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Post by !_MyChemical[·Mikey·] on Oct 25, 2006 14:36:28 GMT
Following the difficult second album, McFly are back with a vengeance. By this we mean returning to catchy sing-along pop and actually smiling in photos. Harry Judd, drummer and blatant fittest member (sorry Danny), talks to Rachel Read about what is right with the new album, what was wrong with the old one and any other random questions McFly fans could think of. And we really do mean random.
Hello can you hear me?
Yes I can hear you.
Who’s that speaking?
This is Harry.
Oh yay my favourite.
Oh great! Good answer Rachel! Don’t say it’s a lie.
So do you wanna tell me about the new album, what direction you’re taking with it, that kind of thing...
Yeah, the new album’s called Motion In The Ocean, it’s out 6th November and it’s a good pop album. Good fun songs and a real variety of stuff, loads of different style of songs you know...
(Makes encouraging noises)
It’s really really cool and I think it’s definitely our best stuff yet, a mixture of the first two albums.
These are some questions that have been emailed in… If you had to listen to songs only by one artist for the rest of your life, who would you choose?
Hard question hmmmmmmmm I reckon.... The Beatles.
Predictable choice…
Yeah but they’ve got loads of great albums and different styles of music. I mean Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are still around and since Paul McCartney’s still writing songs, I could listen to his stuff too.
Have you ever had an assassination attempted upon you?
Bemused laughter Errrrrrr... no I haven’t. I don’t think I’m that important to the world. I’m sure people like us a lot and people hate us a lot...
…But not enough to kill you?
Yeah I don’t think that much. No, I mean people probably hate us with a passion but...
Is it true that you all share the same bed?
Worryingly long pause No... but we have done before. We shared a bed for half a night when we fell asleep in Tom’s bed once.
Mmmmmmmmm k…
Yeah don’t worry, nothing sexual there… It was the night before we did our first TV programme and we were all sitting on Tom’s bed chatting about it, then we all just fell asleep. We lived together you see...
Yeah errmmm I’m sure it was all above board…
Yes exactly.
How do you feel about the fact that teenage girls love to write about you having sex with each other? (for those that don’t know, there’s lots of crazy “fan-fic” involving the boys on the web, not recommended for those with a weak stomach)
Yeah its quite weird really... ermmmm... Yeah it’s quite strange I mean ermmmm... I dunno really it’s a bit weird. I don’t really know why people would wanna do that. I suppose it can be quite amusing for them.
Yeah I don’t think that’s why they do it…
Do you know why they do? Do you have any idea? (Am quite worried he thinks I write this stuff)
I reckon some of them find it… sexual… I dunno…
Yeah I suppose guys are into lesbians so maybe some girls are into guys being together...
Maybe….
Yeah, maybe that’s it… It’s quite amusing for us anyway.
What have you read any?
Well I’ve seen pictures.
What?! There are pictures?!
Yeah they take our heads off pictures of us and put them on bodies of guys making out.
That is quite strange.
It is quite funny though.
Why have you all of a sudden had the urge to strip off at any chance given? [in the Please, Please video and a live appearance at G-A-Y]
I don’t know really. Laughs. To be honest, it’s not stripping in the kind of sexual ‘look at my sexy body’ sense cos we don’t really have that kind of boy-band ‘It’s raining, I’m going to rip my shirt off’ sexy look. It’s a bit of a laugh really… quite funny.
Am I allowed to ask you about Lindsay Lohan?
unimpressed If you want.
Do you not think she’s let herself go a bit since your movie?
I think she was quite a go-er before that! But I’m sure there are thousands of teenagers or people her age that are the same but she’s just in the public eye. I think it’s got to be hard for someone who’s constantly being watched and got people writing about her. It’s quite hard to deal with being that famous. (To be honest I meant don’t you think she’s got uglier but never mind…)
Didn’t you go to a private school?
I did yes
Did you go to Uppingham? No?
I did, yes!
