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Q&A - Lost Tapes

Q. How did you start off?
A. Well basically we met when we was all at university, that did the same courses at uni. We all enjoyed rock music and all played and instrument. One day John (Guitarist) said "want to try play a song together?". We played that song and it went really well an we formed from that one song. So basically started as being friends at University.

Q. How did your first world tour go?
A. Well in all honestly we all thought it went really well, had loads of laughs and was really good. But the press spotted us taking drugs; but I don't know why they care so much most people do it nowadays.

Q. Why did you lot take drugs?
A. We did it for a bit of fun, none of us has tried it so we thought we would with other people on the tour, it made a better atmosphere so it was good. However the press are making  it sound bad when it wasn't bad.

Q. Was it just the once?
A. Actually no; we did it twice, one at the start and one when the tour was about to close, it was after the last performance. We had an amazing time so we done it again for memories. We all said we have no regrets on doing it twice so yeah.

Q. Do you think it will be the last time of taking drugs for you three?
A. Who knows? We don't think it will happen again but to be honest we probably will on other tours. We don't give a **** what the press think! Its our life and we enjoy it.

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Lost Tapes are the next big thing in the rock world, even the Rolling Stones went to one of their gigs. We are truly honoured they have found the time to talk exclusively to Death Hammer about their last tour…

DH: How did you start off?

LT: Well basically we met when we were all at university, we were all studying on the same campus and we kept bumping into each other in the music department, at gigs and at parties. We started jamming together coz we all enjoyed rock music and all played an instrument. One day John (Guitarist) said; "Want to try and write a proper song together?" So we got drunk tried to write something and a few weeks later we had a song. It all formed from that one song, after we had written it we knew we were onto something great.

DH: What happened next?

LT: We worked hard to get gigs at pubs and at student parties. But it didn’t really kick off until we won Battle of the Bands. That is when we got properly noticed and got signed.

DH: How did your first world tour go?

LT: Well in all honestly we all thought it went really well, had loads of laughs and played some f*@king sh*t hot sounds but it all got overshadowing by the ba*st@rd hacks.

The press spotted us taking drugs and it made all the front pages of the tabloids. I don’t know why they care so much a rock band doing drugs is hardly news.

DH. Do you think it harmed your career?

LT: No. If anything it was good publicity because so many other people got to hear about us. And no one got busted, no one got arrested so no real harm done.

 We did it for a bit of fun, none of us has tried it so we thought we would with other people on the tour, it made a better atmosphere so it was good. However the press are making it sound bad when it wasn't bad.

DH: A lot of rock stars have ruined their careers through drugs or even ended up dead, do you think you have it under control?

LT: Rock culture, bike culture, youth culture and music culture it all involves partying. If we weren’t famous we would still be going to gigs taking drugs and whatever, the only difference is if you are famous you have more money and more time to get wasted. That is the danger. We don’t get high before a gig, we take out music seriously and anyway we are not lightweights that can’t handle it the music comes first.

DH: So you don’t think any of you will be joining the 27 Club?

LT: Who knows? Everyone thinks they are invisible and we don’t think it will happen. We don't give a F**K! It’s our life and we enjoy it. If it is illegal to rock & roll kick my ass in jail. I haven’t made a pack with the devil so I don’t think I will be joining the 27 Club.