was that your first band or 512 00:21:36.210 --> 00:21:37.299 were you in something before that? 513 00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:38.890 No, I was in loads of bands before it. 514 00:21:38.920 --> 00:21:41.839 Aye, so I was singing at a house party, just 515 00:21:41.859 --> 00:21:45.059 like Oasis songs and Arctic Monkeys songs. I didn't know 516 00:21:45.079 --> 00:21:46.500 there was a band there, but they didn't have a 517 00:21:46.500 --> 00:21:48.940 singer and they asked me to join. I'd never thought 518 00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:50.759 of anything like that kind of stuff at the time. 519 00:21:50.779 --> 00:21:53.799 So I said aye and I've been doing it ever. 520 00:21:53.660 --> 00:21:54.269 Since to be fair. 521 00:21:55.089 --> 00:21:56.369 Can you remember your first gig with them? 522 00:21:58.200 --> 00:22:02.079 Aye we we played somewhere in Broxbourne don't ask me 523 00:22:02.099 --> 00:22:04.890 the name we played in Broxbourne and it was like 524 00:22:04.910 --> 00:22:07.569 because we were still young at school everybody from school 525 00:22:07.589 --> 00:22:09.950 came to us sold out and I remember going in 526 00:22:10.309 --> 00:22:12.809 and this guy who put the gig on never seen 527 00:22:12.849 --> 00:22:15.990 him since but he was he was like I'll give 528 00:22:16.009 --> 00:22:19.819 you this now 50 quid 100 quid and I'll give 529 00:22:19.859 --> 00:22:23.380 you the rest after once more folk come in and 530 00:22:23.400 --> 00:22:26.079 I remember we hadn't even started the set yet I 531 00:22:26.099 --> 00:22:28.369 remember I think we went out to get a drink 532 00:22:28.430 --> 00:22:30.089 or something like that, came back in, and he's getting 533 00:22:30.109 --> 00:22:34.079 carried down the stairs, spewed down his cell, he's absolutely rast. 534 00:22:34.740 --> 00:22:36.440 And I've not seen him since, or we've never got 535 00:22:36.460 --> 00:22:38.039 that money. 536 00:22:38.319 --> 00:22:42.079 But aye, he deleted his number, and everything, so aye, 537 00:22:42.299 --> 00:22:45.390 that was the first impression I had on that industry, 538 00:22:46.109 --> 00:22:46.680 and I've loved it. 539 00:22:46.829 --> 00:22:49.549 What about when you're away, I mean, with the band, 540 00:22:49.769 --> 00:22:53.190 if you're touring, do you never get any fights or that, 541 00:22:53.269 --> 00:22:54.690 or disagreements, or? 542 00:22:55.210 --> 00:22:58.059 Nah, but to be fair, we're actually alright, we're, where 543 00:22:58.660 --> 00:23:01.700 you sometimes have a bit of discussion when you're in 544 00:23:01.779 --> 00:23:04.740 the studio on songs, but none of us are. 545 00:23:04.720 --> 00:23:06.819 Kind of there. 546 00:23:07.259 --> 00:23:10.079 No, I know you touch wood, but the corner on Cammy, 547 00:23:10.099 --> 00:23:12.940 they're like best pals from school, so they'll maybe have 548 00:23:14.059 --> 00:23:17.240

