Earliest musical memory?
Being the annoying whistle KING of my grade 2 class
How long have you been playing your instrument?
18 years
Can you play any other instruments?
No
Biggest musical influence or idol?
It changes every week. Last week it was Radiohead. This week it’s the Count Basie band.
What are some other bands you’ve played with recently?
Tavares, De Ja Vu, Plastique…
Most memorable gig playing with Dan?
At the Evelyn. I got to play cowbell. MORE COWBELL!
Favourite hangover cure?
Hair of the dog
Favourite song to play live?
Jesus Children of America by Stevie Wonder
Hardest song to play live?
Man, I did this one song on a tour with The Cat Empire in Fremantle. They had this crazy ass European gypsy-like support band. Cat Empire got these guys up during the set to play one of their pieces together. I had to learn their song BY MEMORY! It was by far the hardest thing I have ever done!
Which film was a bigger disappointment? Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace or Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull?
The Matrix three. By the way, did you know that there were six levels of the dream in the recent blockbuster Inception!
Fan-submitted question from Johnny:
If you could cut and style Dan’s hair, whose haircut from the music industry would you model it on?
Gene Simmons
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