What do you think the best thing about going to private school?
I think... hang on, Danny’s just done a really f**king smelly fart. I’m sorry I’m just going to get my scarf to wrap around my mouth, oh my god that stinks... and Danny’s cracking up and Dougie’s covering his face... I think the best thing was just the friends that you made, great friends that I’ve made for life. I loved boarding and the opportunities I got to play loads of sports and music and stuff.
What do you think you’d be doing if you weren’t in McFly?
I reckon I would probably have gone to uni or something… played cricket or something? Anyway what are you doing? Are you at uni?
Yeah I’m at uni in my second year now.
Whereabouts?
Nottingham.
Nottingham! I’ve got a mate there actually. I think he’s in second or third year... he’s called Nick G******.
Well what course is he doing?
(In the background: Mate, what course is G******* doing?). I think business.
Yeah I do English so…
Oh well, he’s quite Uppingham-looking with short dyed spiky hair.
Well if I ever see anyone of that description, I’ll accost them and say ‘Are you Harry from McFly’s friend… I’m sure that will go down well.
Laughing You should. So what, are you doing work experience?
Yeah sort of...
You wanna do journalism then?
*Long garbled answer you’re probably not very interested in*
Well you’ve had a little taster of it now.
Well, I’ve interviewed Lee Ryan before and that was interesting. He just sang at me… like harmonising down the phone at me…
You’re joking! He was just singing on the phone to you?! Crazy! Nice guy though Lee, I don’t know why I’m calling him Lee, we’re not actually mates or anything...
Yeah and I didn’t really have to ask him any questions he just talked away…
But that’s a good quality in an interviewee, better than someone just going ‘muh’.
Yeah, exactly. Anyway thank you for very much for talking to me: four years ago, you were my favourite member of McFly so…
What do you mean four yrs ago? What about now? You were into McFly and now you’re slightly cooler?
Yeah, I didn’t really like the second album Wonderland.
Not poppy enough for you?
Yeah…
Well it was quite poppy…
Hmmm yeah… and that video you did with the crazy masks The Ballad of Paul K really scared me.
Yeah yeah don’t worry nothing like that now, have you heard our new song? Do you like that?
Hmmm semi, I think the lyrics are a bit… silly.
Yeah but if you think about it right, I know what you mean, the lyrics can be described as a bit silly but you listen to our first album, you can describe the lyrics as silly on that.
Yes but you were like four years younger then…
Yeah, sixteen or seventeen but the thing is right, how many bands are there out there that just write about fun stuff? There’s too many people just being really down and depressive.
Well I’ll listen to the new album hoping it’s more like the first than the second…
Yes, it’s very good but to be honest with you, I think you’d find more satisfaction out of the second album than the first if you give it a chance...
I have given it a chance! Noooo stop being mean to me… I’ve seen the tours and everything!
I’m not being mean!
I just didn’t think it had the same instant appeal… I liked She Falls Asleep, OK?
What did you think of Too Close For Comfort?
Yeah it was ok.
That’s a tune. The thing is… trust me!
I thought the first two songs sounded really similar and I cant remember much of the last half of the album 'cos I never really like got that far…
Well, what can I say? I said you should give it a chance and you said you did but you’ve said you never got that far so...
Well it just made no impression on me so I cant remember any of it at all.
Right so you’re into instant catchy songs.
Yeah but that have longevity cos I mean, I still listen to your first album now.
I guarantee you, you should check out the second album again and then in two weeks time, get our third album, it’s gonna be f**king awesome. Like what you described, great instant pop songs but with longevity - that is what it is and I hope you agree!
Hope I do too. So I hope my McFly love is renewed…
I hope so too. That’s our plan 'cos you know what you were saying about that video and the masks - we made a mistake there. We were trying to be cool and it wasn’t.
And you stopped smiling! That was the worst thing! It upset me.
Yeah, well on the new photos we’re smiling again now being silly. Yes, we’re being McFly again.