a fight, but they'll have a go at each other. 549 00:23:17.460 --> 00:23:19.950 It's just pals, isn't it? 550 00:23:19.970 --> 00:23:22.319 The touring bit must be a bit higher. Just the 551 00:23:22.339 --> 00:23:23.619 boys away type of stuff. 552 00:23:24.440 --> 00:23:29.019 Unbelievable. That's probably my best experiences I've had to Capaldi tour. 553 00:23:29.589 --> 00:23:32.970 Because you play the gig. It's so easy because you're 554 00:23:32.990 --> 00:23:33.549 the support band. 555 00:23:33.569 --> 00:23:35.069 You know what I mean? So you're playing half an hour. 556 00:23:35.089 --> 00:23:40.150 Nobody's there for you, but everybody's in. So you get 557 00:23:40.230 --> 00:23:44.440 an audience crowd as well playing the gig. And then 558 00:23:44.460 --> 00:23:46.700 you go off stage, just enjoy yourself. Get on the 559 00:23:46.720 --> 00:23:49.299 bus and you're waking up a new city every day. 560 00:23:49.750 --> 00:23:51.690 I remember we woke up one morning, I opened the 561 00:23:51.710 --> 00:23:53.690 blinds and we were at the Amsterdam Arena, or was 562 00:23:53.750 --> 00:23:54.069 it Cruyff? 563 00:23:54.130 --> 00:23:55.049 Was it Cruyff Arena? 564 00:23:55.170 --> 00:24:00.740 I'm like, did the tour, did soundcheck, catering was amazing. 565 00:24:01.119 --> 00:24:03.400 Then you play the gig, and then I just see 566 00:24:03.420 --> 00:24:03.759 it again. 567 00:24:04.299 --> 00:24:04.619 Class. 568 00:24:05.220 --> 00:24:07.589 I was obviously, because I was, I wasn't drinking as 569 00:24:07.619 --> 00:24:09.609 much because you've got to look after the throat when 570 00:24:09.630 --> 00:24:11.049 you're playing. 571 00:24:11.470 --> 00:24:13.150 Were there any other football stadiums you played in there, 572 00:24:13.329 --> 00:24:13.750 in that tour? 573 00:24:14.269 --> 00:24:16.289 No we didn't play it was all arenas we didn't 574 00:24:16.309 --> 00:24:19.380 play any football stadiums we just parked outside that alright 575 00:24:19.390 --> 00:24:21.279 so you never played in there nah I can't remember 576 00:24:21.299 --> 00:24:23.980 the place but we played at a different arena but 577 00:24:24.099 --> 00:24:26.500 aye it was all Mercedes Benz arena and stuff like 578 00:24:26.519 --> 00:24:26.940 that and. 579 00:24:28.480 --> 00:24:30.940 You know you just you just take it in. 580 00:24:30.900 --> 00:24:33.319 Your stride at the time as we say that's three 581 00:24:33.339 --> 00:24:35.940 years ago you're looking back now and you're like did 582 00:24:35.960 --> 00:24:40.160 that did that happen did that happen so lucky to get. 583 00:24:39.960 --> 00:24:41.690 The Hyde Park one must be the same as well 584 00:24:41.710 --> 00:24:43.289 though many folk would have been at that. 585 00:24:44.750 --> 00:24:47.450 I'm not sure but like we were only on the 586 00:24:47.470 --> 00:24:50.569 main stage we were only on one of the smaller 587 00:24:50.589 --> 00:24:53.240 stages but that's the biggest stage see

like the stage 588 00:24:53.279 --> 00:24:55.079 Lewis played on that's like the biggest stage I've ever 589 00:24:55.099 --> 00:24:55.859 seen it. 590 00:24:55.940 --> 00:24:58.720 Was absolutely massive. 591 00:24:58.279 --> 00:25:01.019 The stage we were on was quite good because it 592 00:25:01.039 --> 00:25:03.539 was like right next to the entrance so people were 593 00:25:03.559 --> 00:25:07.430 coming in and then listening it was quite great but 594 00:25:07.630 --> 00:25:10.150 I'd seen the Libertines there years ago and I thought 595 00:25:10.369 --> 00:25:12.210 it'd be amazing to play here I think the Pogues 596 00:25:12.230 --> 00:25:13.170 played as well. 597 00:25:13.509 --> 00:25:15.650 Pinch yourself stuff in it as you've seen bands that 598 00:25:15.710 --> 00:25:18.390 you look up to and you're playing there after them. 599 00:25:18.730 --> 00:25:22.710 So was the dream then to use Headline in it? 600 00:25:22.849 --> 00:25:25.269 That would be aye the dream's always been to headline 601 00:25:25.289 --> 00:25:27.569 the Barrowlands that's always been our kind of you played 602 00:25:27.589 --> 00:25:29.829 the Barrowlands? played the Barrowlands but to headline it and 603 00:25:30.569 --> 00:25:32.369 to do it with the band because we've only done 604 00:25:32.390 --> 00:25:33.990 it acoustic we've done it twice we've done it with 605 00:25:34.009 --> 00:25:37.990 Snuts and Will Lewis but it was just acoustic. 