confessional lyrics indie rock sensibilities and catchy hooks are would
sensibilities and catchy hooks are would
sensibilities and catchy hooks are would have given this band its edge oh she
have given this band its edge oh she
have given this band its edge oh she can’t wait for what I can’t give she
can’t wait for what I can’t give she
can’t wait for what I can’t give she knows what I am but you won’t believe hi
knows what I am but you won’t believe hi
knows what I am but you won’t believe hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Brayton 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 Bombay Bicycle Club believe it it’s
with Bombay Bicycle Club believe it it’s
with Bombay Bicycle Club believe it it’s always like there’s like
I am Jack I sing and a lot of people
I am Jack I sing and a lot of people think that I’m being horrible but I’m
think that I’m being horrible but I’m
think that I’m being horrible but I’m just being open I’m Jamie and I play
just being open I’m Jamie and I play
just being open I’m Jamie and I play guitar and it’s my birthday boy was
guitar and it’s my birthday boy was
guitar and it’s my birthday boy was yesterday and I’m also sexy kept it
yesterday and I’m also sexy kept it
yesterday and I’m also sexy kept it every years you’d kept your word we
every years you’d kept your word we
every years you’d kept your word we always like to start with the origin
always like to start with the origin
always like to start with the origin stories of the bands that we interview
stories of the bands that we interview
stories of the bands that we interview so tell us how Bombay Bicycle Club
so tell us how Bombay Bicycle Club
so tell us how Bombay Bicycle Club originated well we met at school I’m
originated well we met at school I’m
originated well we met at school I’m about 15 and we were asked to play like
about 15 and we were asked to play like
about 15 and we were asked to play like a school assembly the three of us got
a school assembly the three of us got
a school assembly the three of us got together and did that and then it’s just
together and did that and then it’s just
together and did that and then it’s just sort of evolved from there really jack
sort of evolved from there really jack
sort of evolved from there really jack had always made music by himself so we
had always made music by himself so we
had always made music by himself so we sort of had a base layer of songs to
sort of had a base layer of songs to
sort of had a base layer of songs to start working with and move from that
what kind of music did you all grow up
what kind of music did you all grow up listening to and did you have like any
listening to and did you have like any
listening to and did you have like any idols icons in terms of your specific
idols icons in terms of your specific
idols icons in terms of your specific instruments when we were starting
instruments when we were starting
instruments when we were starting actually yeah when we were 15 we were
actually yeah when we were 15 we were
actually yeah when we were 15 we were listening to a lot of sort of American
listening to a lot of sort of American
listening to a lot of sort of American and particularly canadian indie music we
and particularly canadian indie music we
and particularly canadian indie music we were big fans of broke broken social
were big fans of broke broken social
were big fans of broke broken social scene and stars and the Aqua fire yeah
scene and stars and the Aqua fire yeah
scene and stars and the Aqua fire yeah we’ve always been influenced more by
we’ve always been influenced more by
we’ve always been influenced more by stuff on this side of the pond what was
stuff on this side of the pond what was
stuff on this side of the pond what was the music scene like where you guys grew
the music scene like where you guys grew
the music scene like where you guys grew up when we were at that age it was at
up when we were at that age it was at
up when we were at that age it was at the sort of the height of indie in the
the sort of the height of indie in the
the sort of the height of indie in the UK and where it really sort of broken
UK and where it really sort of broken
UK and where it really sort of broken into the mainstream and you have bands
into the mainstream and you have bands
into the mainstream and you have bands like Franz Ferdinand and block party and
like Franz Ferdinand and block party and
like Franz Ferdinand and block party and it’s actually that’s actually kind of on
it’s actually that’s actually kind of on
it’s actually that’s actually kind of on a way now and it’s a lot harder for
a way now and it’s a lot harder for
a way now and it’s a lot harder for guitar bands to sort of get noticed but
guitar bands to sort of get noticed but
guitar bands to sort of get noticed but there was an underage scene that was
there was an underage scene that was
there was an underage scene that was going on a lot of under 18 gigs when we
going on a lot of under 18 gigs when we
going on a lot of under 18 gigs when we were starting and so many of the bands
were starting and so many of the bands
were starting and so many of the bands were under 18 as well I don’t know how
were under 18 as well I don’t know how
were under 18 as well I don’t know how much we’re part of a scene we were part
much we’re part of a scene we were part
much we’re part of a scene we were part of us or more of a movement I guess of
of us or more of a movement I guess of
of us or more of a movement I guess of just making gigs for that everyone can
just making gigs for that everyone can
just making gigs for that everyone can go to which was really useful for us
go to which was really useful for us
go to which was really useful for us because so many times we’d be playing a
because so many times we’d be playing a
because so many times we’d be playing a gig and you know we go out for a drink
gig and you know we go out for a drink
gig and you know we go out for a drink and come back and the bouncer wouldn’t
and come back and the bouncer wouldn’t
and come back and the bouncer wouldn’t let him try to explain that we’re
let him try to explain that we’re
let him try to explain that we’re playing but he wouldn’t believe
I know a lot of bands don’t like to
I know a lot of bands don’t like to categorize their music to specifically
categorize their music to specifically
categorize their music to specifically but if you were forced to describe your
but if you were forced to describe your
but if you were forced to describe your music for someone who’d never heard it
music for someone who’d never heard it
music for someone who’d never heard it how would you do it it’s kind of
how would you do it it’s kind of
how would you do it it’s kind of difficult because all three albums we’ve
difficult because all three albums we’ve
difficult because all three albums we’ve done very different I don’t know you
done very different I don’t know you
done very different I don’t know you write the songs so I’m passing the buck
write the songs so I’m passing the buck
write the songs so I’m passing the buck that’s just like indie pop music with a
that’s just like indie pop music with a
that’s just like indie pop music with a hint of groove thank you very much guys
hint of groove thank you very much guys
hint of groove thank you very much guys okay thank you very much
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