hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Biffy Clyro so if we just have you
with Biffy Clyro so if we just have you
with Biffy Clyro so if we just have you introduce yourself tell us what you do
introduce yourself tell us what you do
introduce yourself tell us what you do in the band and give us a fun fact about
in the band and give us a fun fact about
in the band and give us a fun fact about yourself that not everyone would oh okay
yourself that not everyone would oh okay
yourself that not everyone would oh okay my name is Ben and play drums and Biffy
my name is Ben and play drums and Biffy
my name is Ben and play drums and Biffy Clyro and I like to it’s difficult
Clyro and I like to it’s difficult
Clyro and I like to it’s difficult sometimes when you’re in the middle of
sometimes when you’re in the middle of
sometimes when you’re in the middle of it to kind of observe the evolution but
it to kind of observe the evolution but
it to kind of observe the evolution but why don’t you tell us a bit more about
why don’t you tell us a bit more about
why don’t you tell us a bit more about how you think the band has progressed
how you think the band has progressed
how you think the band has progressed very good be patient and fairly was
very good be patient and fairly was
very good be patient and fairly was obviously slow we’ve been a band for 16
obviously slow we’ve been a band for 16
obviously slow we’ve been a band for 16 years now more than half our lives and
years now more than half our lives and
years now more than half our lives and you know but only just talking to you
you know but only just talking to you
you know but only just talking to you guys know so it’s been a very very slow
guys know so it’s been a very very slow
guys know so it’s been a very very slow progression but but we wouldn’t have it
progression but but we wouldn’t have it
progression but but we wouldn’t have it any other way
any other way
any other way if we’d got laws a success rate and we I
if we’d got laws a success rate and we I
if we’d got laws a success rate and we I think we would have been too young to
think we would have been too young to
think we would have been too young to deal with it and the music play would
deal with it and the music play would
deal with it and the music play would have suffered as a result so the
have suffered as a result so the
have suffered as a result so the evolution has been a slow gradual one
evolution has been a slow gradual one
evolution has been a slow gradual one and you know hopefully we’ll find a
and you know hopefully we’ll find a
and you know hopefully we’ll find a challenge to become better musicians and
challenge to become better musicians and
challenge to become better musicians and songwriters over the years and we’ve had
songwriters over the years and we’ve had
songwriters over the years and we’ve had a chance to make five three albums which
a chance to make five three albums which
a chance to make five three albums which not many bands get to do these days yeah
not many bands get to do these days yeah
not many bands get to do these days yeah I mean we’ve just matured I think I mean
I mean we’ve just matured I think I mean
I mean we’ve just matured I think I mean it’s total cliche
it’s total cliche
it’s total cliche we don’t scheme as much noise we used to
we don’t scheme as much noise we used to
we don’t scheme as much noise we used to and stuff like that and we still have
and stuff like that and we still have
and stuff like that and we still have angular points our music but we’re not
angular points our music but we’re not
angular points our music but we’re not quite as mentally used to be or not
quite as mentally used to be or not
quite as mentally used to be or not trying to fit like a thousand ideas into
trying to fit like a thousand ideas into
trying to fit like a thousand ideas into one song no it’s just naturally
one song no it’s just naturally
one song no it’s just naturally progressive things that come with get a
progressive things that come with get a
progressive things that come with get a little bit older and wiser hopefully
little bit older and wiser hopefully
little bit older and wiser hopefully actually fun fact we have interviewed
actually fun fact we have interviewed
actually fun fact we have interviewed with you guys before so so there you go
with you guys before so so there you go
with you guys before so so there you go I read that you described your music as
I read that you described your music as
I read that you described your music as incorporating some weird let’s talk
incorporating some weird let’s talk
incorporating some weird let’s talk a bit about Scotland in your homes
a bit about Scotland in your homes
a bit about Scotland in your homes I mean how has that come to also affect
I mean how has that come to also affect
I mean how has that come to also affect the music video I think whether people
the music video I think whether people
the music video I think whether people later met it or not where you come from
later met it or not where you come from
later met it or not where you come from definitely affects and musically that
definitely affects and musically that
definitely affects and musically that your band produces it rains a lot in
your band produces it rains a lot in
your band produces it rains a lot in your genre from people equate doer which
your genre from people equate doer which
your genre from people equate doer which is a Scottish expression for you which
is a Scottish expression for you which
is a Scottish expression for you which means gonna pessimistic I guess in a way
means gonna pessimistic I guess in a way
means gonna pessimistic I guess in a way and you know a lot people say the best
and you know a lot people say the best
and you know a lot people say the best art comes from suffering so I think
art comes from suffering so I think
art comes from suffering so I think maybe the fact that we’ve grown up in a
maybe the fact that we’ve grown up in a
maybe the fact that we’ve grown up in a really you know crappy climate has
really you know crappy climate has
really you know crappy climate has helped to for a music universe inspires
helped to for a music universe inspires
helped to for a music universe inspires you to stay indoors and shine clear
you to stay indoors and shine clear
you to stay indoors and shine clear something beautiful because when you
something beautiful because when you
something beautiful because when you look like say that there isn’t
give us an idea what kind of music was
give us an idea what kind of music was playing in your house when you were
playing in your house when you were
playing in your house when you were growing up and kind of how that has come
growing up and kind of how that has come
growing up and kind of how that has come to influence the music you guys make
to influence the music you guys make
to influence the music you guys make James 9:00 p.m. some music ooh my dad
James 9:00 p.m. some music ooh my dad
James 9:00 p.m. some music ooh my dad circus artist and it was always music
circus artist and it was always music
circus artist and it was always music Orinda house it was I’m definitely a bit
Orinda house it was I’m definitely a bit
Orinda house it was I’m definitely a bit woozy house you know Beatles and all the
woozy house you know Beatles and all the
woozy house you know Beatles and all the things that dire straits and Cody’s
things that dire straits and Cody’s
things that dire straits and Cody’s house and generally suffer the strong
house and generally suffer the strong
house and generally suffer the strong melodies what we grew up less than to
melodies what we grew up less than to
melodies what we grew up less than to know my dad’s a big fan of me only a mum
know my dad’s a big fan of me only a mum
know my dad’s a big fan of me only a mum like Talking Heads so a lot of a lot of
like Talking Heads so a lot of a lot of
like Talking Heads so a lot of a lot of really good bands in my dad was always I
really good bands in my dad was always I
really good bands in my dad was always I was pushing us to try and get and music
was pushing us to try and get and music
was pushing us to try and get and music and we all learned guitar I mean James
and we all learned guitar I mean James
and we all learned guitar I mean James learned guitar before we learned drums
learned guitar before we learned drums
learned guitar before we learned drums and bass respectively the only fake came
and bass respectively the only fake came
and bass respectively the only fake came when I asked for a drum kit because
when I asked for a drum kit because
when I asked for a drum kit because they’re quite expensive and creating
they’re quite expensive and creating
they’re quite expensive and creating noise II so I didn’t get a tomcat rate
noise II so I didn’t get a tomcat rate
noise II so I didn’t get a tomcat rate or we had to pass them for a good few
or we had to pass them for a good few
or we had to pass them for a good few years and I think I finally got it when
years and I think I finally got it when
years and I think I finally got it when I was 14 or 15 thank you very much thank
I was 14 or 15 thank you very much thank
I was 14 or 15 thank you very much thank you
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