606 00:25:37.970 --> 00:25:40.130 But to headline that would be your that's a dream aye. 607 00:25:40.730 --> 00:25:42.759 That's I just want to get a get the focus 608 00:25:42.799 --> 00:25:45.380 on that and zone in and let's make that the 609 00:25:45.400 --> 00:25:48.119 goal do you know what I mean I think most 610 00:25:48.200 --> 00:25:52.589 Scottish bands that's the dream headline the Barrowlands is. 611 00:25:51.769 --> 00:25:56.549 It hard this bit getting out there like the promotions 612 00:25:57.490 --> 00:25:59.630 aye definitely I think it's quite hard to even book 613 00:25:59.650 --> 00:26:02.509 the Barrowlands as well it's always booked. 614 00:26:02.349 --> 00:26:06.390 It but we'll certainly try anyway that's the. 615 00:26:06.269 --> 00:26:10.170 Goal it's iconic isn't it just for every band it's 616 00:26:10.210 --> 00:26:13.259 just that iconic platform to go and play the barras 617 00:26:13.660 --> 00:26:16.380 what stuff were you into when you were younger then 618 00:26:16.440 --> 00:26:18.299 what bands. 619 00:26:18.619 --> 00:26:24.359 Eh Oasis Stone Roses em Arctic Monkeys I feel like 620 00:26:24.400 --> 00:26:27.309 that like the Arctic Monkeys was a that's I was 621 00:26:28.240 --> 00:26:31.750 too young to get the Oasis yeah but em my 622 00:26:31.809 --> 00:26:34.930 Arctic Monkeys I know I just I just missed the 623 00:26:34.970 --> 00:26:37.730 Oasis too young for Oasis no but you know that'll 624 00:26:37.769 --> 00:26:39.609 be your that'll be your band because you were there 625 00:26:39.630 --> 00:26:41.819 when they first came on the scene So the Arctic Monkeys, 626 00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:42.740 that was the first. 627 00:26:42.759 --> 00:26:45.200 You've gone all damn roses as well, to be fair. 628 00:26:45.589 --> 00:26:46.910 So Arctic Monkeys was your. 629 00:26:46.829 --> 00:26:49.650 Bit when you were heavily influenced by them? 630 00:26:49.930 --> 00:26:50.589 Aye. 631 00:26:51.170 --> 00:26:53.970 So I would say that, but I just listened to Oasis. 632 00:26:54.009 --> 00:26:57.519 But a bit of everything. I love soul music as well. 633 00:26:59.119 --> 00:27:00.680 Otis Redding's my favourite singer the whole time. 634 00:27:00.839 --> 00:27:01.609 I like Otis, aye. 635 00:27:01.619 --> 00:27:02.900 He's got an incredible voice. 636 00:27:03.519 --> 00:27:04.779 I named my wee dog after him. 637 00:27:04.799 --> 00:27:07.309 Did you? Oh, probably. 638 00:27:08.089 --> 00:27:11.099 Aye, so I love old music, to be fair, but aye, 639 00:27:11.109 --> 00:27:12.970 that's my kind of, that's my scene. 640 00:27:13.009 --> 00:27:15.369 Did you get on the Oasis thing last year? I 641 00:27:15.369 --> 00:27:15.710 was there. 642 00:27:16.009 --> 00:27:20.779 Lucky enough. I was there, aye. I got Murrayfield. Aye, amazing. 