What an absolutely great, fresh interview with the lads. Loved the angle about influences. I mean, I absolutely love their music, what’s expressed, attitude and the place they occupy in the music world. Clearly it’s needed too, as their tours now sell-out. On influences - funny how arrive in your life at just the times, too, and in Jason & Andrew’s case, what they pass on. When I first got into the band, the music hit at exactly at the right time for me - when I was bored by so much of what’s commodified and sold to us. Sleaford Mods music just feels vital to me, given the shit we all have to deal with, and I’m properly grateful to Jason & Andrew for making it.
Thanks for the compliment. I also think their opinions and attitude in the their crosses nation boundaries, as I think we're all a little bored of the status quo, and that's maybe why they feel so fresh.
@@popthehistorymakersyeah 100%. Also, Steve, when you said about living in Germany and perspective of the UK as such a class-based society: I moved to Denmark in 2018 because of Brexit and because I was sick of the (dominant) British narrative; part of that being that I’m a brown man, and partly because I’m a normal (ish) human. It’s made my own being in a London-based band quite interesting! Anyway, will be following your ace stuff on here going forward ✌🏾
Good interview. Every success that Sleaford Mods get, is well earned and respected due to their hard work, perseverance and talent. They connect with a wider audience, partly because we all can see this.
What they said about punk is kind of true, I was listening to the kennedys, pistols, clash, fugazi, etc and I understood quite a lot, but you definitely get it completely, when you start working college, that sort of thing, keep up the splendid work guys!!!
What Andy said about the free party thing was interesting, how they vibrate the figure heads into line so to speak, I really remember the free party scene, spiral tribe, bedlam,circus warp,twisted etc and then the government gave us the criminal justice act!!! And the reply was reclaim the streets !!!! Haha!!
I am positive that politicly engaged musicians/artists have huge positive impact on peoples mindset. Love your music I somehow relate I live in Beirut-Lebanon
I wonder, did Andrew relate to morrissey? Because, I think I'm pretty much correct in my opinion that he is gay, but he would never be drawn on the subject, why does it matter? Its just that I knew a couple of lads who were gay in the 80's and you couldn't be open about it, and they drew strength from how he conducted himself......loveeternalpeople
I relate to the Morrissey part, though I was openly gay even back then, but that was part of the attraction with M. I think M says he’s Bi, but who knows and cares - certainly hard to find someone who cares about it today!
The job Sleafords can do is raise awareness of the inequalities we experience every day in this country. The whole British Empire is based on one class being better and more worthy of fielty from us poor buggers that are propping them up. If we make a noise about it at least they can hear that we know what they're up to! Check out Cold War Steve as another artist that is doing a stand up job of ridiculing the ridiculous.
I left Britain 29 years ago and have watched the destruction of the country during conservative governments of the past 12 years from the outside. The divisions have grown bigger, and I hear it first hand how Europeans ridicule Britain’s self destructive tendencies. Personally, I’m with you on the class system which installs a thinking from the poor that the so called upper class have a right to govern, in the same way as the upper class believe that is their birthright. But that’s just my opinion. Will change happen? Not sure, I hope so because no matter how long you are away from your home country you remain connected and care. Just my opinion for what it’s worth!
who do your reckon is more at fault for this dynamic the upper or the working slash lower class.? genuine question man ..i mean the lower slash working class to a certain extent embraces this belief in their own inherent mediocrity they are even proud of it in some sort of bizzare way .a life filled with dull sometimes clever banter down the pub imbibing beer worshipping footballers working rubbish jobs and they are proud of it !dont get me wrong i see the appeal i come from grit myself but my mother was actually edjucated upper middle class and i saw alone from that a difference in inquisitiveness between meself and the people i grew up with due to the particular nature slash nurture i recieved ...its funny to this day despite the fact ive been nowt but lower class my whole life i feell like a charletan because im a chav for those above me in social station but amongst my peers i feell like i have middle class interests which in itself is a madly classist thing to say !but its the reality ive experienced @@popthehistorymakers
@@ashley-fk6dp I think that’s a really good point. I’ve had a lot of therapy in my life which has often centered on the limited beliefs inherited from parents. My father was a market trader. I’ve mostly thought of these limiting beliefs affecting my worthiness and deservedness of what I achieve and how then I lose it. It’s definitely enmeshed in the class system from both sides.
i live germany as well by the way one of you 3 mentioned you live in germany but yeah thanks for answering ayways due too the eclectic backround i have i feell like im constantly torn between the pull between the high and the low brow culture the grit and the ivory tower anyways sorry again for the inherent classism in what im saying... @@popthehistorymakers
Fantastic Interview, some great insights. Really enjoyed it. My parents split when I was young. I am also a singer albeit not successful and 100% reluctant. In fact, people staring at me sends me into an internal rage that I harness. One for the couch definitely. When I'm rich lol
It’s amazing how much childhood relates to our present day, the question is what creativity would there be without those wounds? Start singing again, its cheaper than therapy! And thx for the compliment!
