Name: Dan Black
Age: Less
Favorite flavor ice cream: Green Tea for when I feel sophisticated, but as that’s very rare occurrence anything with cookie dough.
I’m from: A tiny English village
But I live in: Paris, France
And work at: music making, in a 17th century cellar
My first job was: deli shelf stacker
My worst job was: cutlery polisher
Favorite gadget: my brain
The best gift I’ve ever received: Big Track – a programmable 80s toy robot tank when I was 8
The worst gift you’ve ever given: stolen flowers
Which bands are you most excited to check out at this year’s CMJ: HEARTSREVOLUTION, We Have Band, The Golden Filter
My five favorite people to follow on twitter are: Richard Dawkins, Ferris Bueller, Fozzie Bear, Bjork, Big Daddy Kane
Right before we perform I: chant to the gods of rock and wait for HIM to arrive…
I know it’s going to be a good show when: I can feel the crowd before I’ve actually seen them
While we perform I: suddenly make sense
My favorite shape is: line (leading off into the distance)
My least favorite color is: beige/brown
The weirdest thing that’s ever happened during a show (when/where/why): aliens beamed up my last drummer mid set, but the weird thing is, they can control time, so although he was gone for 2 weeks, they returned him a split second after they had taken him, so no one noticed. Except me obviously.
Roses are red violets are blue: life falls apart but music is glue
Shop at: Concrete in london
And read: at the moment – Disgrace by J.M.Coetzee
My favorite pair of jeans are: always the very next pair I’m about to find
If you were to teach one subject on a college level it would be (and why): how to persist with your passion in the face of terrible odds, because that is all I have done since I can remember
If I’m at a super fun party I really hope I have: remembered at least a bit of it afterwards
My favorite topic for small talk is: falconry, time travel, breakfast cereal etc…
If I had a million dollars I would:
buy a patch of land and declare it a new country, where I would commence ruling as a firm but benevolent dictator
If I was to be stuck on an island indefinitely I would need: a silk tux, and bucket and spade for sand castle making
If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life it would be: delicious food
I am influenced by: life, death love, hope, disappointment, and kids tv…
You should know that: if I were answer all these questions in an hour, all the answers would be totally different.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
Friday Oct 23 @ Norwood: High Rise / The:Hours (drinks, music & Schmooze)
Saturday Oct 24 @Windish Agency Presents Santos Party House