INTERVIEW MONSTRE - THEE STRAWBERRY MYNDE "we have a 4 track e.p. coming out on the fantastic Rogue records label from Toulouse next year!!"
We got in touch with Thee Strawberry Mynde following their deservedly high ranking in our Top Monsters. Their bassist Davey was kind enough to answer our Monster Interview, much to our delight. Taste question: Which artists have influenced you the most, and what can you tell us examples about this influence? Very difficult question as I’m still discovering long lost garage punk psyche and R&B/soul influences every day. Here are a few of my early influences Small Faces: I owe my original love of rocking instrumentals and heavy raw powered R&B-Soul simplicity to this band. The Who: lead singer, lead guitarist, lead drummer and lead bass in one band, I owe much of my often frantic bass playing to John Entwistle. Nuggets: the holy grail of garage punk psyche, a band is only as good as its record collection…need I say more? Stiff Little Fingers: the reason I picked up a guitar as a kid and started writing songs, Jake Burns was my hero as a lad. ...