643 00:27:20.859 --> 00:27:22.819 And I'm on the ballot for this next year. 644 00:27:22.859 --> 00:27:23.470 Ain't we all, aye? 645 00:27:23.779 --> 00:27:26.680 Aye. I know. You're surely getting some freebies. 646 00:27:26.700 --> 00:27:28.720 No. Nah. I hope so. 647 00:27:28.740 --> 00:27:30.710 I had Andy McLaren text me last night, have you 648 00:27:30.809 --> 00:27:32.450 sought me out for four tickets for away? 649 00:27:32.490 --> 00:27:33.809 You'll be getting an idea. 650 00:27:34.130 --> 00:27:36.230 It's bad enough with Celtic games, isn't it? 651 00:27:36.369 --> 00:27:37.849 I was saying when I did the Celtic TV, I 652 00:27:37.869 --> 00:27:39.430 was just going to hide in there in one of 653 00:27:39.470 --> 00:27:41.410 the offices and just wait for the gig. 654 00:27:41.710 --> 00:27:43.529 No, you'll be fine. Everybody knows that you're a big 655 00:27:43.549 --> 00:27:45.960 Oasis fan as well, so you'll be getting an idea. 656 00:27:45.980 --> 00:27:49.240 Well, hopefully. Hopefully that's the plan, isn't it? We'll wait 657 00:27:49.279 --> 00:27:49.599 and see. 658 00:27:49.720 --> 00:27:51.359 I missed it last year. I was meant to go 659 00:27:51.400 --> 00:27:53.740 to the one in Dublin with you. 660 00:27:53.759 --> 00:27:54.859 At Croke Park. It was amazing. 661 00:27:55.759 --> 00:27:56.119 Amazing. 662 00:27:56.279 --> 00:27:57.339 Slean Castle next year. 663 00:27:57.539 --> 00:27:59.779 Slean Castle, which I've already played before. 664 00:28:00.119 --> 00:28:00.259 Aye. 665 00:28:01.140 --> 00:28:03.759 Some good venues actually next year. But it's just if 666 00:28:03.779 --> 00:28:04.700 you get the tickets, isn't it? 667 00:28:04.829 --> 00:28:05.089 I know. 668

00:28:05.200 --> 00:28:07.529 It's this mad registering codes. 669 00:28:07.569 --> 00:28:10.049 Hopefully it'll be a bit easier, not easier, but a 670 00:28:10.069 --> 00:28:12.130 bit more organised than being a ballet, do you know 671 00:28:12.150 --> 00:28:12.509 what I mean? 672 00:28:12.529 --> 00:28:15.789 So would you say they were better last, when you 673 00:28:15.829 --> 00:28:19.109 watched them then, or when you watched them at Loch Lomond? 674 00:28:20.250 --> 00:28:21.730 That's an iconic gig. 675 00:28:21.750 --> 00:28:26.460 Loch Lomond was, as he says, iconic and from what 676 00:28:26.480 --> 00:28:28.759 I remember amazing, but what I took from the last 677 00:28:28.779 --> 00:28:32.440 year was it was just polished and it was like 678 00:28:32.500 --> 00:28:35.500 a big kind of loving, everybody was there for you 679 00:28:35.519 --> 00:28:38.819 know 20 years before and now I'm reading that Liam 680 00:28:38.859 --> 00:28:41.039 was in the drinking and stuff, they were focused and 681 00:28:41.079 --> 00:28:43.349 I think that came across in it but the whole 682 00:28:43.400 --> 00:28:44.680 thing was amazing. 683 00:28:44.869 --> 00:28:46.890 It was quite hard to describe the feeling in there 684 00:28:46.910 --> 00:28:48.130 unless you were in the gig. 685 00:28:48.150 --> 00:28:48.769 Nostalgic. 686 00:28:49.049 --> 00:28:51.309 Aye, it was like the weight, all that weight. 