“Er, actually I would never listen to anything while I was queuing for a club.”
Stuck in traffic – Leonard Cohen ‘Sisters Of Mercy’
“You can turn it up really loud and you get scenery while you’re listening”
On the beach – Prince ‘Batdance’
“It’s stunning. Imagine a little ghetto blaster, red wine, just perfect.”
In the supermarket – The Monkees ‘Randy Scouse Git’
“But I always think of Phil Collins in supermarkets. I’ve heard that’s where he writes his songs.”
Before a show – Gaz ‘Everybody Needs A Good Friend’
“It’s Gaz who runs Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues Club at the St.Moritz Club. It was on a compilation my girlfriend made me when I went on tour. I wasn’t talking to anyone and I just listened to it over and over again.”
In the doctor’s waiting room – Tindersticks ‘Ballad Of Tindersticks’
“Cos it’s really long and it keeps you engrossed. I’m writing a duet with Stuart Staples actually, it’s going to be a Christmas single!”
At 3am – The Kinks ‘Wait Till The Summer Comes Along’
“It’s a beautiful song – apart from the chorus which is awful. I’m sure I put it on at 3am the other night – I was having a bit of a funny night.”
On a plane – The Velvet Underground ‘Oh! Sweet Nuthin”
“When I was about 15 I had this on-off thing with this girl who used to fly to New York all the time. She used to say that she listened to this whenever she was coming into New York.”
In the bedroom –‘Led Zeppelin ‘When The Levee Breaks’
“I don’t think I wanna explain but it goes ‘duh-duh-duh-da-duh-bang!’…slightly slower actually.”
Hangover tune – Angels Fight The City ‘If You Can’t Take A Joke You Can Get The Fuck Out Of My House’
“They need to rehearse but they’ll be the next Pixies. Why’s it good for a hangover? It starts really slowly.”