That was a really fun single to release
because we knew what was going to
happen. We knew we would get this
really polarised response. We knew there
was gonna be a bunch of old school
Sticky fans who would go ‘What the fuck
is this shit?’ but then it also drew in lots of
new fans who didn’t like the old stuff so
basically we’d just been around Europe
and the UK twice and just played with a
lot of other bands and a lot of other music
was happening and we thought fuck let’s play a song big and loud and when
we played it at Splendour it went off,
it was really fun.
How was Splendour
this year for you … well
worth it?
Yeah it was a milestone
gig for us, hey. We feel
like Sticky Fingers in
Australia is still a very
much
underrated
band because of the
way that we operate.
Like, we are pretty much
a 100% independent band
that, you know, in Australia,
everyone is kinda in cahoots
with each other, like booking
agents and record labels
and A & R reps, etcetera,
and we kinda don’t play that game with
any of them and they hate us for it. They
hate that we’re getting away with not
having to play at their shitty game. So we
played at Splendour at like 2pm and we
got 20,000 people down at 2pm which is
a record for where we played for an early
attendance, so it was great.
So what do you think of the Gold CoastByron area now you’ve spent some time
up here?
Yeah it’s one of the loveliest places in the
world – there’s something about when
you’re in that area. You always leave
rejuvenated and floating in the clouds.
We also spent three years playing at
Woodford as well which was a beautiful
spot, we always have a fucking great
time up there.
And have to throw it out there – is your
hair cut anything to do with Nigel Tufnel
from Spinal Tap?
No I get all sorts of compliments–slash–
pisstakes ... whether it’s Spinal Tap or Liam
Gallagher or Noel Fielding. But basically
I went to a Catholic school but I always
liked having long hair but you weren’t
allowed to have hair past your collar and
I had a fringe - when I finished school I just
grew the back out and it started working
for me.
Land Of Pleasure album is out now
, check it
out, it’s pretty damn good!
Missed the Cooly show? Check the
m out at the
Great Northern Byron on Saturday
18th Oct - it’s
sold out, see how you go sneakin
g in the back
Otherwise, they are playing again
at Falls
Festival at New Years in Byron
www.fallsfestival.com.au
Get the latest from the Sticky Fin
gers camp by
visiting www.stickyfingerstheba
nd.com