687 00:28:51.329 --> 00:28:55.210 Emotion, haven't it? and there was no trouble either I 688 00:28:55.230 --> 00:28:58.559 mean I remember one of my last Oasis gigs was 689 00:28:58.599 --> 00:29:02.519 at Exhibition Centre last time round and you could tell 690 00:29:02.559 --> 00:29:06.099 there was a fallout there with them and the crowd 691 00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:08.069 it wasn't great I think you might have been there 692 00:29:08.829 --> 00:29:12.549 that night it didn't help that we were no I 693 00:29:12.589 --> 00:29:14.970 recognise this Celtic we get a bit of stick and 694 00:29:15.210 --> 00:29:19.269 it just stuck in my head whereas Murrayfield was just 695 00:29:20.130 --> 00:29:22.549 Croke Park, there was nothing. Everybody was just there for 696 00:29:22.650 --> 00:29:27.539 one reason, because they were back. So hopefully that'll be 697 00:29:27.799 --> 00:29:29.579 the same next year. 698 00:29:29.579 --> 00:29:32.420 2009 was when I first seen Oasis at Hyde Park, 699 00:29:33.079 --> 00:29:35.789 and the generator blew about four times, and they were like, 700 00:29:35.809 --> 00:29:38.789 we're giving everybody their money back for their tickets, but 701 00:29:38.809 --> 00:29:39.650 we've still got to play the gig. 702 00:29:39.670 --> 00:29:43.710 Right. think Liam said oh he's the money back and 703 00:29:43.789 --> 00:29:44.049 I was. 704 00:29:44.009 --> 00:29:47.369 Like no but I think folk did get the back 705 00:29:47.410 --> 00:29:49.309 but they played the gig so we were in the 706 00:29:49.329 --> 00:29:53.599 wallet and

that was amazing KC being supported and that's 707 00:29:53.619 --> 00:29:55.579 when they sort of a fire just came out so 708 00:29:55.599 --> 00:29:58.640 they were like they were like the biggest. 709 00:29:58.140 --> 00:29:59.119 Hottest band at the time. 710 00:30:00.779 --> 00:30:04.039 I think the enemy were meant to play but food 711 00:30:04.059 --> 00:30:05.680 poisoning or something like that and Reverend and the Makers 712 00:30:05.700 --> 00:30:08.339 played so that was that was a good that was 713 00:30:08.359 --> 00:30:10.880 a good gig but I'd still say even though that 714 00:30:10.900 --> 00:30:12.519 was in Manchester I'd still say that What. 715 00:30:12.420 --> 00:30:15.339 Day were you at Murrayfield? The weekend? 716 00:30:15.420 --> 00:30:18.480 The Saturday I had a ticket for the Tuesday as 717 00:30:18.509 --> 00:30:20.809 well but I gave it away so you've got the 718 00:30:20.829 --> 00:30:22.190 experience He's asking me. 719 00:30:22.130 --> 00:30:25.950 I'm the amateur you're the guy and what did you 720 00:30:25.970 --> 00:30:28.369 think was the difference between then and last year? 721 00:30:29.190 --> 00:30:31.289 Just sure about ourselves, eh? I think it was like, 722 00:30:31.869 --> 00:30:32.869 they know who they are now. 723 00:30:33.009 --> 00:30:33.150 Aye. 724 00:30:33.630 --> 00:30:38.009 And it's like, probably there was arguments going on behind 725 00:30:38.029 --> 00:30:39.269 the scenes back then as well. 726 00:30:39.769 --> 00:30:41.769 But now it's like, we're not what we're here to do. 727 00:30:41.829 --> 00:30:42.799 We're together now, sir. 728 00:30:42.809 --> 00:30:43.289 And we cannae. 729 00:30:44.200 --> 00:30:46.430 We cannae mess this up look at the amount of 730 00:30:46.450 --> 00:30:48.109 folk there and it means everything it means everything to 731 00:30:48.130 --> 00:30:48.970 folk it's. 732 00:30:48.769 --> 00:30:51.109 Funny because all the footage and I think Noel Gallagher 733 00:30:51.150 --> 00:30:52.990 admitted it himself but see the first two or three 734 00:30:53.009 --> 00:30:55.690 gigs I think he was I don't think he could 735 00:30:55.730 --> 00:30:58.059 understand did you see the documentary I've not seen it 736 00:30:58.079 --> 00:30:59.519 yet I've not seen it he. 737 00:30:59.400 --> 00:31:02.240 Talks about he talks about it in that he was like. 738 00:31:02.259 --> 00:31:04.079 But he could visibly see it I don't think he 739 00:31:04.099 --> 00:31:06.700 could believe the reaction he was getting off the people 740 00:31:06.720 --> 00:31:09.200 that came to see them so many years later. 