There’s been talk of a new album for 2012, could you tell us more about that? Ian Whitewood: We’ve got a track called “Army Of Tomorrow” that we’re doing live and we’re doing “We Gotta Fight” which we haven’t done for a long time. Tony Feedback: My favourite song of all time I think is “George Davies” but I love playing “Who Killed Joe Public” because I get the guitar solo! I don’t think it’s a good idea doing it in Bolton! I like “Tell Us The Truth” because it’s a song that’s targeting everybody- but y’ know we have a good knees- up with “Hurry Up Harry”- it’s really hard to choose! Obviously “Who Killed Joe Public” is a big one for me… Tim V: I used to love “If The Kids Are United” but I don’t think most kids give a fuck whether they’re united or not. I mean there’s a few Pursey/ Parsons songs I like but yeah I’m looking forward to all of it really- it’s gonna be a blast! Neil Harris: “Hey Little Lady” I quite like and “No Apologies” I like that one- and “Tell Us The Truth”. Point taken! What songs are you most looking forward to performing tonight? Tony Feedback: I mean we’re playing places I’ve never even heard of! Do you know where Bratislava is?! As far as I’m concerned we are legally entitled to carry on as Sham 69 so we’re just steaming ahead and facing whatever comes our way! It’s sad that there’s two line ups when the fact of the matter is that Dave (Parsons) and I put this line up together in 2007 and we’ve been playing the world with Tim V for the past 5 years. Ian Whitewood: No I think any response- positive or negative is gonna make a difference and an impression. How do you feel when negative criticism does surface? Does it bother you at all? Ian Whitewood: One thing we’ve been accused of doing is selling ourselves as the original line up or the ”Ë77 line up- why on earth would we want to do that? People would turn up expecting the ”Ë77 line up! There’s a real strange irony about all of this because traditionally Pursey and Sham 69 are synonymous but essentially what they’re doing is breaking the law playing under that name! Tim’s been the singer for five years, this band’s done more gigs than the Pursey line ups, more people have probably seen Tim with Sham than Jimmy! Ok, guitar player’s changed but so what? If your favourite restaurant’s chef changed and the food was still cool, you’d still go there wouldn’t you? On the posters people can see which Sham 69 it is and people will make up their own minds- we’re here as a working band and we’ve got a million gigs this year and by the end of this year we’ll know if there’s no market for our band. So what? If I was coming here tonight I would want to hear the music. Tony Feedback: There have been a few comments- not many but these guys have been going as Sham 69 and made 3 albums under the name and why should they stop doing that? There’s two Sham 69’s. I mean you might get people saying “this is bullshit- there’s no original members” but Neil formed the band in ”Ë75! If you don’t like don’t fucking come! Tim V: The band’s been evolving for the last thirty years- people have come, people have gone but we’ve carried on and we have faith in the intellect of the fans. Jimmy left six years ago, the band worked really hard getting its cred back and then Dave cleared off! It’s a bit like the Sugababes scenario! That’s the way the band’s gone- it’s gone down this route- it’s been going for the last 30 odd years and members have come and gone but it’s carried on. Neil Harris: It’s difficult to say really. There’s a lot of controversy in the world of Sham 69 with the recent revival of the Pursey/Parsons collaboration- how do you guys feel about the Pursey/ Parsons line- up? Neil Harris: Its great- y’ know I’m working on new material as well- it’s good to be back in this environment again. Neil Harris: Yeah, “Borstal Breakout” and err “Hey, Little Rich Boy”.Īnd how does it feel to be playing those songs again after so many years? ![]() Neil, you’re obviously the original guitarist and founding member, and it’s recently surfaced that you were in Sham 69 when they wrote some of their most iconic tunes- which were the songs you were involved in? ![]() Ian Whitewood: Yeah there’s a slight trepidation but we’ve had good times in Bolton before- don’t ask me where! ![]() ![]() If it had been a complete change I’d be more worried but y’know we’ve been in this band or other bands for years… Tim V: A little bit apprehensive- it’s only the second gig we’ve done with this line up. Neil Harris: I’m excited- I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time- it’s been a long time coming! How are you feeling about tonight’s show in Bolton?
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