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Biggest musical influence?: Human League and New Order.
Best moment on the live music scene?: Buffalo Club gig with Real Life and Pseudo Echo.
Worst moment on the live music scene?: Having to cancel a gig because the audio engineer was off his head and couldn’t operate the equipment.
Funniest moment on the live music scene?: The time Alison had her dress on backwards for a gig... and didn’t realise until the band was in the car on the way home!
Personal favourite recorded Tycho Brahe song?: It's Not Enough, also Dislocation 12" mix, "...because it's a triumph of editing over primitive technology".
Personal favourite Tycho Brahe song to play live?: Dreams of Dying
Favourite international band(s)?: Human League
Favourite local band(s)?: Real Life
What was the last CD you added to your collection?: "I bought three in one hit... Prince – Hits and B Sides, Sisters of Mercy – A Slight Case of Overbombing and The The – Soul Mining. The most recent new release I got was Hot Fuss by The Killers."
How did you get started in music?: "I was asked to sing in a synth band because the other two guys couldn’t sing. I’d never sung before. That or playing the triangle in Grade Three."
What item would you most like a fan to throw on stage?: Bras and wallets.
Favourite quote from Spinal Tap?: "These go to eleven."

Biggest musical influence?: Depeche Mode
Best moment on the live music scene?: Buffalo Club gig with Real Life and Pseudo Echo.
Worst moment on the live music scene?: "It'd have to be the Pacific Circle Music Convention in Sydney, where I had to stand on top of a trapdoor to the cellar of a pub during the gig... and the sound guy mixed on the bar, facing away from the band."
Funniest moment on the live music scene?: Crazed fans (including one girl just wearing a bra) writing T-Y-C-H-O on their bellies during the Buffalo Club gig.
Personal favourite recorded Tycho Brahe song?: It’s Not Enough
Personal favourite Tycho Brahe song to play live?: "What's the one where I do my dance moves? Oh yeah, Avarice."
Favourite international band(s)?: Depeche Mode
Favourite local band(s)?: Mondo Rock, Real Life
What was the last CD you added to your collection?: "Actually it was a DVD... Blondie – Live By Request."
How did you get started in music?: "School choir."
What item would you most like a fan to throw on stage?: Money.
Favourite quote from Spinal Tap?: "You don't do heavy metal in Dubly, you know."

Biggest musical influence?: Boxcar
Best moment on the live music scene?: The 2004 Crackler Tour.
Worst moment on the live music scene?: "The Souvlaki bar experience after the Real Life gig…"
Funniest moment on the live music scene?: The 2004 Crackler Tour.
Personal favourite recorded Tycho Brahe song?: Dreams of Dying [Editor's note: this is bullshit, he likes every single one of them but we forced him to pick one!]
Personal favourite Tycho Brahe song to play live?: Sanctify, Armistice or Free
Favourite international band(s)?: Berlin
Favourite local band(s)?: Boxcar, Real Life, Ikon
What was the last CD you added to your collection?: Ikon - Psychic Vampire, Ikon - Angels to Ashes and Angelspit - Nurse Grenade.
How did you get started in music?: "Grade Two. Organ. Direct quote from my Grade Eleven organ teacher: ‘You’re wasting my time and your mother’s money’."
What item would you most like a fan to throw on stage?: Cash.
Favourite quote from Spinal Tap?: "If I told him once, I told him 100 times to put 'Spinal Tap' first and 'Puppet Show' last."

Biggest musical influence?: Toto, Chik Corea
Best moment on the live music scene?: The 2004 Crackler Tour.
Worst moment on the live music scene?: "Trying to have lunch with Real Life while I was turning three shades of green from illness..."
Funniest moment on the live music scene?: Telling the rest of the band the definition of “crackler” and accidentally naming the tour.
Personal favourite recorded Tycho Brahe song?: Free
Personal favourite Tycho Brahe song to play live?: Enemy
Favourite international band(s)?: "Ummmmmm....."
Favourite local band(s)?: The Campsie Clash (Clash tribute band from his home town Campsie)
What was the last CD you added to your collection?: Best of Todd Rundgren
How did you get started in music?: "I think I tried to actually build an electric guitar… as in, make one from scratch..."
What item would you most like a fan to throw on stage?: "I might need to get back to you on that one. May as well put money down for me too!"
Favourite quote from Spinal Tap?: "Well, this piece is called "Lick My Love Pump"."