741 00:31:09.460 --> 00:31:12.509 He came into it in that documentary he's like I 742 00:31:12.789 --> 00:31:16.579 didn't expect it to be Like this, this big. He 743 00:31:16.599 --> 00:31:20.000 totally underestimated it, which is nuts for somebody who's played 744 00:31:20.039 --> 00:31:21.140 some massive gigs. 745 00:31:21.160 --> 00:31:25.200 So accomplished, I know. It

speaks volumes for the fans, 746 00:31:25.269 --> 00:31:30.809 I think, as well. Right, we'll finish off. We touched 747 00:31:30.869 --> 00:31:33.430 on Celtic a wee bit. What's your favourite memories of 748 00:31:33.450 --> 00:31:35.309 Celtic going up? 749 00:31:35.890 --> 00:31:38.670 I had a season ticket for years. I've not got 750 00:31:38.690 --> 00:31:40.019 a season ticket now, but I used to go to 751 00:31:40.039 --> 00:31:40.819 the games with my auntie. 752 00:31:41.720 --> 00:31:44.000 Has that been Martin O'Neill era? 753 00:31:44.019 --> 00:31:47.720 Martin O'Neill era I think my first game was I 754 00:31:47.759 --> 00:31:49.680 went with my dad and my grandpa and my brother 755 00:31:50.440 --> 00:31:53.960 and I think we beat Dunfermline 5-1 or. 756 00:31:53.819 --> 00:31:56.829 5-0 I think you were playing in that game. 757 00:31:56.650 --> 00:32:02.230 96 or something like that 5-0 Dunfermline at home I 758 00:32:02.230 --> 00:32:06.910 think that was the start of Joe Venglas first year 759 00:32:06.970 --> 00:32:07.910 no was it before that? 760 00:32:07.930 --> 00:32:10.970 Could have been I was barely remember it but I 761 00:32:10.990 --> 00:32:13.759 just remember we bet Dunfermline 5-0 Burley had the peroxide 762 00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:16.500 blonde hair after the World Cup aye after the World 763 00:32:16.539 --> 00:32:18.900 Cup 99 98 98 sorry aye 98 98 aye so 764 00:32:18.940 --> 00:32:23.799 because I was trying to find the actual game game 765 00:32:23.920 --> 00:32:26.549 but we bet Dunfermline like 5-0 I was planning. 766 00:32:25.990 --> 00:32:28.849 That first game of the season I had got my 767 00:32:28.890 --> 00:32:32.089 I think I had I might be on this reformer 768 00:32:32.130 --> 00:32:34.210 operation had two ops out of here. 769 00:32:34.150 --> 00:32:36.759 Right The stand had just been built, I think, as well. 770 00:32:37.480 --> 00:32:39.220 He'd won the league with him. 771 00:32:39.599 --> 00:32:40.700 I'll be joking, man. 772 00:32:40.720 --> 00:32:41.660 Then we went to the World Cup. 773 00:32:42.799 --> 00:32:45.720 I'm sure it was 5-0. Was Burley still with the 774 00:32:45.769 --> 00:32:47.109 blonde hair for the World Cup? 775 00:32:48.609 --> 00:32:51.009 I think so, probably. The umbral was in the middle. 776 00:32:52.170 --> 00:32:56.089 I think it was that season. Larson had his dreadlocks. 777 00:32:56.849 --> 00:32:57.539 I just remember that. 778 00:32:57.579 --> 00:33:02.019 I always remember the cup fight, Larson's last game as well. 779 00:33:03.019 --> 00:33:05.019 You lifted the trophy didn't you? Yeah And it was 780 00:33:05.039 --> 00:33:09.160 in the kind of dark green Silver Carlin top. 781 00:33:08.980 --> 00:33:12.440 I always remember that game It was Dunfermline. 