THE BURNING QUESTIONS - THE NOEL PRIOR BAND

Name of Band - THE NOEL PRIOR BAND

Booking/contact details - myspace.com/noelprior, thenoelpriorband.com, 07968482114

Names of members of the band and instruments played -

NOEL PRIOR - Vox & Guitar

LIAM JOLLY - Drums/Percussion

TOBY SETH - Piano, backing vox

HARRY MACKAILLE - Bass

What has been the highlight of the 2006 for you?

Liam (L) THE EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL, NOT THE GIG BIT BUT THE RIDICULOUS 15 HOUR JOURNEY TO GET THERE IN THE BACK OF A TRANSIT WILL STAY WITH ME FOREVER! RADIO 2 WAS ALSO INSANE, STILL DONT THINK IT WAS REAL!

Noel (N) Two things: Playing BBC Radio 2 and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Oh yeah and getting a publishing deal

What does xmas mean to you?

(L) GETTING PISSED ON CHAMPAGNE INSTEAD OF BEER AS ITS A 'SPECIAL' TIME OF YEAR! NAH A GOOD SOCIAL TIME I SEE ALL OF MY FRIENS AT XMAS SOME THAT I DONT SEE ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR.

(N) A time to sit and reflect on the birth of Jesus Christ

What was you best ever xmas present/memory?

(L) MY STAR WARS 'AT.AT' (I think that was what it was called?? you know those big walking things from The Empire Strikes Back!!!???) AT ABOUT AGE 6(ish.........)

(N) Celery sticks with cheese and chive dip

Who is your musical inspiration?

(L) BILLY CHILDISH

(N) Johnny Cash, Jim Morrison, Lonnie Donigan, Leadbelly, Howlin` Wolf, Robert Johnson, Jim Noir and others

Where do you see yourself in ten years?

(L) HOPEFULLY LIVING A CONTENTED LIFE SOMEWHERE MAKING ART AND MUSIC ON A DAILY BASIS AND STILL AVOIDING HAVING A 'REAL' JOB!

(N) The Moon

What are your plans for 2007?

(L) BUY THAT VAN THAT I KEEP TRYING TO SAVE FOR SO THAT I CAN GO PLACES AND DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RUSHING HOME - I CAN SLEEP IN IT! GENIUS! RELEASE OUR SECOND ALBUM, FULFILL TWO PLANNED EXHIBITIONS, MOVE IN WITH MY GIRLFRIEND, PLAY SOME BIGGER GIGS??.......

(N) Release new album, play more gigs and have fun and adventures along the way

Best venue in Cornwall?

(L) TOUGH ONE.......PROBABLY THE MOST SUPPORTIVE OF LOCAL BANDS IS BUNTERS. THE SWAN ALSO DO A GOOD JOB ON SUPPORTING BANDS IN THE EARLY STAGES (HAVE SEEN SOME WILD GIGS THERE THIS YEAR!) BUT THE GIG THAT HAS BEEN KINDEST TO US IS THE KAZBAH. WE DID OUR FIRST 'PROPER' GIG THERE AND EVERYTIME WE RETURN IT IS AMAZING. IT IS SO SMALL IT IS JUST ELECTRIC WHEN IT'S RAMMED WITH A CRAZY AUDIENCE.

(N) The HFC or The Falmouth Pavilions

Recommend a book to the world -

(L) ART IN THEORY 1900 -2000. IT MAKES MORE SENSE THAN THE BIBLE.

(N) The business of music - Donald S Passmann

Recommend an album -

(L) JUST GOT A COPY OF THE NEW BRAKES ALBUM AND IT'S AMAZING, DUNNO WHAT IT'S CALLED THOUGH. ALSO EVERYONE MUST CHECK OUT LARRIKIN LOVE.

(N) Pet Sounds (Beach Boys)

Half full or half empty?

(L) OVERFLOWING. (YES I AM QUOTING PETE TOWNSHEND, BUT OVERFLOWING IS VERY PRECISE RIGHT NOW!)

(N) Half empty

A message to your fans -

(L) YOU SHOULD ALL COME ON ONE OF OUR BUS TRIPS NEXT TIME. HONEST!

(N) If you have ever thought, or even condoned the thought of eating raw eggs, then don`t. It is disgusting and you will regret it.

If you were a biscuit, what type would you be and why?

(L) HOB NOB !!!!!

(N) What a silly question, I`m not answering that