Interview with The Kooks

these British indie rockers had a

these British indie rockers had a meteoric rise to success and continued

meteoric rise to success and continued

meteoric rise to success and continued to release catchy tunes that get the

to release catchy tunes that get the

to release catchy tunes that get the fans moving hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

fans moving hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and

fans moving hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re

welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with The Kooks we always like

speaking with The Kooks we always like

speaking with The Kooks we always like to start with the origin stories of the

to start with the origin stories of the

to start with the origin stories of the band’s debut so tell us how the kook’s

band’s debut so tell us how the kook’s

band’s debut so tell us how the kook’s first got together how do we get

first got together how do we get

first got together how do we get together we basically met in Brighton

together we basically met in Brighton

together we basically met in Brighton there was a Ford I just threw parties

there was a Ford I just threw parties

there was a Ford I just threw parties and friends sort of partner bright and

and friends sort of partner bright and

and friends sort of partner bright and music scene which was really cool back

music scene which was really cool back

music scene which was really cool back then a lot of bands

it’s quite quite quick for us really we

it’s quite quite quick for us really we did a few demos and then the rule sudden

did a few demos and then the rule sudden

did a few demos and then the rule sudden we had management and then we had a

we had management and then we had a

we had management and then we had a record deal within like three months

would you agree with the statement that

would you agree with the statement that you guys experiment with a lot of

you guys experiment with a lot of

you guys experiment with a lot of different jars definitely absolutely

different jars definitely absolutely

different jars definitely absolutely that’s a good thing to do I think that’s

that’s a good thing to do I think that’s

that’s a good thing to do I think that’s what poppers to us in a way it’s a kind

what poppers to us in a way it’s a kind

what poppers to us in a way it’s a kind of Jean realist thing because simply

of Jean realist thing because simply

of Jean realist thing because simply incorporates so many different genres in

incorporates so many different genres in

incorporates so many different genres in itself hit a pop song can be from so

itself hit a pop song can be from so

itself hit a pop song can be from so many different places the fusing of

many different places the fusing of

many different places the fusing of genres is something that you kind of

genres is something that you kind of

genres is something that you kind of have to do to create anything fresh and

have to do to create anything fresh and

have to do to create anything fresh and new this album definitely was about that

new this album definitely was about that

new this album definitely was about that was about trying to put things together

was about trying to put things together

was about trying to put things together that would contrast each other well

how would you say that each of your

how would you say that each of your albums represents the band’s evolution

albums represents the band’s evolution

albums represents the band’s evolution he’s quite self-evident really when you

he’s quite self-evident really when you

he’s quite self-evident really when you if you were to take cross section of

if you were to take cross section of

if you were to take cross section of each each of them amazing first ones

each each of them amazing first ones

each each of them amazing first ones like pretty raucous likely just banned

like pretty raucous likely just banned

like pretty raucous likely just banned in a room and really energetic and quiet

in a room and really energetic and quiet

in a room and really energetic and quiet out there

out there

out there at times and then the second one we were

at times and then the second one we were

at times and then the second one we were trying to make sticky fingers by the

trying to make sticky fingers by the

trying to make sticky fingers by the Rolling Stones we’re going to make like

Rolling Stones we’re going to make like

Rolling Stones we’re going to make like a real rock record and then the new one

a real rock record and then the new one

a real rock record and then the new one is the evolution of its the point where

is the evolution of its the point where

is the evolution of its the point where we’ve sort of re-evaluated and decides

we’ve sort of re-evaluated and decides

we’ve sort of re-evaluated and decides decently bit more experimental which is

decently bit more experimental which is

decently bit more experimental which is you know is kind of natural you kind of

you know is kind of natural you kind of

you know is kind of natural you kind of go through you can keep doing the same

go through you can keep doing the same

go through you can keep doing the same things that’s dancing hearing bands that

things that’s dancing hearing bands that

things that’s dancing hearing bands that release records it feel like risk salt

release records it feel like risk salt

release records it feel like risk salt being taken I think that’s what we’re

being taken I think that’s what we’re

being taken I think that’s what we’re about is trying to keep it hot on our

about is trying to keep it hot on our

about is trying to keep it hot on our toes with that

thank you very much guys thank you very

thank you very much guys thank you very much