782 00:33:12.259 --> 00:33:15.299 Dunfermline I guess Dunfermline scored in the first. 783 00:33:14.660 --> 00:33:18.799 I finished 3-1 Aye 3-1 It was Henrik's last game 784 00:33:18.900 --> 00:33:22.140 Henrik got 2 and Petrov He told him to lift 785 00:33:22.160 --> 00:33:24.680 the trophy Because he was leaving And done it together 786 00:33:25.039 --> 00:33:26.589 He'd only do it if we were doing it together 787 00:33:27.329 --> 00:33:29.109 That was his last game Aye because. 788 00:33:28.970 --> 00:33:31.339 I remember that game in found out once I got 789 00:33:31.380 --> 00:33:33.759 to the stadium that I was going to be one 790 00:33:33.779 --> 00:33:34.960 of me and my brother was going to be in 791 00:33:34.980 --> 00:33:38.609 the Dunfermline that was a roast not a day so 792 00:33:38.619 --> 00:33:40.119 I was like I take my top off tried my 793 00:33:40.140 --> 00:33:41.789 top off but I had Celtic trackies on and that 794 00:33:41.829 --> 00:33:44.890 was they were pointing at all the Celtic fans and 795 00:33:44.930 --> 00:33:48.230 getting them thrown out but I was alright my auntie 796 00:33:48.250 --> 00:33:53.230 she was singing the songs and that but I always 797 00:33:53.250 --> 00:33:56.670 remember that game that was an amazing day I always 798 00:33:56.690 --> 00:33:58.049 remember all the goals. 799 00:33:57.750 --> 00:33:59.670 Went in the same corner at the same end that's 800 00:33:59.710 --> 00:34:01.210 right Petro's got. 801 00:34:01.130 --> 00:34:08.860 One as well Petro's 2004 when he left that. 802 00:34:08.659 --> 00:34:10.960 Was his very last game that was his last game 803 00:34:11.000 --> 00:34:15.179 as well at Dundee United Dundee United that was a 804 00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:17.940 tense tense game as he got on his score and 805 00:34:17.960 --> 00:34:18.980 he got two in the. 806 00:34:18.800 --> 00:34:20.519 End he got two in the end he couldn't he 807 00:34:20.679 --> 00:34:23.099 was having one I think they. 808 00:34:22.489 --> 00:34:25.590 Were trying to lock the score at one point weren't 809 00:34:26.309 --> 00:34:28.760 they but aye brilliant I don't care where he had 810 00:34:28.780 --> 00:34:28.989 done it. 811 00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:33.300 European nights, did you get to any of the European nights, Hunter? Aye, aye. 812 00:34:33.320 --> 00:34:35.590 It was at the Man United game, and that came 813 00:34:35.610 --> 00:34:40.889 out a free kick. Trank of the game was at 814 00:34:41.289 --> 00:34:41.690 that one. 815 00:34:42.829 --> 00:34:44.989 But no, I've not beaten it in a way, European game, no. 816 00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:46.699 I want to go to, well I try and get 817 00:34:46.719 --> 00:34:50.389 away this year to Benfica or something like that. But no, 818 00:34:50.469 --> 00:34:53.550 the AC Milan game as well, Dida got slapped or whatever. 819 00:34:54.530 --> 00:34:58.630 All the Barcelona teams and stuff like that. 820 00:34:58.750 --> 00:35:02.409 Brilliant night. But aye, good memories. 821 00:35:02.679 --> 00:35:04.300 The current team, what do you make of the current team? 822 00:35:04.760 --> 00:35:06.320 Last year was some finish. 823 00:35:06.900 --> 00:35:09.079 Last year

