The Immaculate Crows - My Sister and Me
Cru cru, what first got you into music?
Probably the Beatles. They were talented musicians and very popular. They also had a great sense of humour.
2. What or who is your inspiration to create music?
I respect and love many artists and many genres of music. Some of the first artists that inspired me were The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Their second album 'East West' had two incredible instrumentals. The Blues Project was another(their Live at the Cafe Au Go Go)was pretty exciting. The Yardbirds were a huge influence as they had Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page playing guitar for them at different times. The Jefferson Airplane and Bob Dylan were also very inspiring and locally there was a Brisbane band called The Purple Hearts that had a guitarist called Lobby Lyde who was regarded as Australia's first guitar hero. Both my father and older brother helped also. Dad loved Jazz and my brother was always turning me onto new Rock artists.
3. What's your most controverisal music opinion?
I don't think I have any but I write controversial songs occasionally such as Dingo which I wrote, performed and recorded in 1982 which was inspired by a baby that was killed by a Dingo. I also wrote Dolly which was inspired by a youth suicide and For Hannah which was about a particularly brutal domestic violence incident where the mother and children were locked in their car and set alight. Finally, I wrote a song called Anti-Vaxxer about conspiracy theorists which has offended a few Anti-Vaxxers.
4. Will you tell us something embarassing about you?
I am probably one of the few people left in the world that gets breakfast in bed from my lovely wife Carolyn who is also our producer.
5. How is your perfect day?
I don't know if I have ever had a perfect day but there have been a lot of nice ones and others I would rather forget.
6. What memorable responses have you had to your work so far?
I have had some good reviews and I have had some good feedback from some radio presenters as well.
7. Do you see yourself as a music nerd?
I guess so. I have an enormous amount of Spotify playlists and spend a lot of time working on them.
8. What album do you replay the most?
I listen to so much different music that I don't fixate on any one artist or album. There is so much good music out there.
9. What's your favorite movie?
Babes in Toyland starring Laurel and Hardy. This is pretty old and I don't know if it still exists but it was very absurd and funny.
10. Can you remember any jazz records in your dad's collection? If yes, what were your favorites?
Memphis Underground by Herbie Mann. This featured some amazing guitar from Sonny Sharrock and Larry Coryell. Jimmy and Wes: The Dynamic Duo (which featured Wes Montgomery on guitar and Jimmy Smith on organ. Put On A Happy Face by the Oscar Peterson trio. He also had an amazing album by a Surf Rock band called The Crossfires that had some great solos and plenty of Fuzz guitar. I cannot remember what it was called now(possibly Guitars In Motion?).
11. What release would you recommend me from the Yardbirds?
The album that is just called The Yardbirds although some people refer to it as Roger The Engineer. It featured some great guitar from Jeff Beck
12. Do you agree with the Pigeon?
I am not sure what you mean exactly but I am sure I would agree with you about some things and maybe not others. Lol
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