Thank you so much for talking to me…
Yeah well… that last part of the interview that wasn’t actually an interview... that was the best part.
Thank you so much for talking to me and you were/are my favourite member so good luck and everything…
Well, I hope I renew being your favourite member!
Hello can you hear me?
Yes I can hear you.
Who’s that speaking?
This is Harry.
Oh yay my favourite.
Oh great! Good answer Rachel! Don’t say it’s a lie.
So do you wanna tell me about the new album, what direction you’re taking with it, that kind of thing...
Yeah, the new album’s called Motion In The Ocean, it’s out 6th November and it’s a good pop album. Good fun songs and a real variety of stuff, loads of different style of songs you know...
(Makes encouraging noises)
It’s really really cool and I think it’s definitely our best stuff yet, a mixture of the first two albums.
These are some questions that have been emailed in… If you had to listen to songs only by one artist for the rest of your life, who would you choose?
Hard question hmmmmmmmm I reckon.... The Beatles.
Predictable choice…
Yeah but they’ve got loads of great albums and different styles of music. I mean Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are still around and since Paul McCartney’s still writing songs, I could listen to his stuff too.
Have you ever had an assassination attempted upon you?
Bemused laughter Errrrrrr... no I haven’t. I don’t think I’m that important to the world. I’m sure people like us a lot and people hate us a lot...
…But not enough to kill you?
Yeah I don’t think that much. No, I mean people probably hate us with a passion but...
Is it true that you all share the same bed?
Worryingly long pause No... but we have done before. We shared a bed for half a night when we fell asleep in Tom’s bed once.
Mmmmmmmmm k…
Yeah don’t worry, nothing sexual there… It was the night before we did our first TV programme and we were all sitting on Tom’s bed chatting about it, then we all just fell asleep. We lived together you see...
Yeah errmmm I’m sure it was all above board…
Yes exactly.
How do you feel about the fact that teenage girls love to write about you having sex with each other? (for those that don’t know, there’s lots of crazy “fan-fic” involving the boys on the web, not recommended for those with a weak stomach)
Yeah its quite weird really... ermmmm... Yeah it’s quite strange I mean ermmmm... I dunno really it’s a bit weird. I don’t really know why people would wanna do that. I suppose it can be quite amusing for them.
Yeah I don’t think that’s why they do it…
Do you know why they do? Do you have any idea? (Am quite worried he thinks I write this stuff)
I reckon some of them find it… sexual… I dunno…
Yeah I suppose guys are into lesbians so maybe some girls are into guys being together...
Maybe….
Yeah, maybe that’s it… It’s quite amusing for us anyway.
What have you read any?
Well I’ve seen pictures.
What?! There are pictures?!
Yeah they take our heads off pictures of us and put them on bodies of guys making out.
That is quite strange.
It is quite funny though.
Why have you all of a sudden had the urge to strip off at any chance given? [in the Please, Please video and a live appearance at G-A-Y]
I don’t know really. Laughs. To be honest, it’s not stripping in the kind of sexual ‘look at my sexy body’ sense cos we don’t really have that kind of boy-band ‘It’s raining, I’m going to rip my shirt off’ sexy look. It’s a bit of a laugh really… quite funny.
Am I allowed to ask you about Lindsay Lohan?
unimpressed If you want.
Do you not think she’s let herself go a bit since your movie?
I think she was quite a go-er before that! But I’m sure there are thousands of teenagers or people her age that are the same but she’s just in the public eye. I think it’s got to be hard for someone who’s constantly being watched and got people writing about her. It’s quite hard to deal with being that famous. (To be honest I meant don’t you think she’s got uglier but never mind…)
Didn’t you go to a private school?
I did yes
Did you go to Uppingham? No?
I did, yes!
What do you think the best thing about going to private school?
I think... hang on, Danny’s just done a really f**king smelly fart. I’m sorry I’m just going to get my scarf to wrap around my mouth, oh my god that stinks... and Danny’s cracking up and Dougie’s covering his face... I think the best thing was just the friends that you made, great friends that I’ve made for life. I loved boarding and the opportunities I got to play loads of sports and music and stuff.
