THE CATFLAP CHINWAG WITH...

Hard-Fi

 

Is being the drummer like being a goalkeeper in the team?

You'd like to think so wouldn't you? It's kind of like the man you've got to count on at the back, the very last line of defence. So yeah I suppose so. But I tell you what, I'd be a rubbish goalie I'm not tall enough! I'm quite catlike in the goal I have to say, but I don't have the build or the height for it, I'd be the smallest and thinnest goalkeeper you've ever seen.

 

Have you got a band football team?

We all have a bit of a kick around but we're not the best footballers in the world.

 

So you've not done the celebrity 5 a side tournaments?

We've been asked but we've been busy. Kai is the only one who's fairly handy; he's the only one with any moves really.

 

We've heard Kasabian are handy

Well you say that but obviously because of Soccer AM and that goal but I've never seen any of the rest of them produce anything.

 

So who do you fancy taking on?

We'll take anyone on, our football skills might be lacking but the brute force and sheer fitness would win the day definitely!

 

Who does everyone support in the band?

It's a mix. I'm a Liverpool fan and sort of the Northerner in the band, but I'm the only one who's not from Staines. I sort of ended up here on strange travels from the age of about 18. It's all West London teams really. Kai is a Chelsea supporter, Ross is a Fulham supporter and Rich keeps it real, he's a Brentford supporter.

 

So do you wind Rich up for being a Brentford fan?

No we don't take the piss because I'm into grassroots football, I'll go down to matches with him and I'll always have an eye on what they're doing but at the minute it's quite depressing. I'm from Morecambe way and I do believe at the minute that they are ahead of them in the league as well. That one will rub salt into the wounds!