Manufactured
Rock Band, Pink Sabbath are about to embark on a World Tour miming three nights
at The Little Theatre Birkenhead in Variety Showtime 2006. Described in NME
as biggest music revolution since the Salvation Army, we caught up with them
at the Brits as they were about to accept the prestigious Milli Vanilli Award
for their outstanding lack of talent.
The four members of Pink Sabbath
are Gary 'Gash' Thomas on Vocals, Tony 'T.Bone' Baker on Inflatable Lead
Guitar, Dave 'Dagger' Langton on Inflatable Bass Guitar and Ross 'Viper'
Boardman on Paircushions.
The four lads who were born just outside of Wedlock, have been inspired
by the great rock legends, Brotherhood Of Man, Donny Osmond and the Smurfs.
They got together earlier this year after Daggers recovery from drink and
drug misuse at the Sweaty Claude Clinic.
Dagger, T.Bone and Viper were original members of 80's Punk Band 'Puke'
but faced financial ruin when Dairylea filed a lawsuit against the band
when Dagger claimed they were bigger than cheeses. Preparing
for their World Tour Pink Sabbath talked exclusively to us.
Viper.
No second,when I was ten I had my tonsils out in an
operation theatre, so i've had some experience. We all know what's expected
of us and we're really excited to be back in Birkenhead.
Punk band 'Puke'
before the court case
Q.
Is it true to say that you are not really musicians,
and that you mime to other peoples songs making the audience believe it's
you when it's not?
T.Bone.
No that's completely untrue, Gash can actually sing
and Dagger can play a few funky Megadeth tunes on the triangle. The rest of
us just enjoy the attention, you see when I was younger I had ADHD so it feels
good when someone recognises me when i'm in church on Sunday.
Gash.
Where did you hear that?
Gash.
I might have known, they have had it in for me since
I advertised my car in the Wirral News. To tell the truth it was actually
a rat not a bat. In a batch with chilli sauce and mayo it could easily be
mistaken for a Chicken Zinger.
Dagger.
Yeh, depression played a big part. There was a time
after the court case when I considered ending it all. That's when I started
downing bags of salted peanuts, crisps and Monster Munch.
Gash at the
Cowboy Builders Convention
Q.
So you freely admit you were a snackhead, tell me about
your time at the Sweaty Claude Clinic and how you managed to finally put your
drink and drug problems behind you.
Dagger.
I have finally exorcised my demons at long last. I no
longer rely on drugs such as Anadin and Immodium to get me through the day.
I was addicted to Pepsi for many years until I met Kate Moss in re-hab. After
finding out about her problems with Coke it made me realise addiction to soft
drinks is quiet common amongst celebs.
Q.
I hear you have just been in the studio to record your new album 'The
Dark Side Of Uranus' Tell me about some of the tracks on this album and
why critics have made compared the album to listening to paint dry?
T.Bone.
We are very pleased with the album, one of my favourites
is the remix of Postman Pat. Gash really puts his vocal skills to the test
in his rendition of 'Tiptoe Through The Tulips' originally a hit for Tiny
Tim. We performed some tracks at a recent benefit concert for the hard of
hearing.
Angry
crowds demand a refund at a benefit concert
for the hard of hearing.
for the hard of hearing.
Q.
I believe there was a riot when the crowd demanded a refund. Is it true you
turned off your P.A because you thought it was a waste of time playing to
a crowd who were hearing impaired?
Viper.
We got no reaction from the crowd, it is my opinion
those type of people either don't appreciate good music or they just were'nt
listening.
Q.
Thanks for talking to me lads. Good luck with the album and tour.
Dagger.
Is your name really Q?