What do you think you’d be doing if you weren’t in McFly?
I reckon I would probably have gone to uni or something… played cricket or something? Anyway what are you doing? Are you at uni?
Yeah I’m at uni in my second year now.
Whereabouts?
Nottingham.
Nottingham! I’ve got a mate there actually. I think he’s in second or third year... he’s called Nick G******.
Well what course is he doing?
(In the background: Mate, what course is G******* doing?). I think business.
Yeah I do English so…
Oh well, he’s quite Uppingham-looking with short dyed spiky hair.
Well if I ever see anyone of that description, I’ll accost them and say ‘Are you Harry from McFly’s friend… I’m sure that will go down well.
Laughing You should. So what, are you doing work experience?
Yeah sort of...
You wanna do journalism then?
*Long garbled answer you’re probably not very interested in*
Well you’ve had a little taster of it now.
Well, I’ve interviewed Lee Ryan before and that was interesting. He just sang at me… like harmonising down the phone at me…
You’re joking! He was just singing on the phone to you?! Crazy! Nice guy though Lee, I don’t know why I’m calling him Lee, we’re not actually mates or anything...
Yeah and I didn’t really have to ask him any questions he just talked away…
But that’s a good quality in an interviewee, better than someone just going ‘muh’.
Yeah, exactly. Anyway thank you for very much for talking to me: four years ago, you were my favourite member of McFly so…
What do you mean four yrs ago? What about now? You were into McFly and now you’re slightly cooler?
Yeah, I didn’t really like the second album Wonderland.
Not poppy enough for you?
Yeah…
Well it was quite poppy…
Hmmm yeah… and that video you did with the crazy masks The Ballad of Paul K really scared me.
Yeah yeah don’t worry nothing like that now, have you heard our new song? Do you like that?
Hmmm semi, I think the lyrics are a bit… silly.
Yeah but if you think about it right, I know what you mean, the lyrics can be described as a bit silly but you listen to our first album, you can describe the lyrics as silly on that.
Yes but you were like four years younger then…
Yeah, sixteen or seventeen but the thing is right, how many bands are there out there that just write about fun stuff? There’s too many people just being really down and depressive.
Well I’ll listen to the new album hoping it’s more like the first than the second…
Yes, it’s very good but to be honest with you, I think you’d find more satisfaction out of the second album than the first if you give it a chance...
I have given it a chance! Noooo stop being mean to me… I’ve seen the tours and everything!
I’m not being mean!
I just didn’t think it had the same instant appeal… I liked She Falls Asleep, OK?
What did you think of Too Close For Comfort?
Yeah it was ok.
That’s a tune. The thing is… trust me!
I thought the first two songs sounded really similar and I cant remember much of the last half of the album 'cos I never really like got that far…
Well, what can I say? I said you should give it a chance and you said you did but you’ve said you never got that far so...
Well it just made no impression on me so I cant remember any of it at all.
Right so you’re into instant catchy songs.
Yeah but that have longevity cos I mean, I still listen to your first album now.
I guarantee you, you should check out the second album again and then in two weeks time, get our third album, it’s gonna be f**king awesome. Like what you described, great instant pop songs but with longevity - that is what it is and I hope you agree!
Hope I do too. So I hope my McFly love is renewed…
I hope so too. That’s our plan 'cos you know what you were saying about that video and the masks - we made a mistake there. We were trying to be cool and it wasn’t.
And you stopped smiling! That was the worst thing! It upset me.
Yeah, well on the new photos we’re smiling again now being silly. Yes, we’re being McFly again.
Thank you so much for talking to me…
Yeah well… that last part of the interview that wasn’t actually an interview... that was the best part.
Thank you so much for talking to me and you were/are my favourite member so good luck and everything…
Well, I hope I renew being your favourite member!