was, I hope that never happens again. 824 00:35:09.099 --> 00:35:09.940 Too much for the nerves. 825 00:35:09.980 --> 00:35:11.519 I don't think it would, but it was a great 826 00:35:11.539 --> 00:35:12.460 start to the season. That was. 827 00:35:13.909 --> 00:35:17.219 That was hell. I didn't expect that. 828 00:35:17.239 --> 00:35:18.280 You see me bits there. 829 00:35:18.199 --> 00:35:21.579 In the first game against Lask, you're thinking, God, the 830 00:35:21.619 --> 00:35:25.280 new signings look really good. 831 00:35:25.800 --> 00:35:28.780 It's been tough. 832 00:35:29.679 --> 00:35:30.360 It was a tough one. 833 00:35:30.369 --> 00:35:33.389 The one at the weekend. The two games, the two 834 00:35:33.429 --> 00:35:36.809 biggest games of the season have been disappointing so far. 835 00:35:37.250 --> 00:35:41.010 The next two games are huge. That's the great thing 836 00:35:41.050 --> 00:35:43.639 in football. You've got games that quickly can turn that 837 00:35:43.659 --> 00:35:44.539 around again. 838 00:35:44.900 --> 00:35:49.360 So I'll be going tomorrow night to the European Games 839 00:35:49.380 --> 00:35:52.539 so hopefully we'll see a performance and then you can 840 00:35:52.559 --> 00:35:54.059 get a wee bit of confidence because I'm not looking 841 00:35:54.079 --> 00:35:56.059 forward to Sunday I know you don't like football players 842 00:35:56.079 --> 00:35:57.659 you don't look ahead to the games. 843 00:35:57.619 --> 00:36:04.300 Just getting the rest as well because they've struggled physically 844 00:36:04.800 --> 00:36:08.510 and even in between the last games there was no 845 00:36:08.530 --> 00:36:12.190 game and there's still a lot of them pulling up 846 00:36:12.250 --> 00:36:16.050 with cramp and all that I find it really. 847 00:36:15.809 --> 00:36:20.230 Goalkeeper getting cramp that's a new one I've seen that before. 848 00:36:20.090 --> 00:36:24.230 You're hoping it's going to be a that's true like 849 00:36:24.530 --> 00:36:29.590 a because of the backlash from the last game in 850 00:36:29.639 --> 00:36:32.159 fairness it does make a difference not having any fans 851 00:36:32.219 --> 00:36:33.820 in there your own fans. 852 00:36:33.579 --> 00:36:36.480 It's quite difficult for that It affects the referee's decisions 853 00:36:36.539 --> 00:36:37.599 as well in the park, I feel. 854 00:36:37.780 --> 00:36:38.409 You know what I mean? 855 00:36:38.449 --> 00:36:39.150 The energy. 856 00:36:39.510 --> 00:36:39.909 Aye, 100%. 857 00:36:39.909 --> 00:36:42.869 Because I'm sure they'll get a few decisions against us, 858 00:36:42.889 --> 00:36:45.289 but there's no complaints from me in that game. I 859 00:36:45.289 --> 00:36:47.829 thought we were second best all over the park. 860 00:36:48.190 --> 00:36:50.380 It's the first time I've watched that game for a 861 00:36:50.389 --> 00:36:52.739 while that Celtic didn't have anything in the game. 862 00:36:52.960 --> 00:36:53.269 Nothing at all. 863 00:36:53.280 --> 00:36:55.079 They didn't have control at any time in the game. 864 00:36:55.179 --> 00:36:59.099 As I say, the next game's coming, I'm thinking five, 865 00:36:59.119 --> 00:37:01.780 so you've got plenty of time to turn that around 866 00:37:01.820 --> 00:37:04.750 and park ahead on Sunday. Mate, you've been a great guest. 867 00:37:05.190 --> 00:37:08.260 I look forward to the next album and we'll come 868 00:37:08.300 --> 00:37:09.500 and see you at some point. 869 00:37:09.679 --> 00:37:10.960 See you next time.