Interview with a star, man!
Today I had the utmost privilege of interviewing the lovely (but almost elusive) Andrew Stone. The interview was originally booked for yesterday but thanks to a collapse in modern technology, we had to reschedule for today. Andrew is calling from a pay phone somewhere in London so I call him straight back.
Ring ring…. “Hello, it’s Andrew Stone”
*silent scream*
We get the niceties out of the way, Andrew tells me what a busy day he has had so far – ITV2 show, dance classes, etc, and then I ask him some questions:
SFC: Who would you like to dance with?
AS: There’s two actually. I’d love to dance Justin Timberlake, next to each other, doing the same routine and with Shakira, who is a great dancer and has a very unique voice and she’s tiny.
SFC: Away from the band, what music do you listen to? What are your influences?
AS: I don’t really listen to music to relax but I like to listen to music and take from all different elements for my song writing. I like Jamiroquai’s Seven Days in Sunny June, David Guetta, the Saturdays, Sam Sparrow’s Black and Gold (SFC: I was listening to that on the radio earlier), a bit of Stevie Wonder and Barry Manilow (at this point Andrew sings a snippet of a Barry Manilow song to me down the phone). I also love Elton John (SFC: who doesn’t?) and when I’m at the karaoke, a few beers and I’ll sing Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi or Careless Whisper by George Michael although I like the more modern stuff like Jesus To A Child.
SFC: When was the last time you were angry and what caused it?
AS: I wasn’t so much angry as frustrated today. I’d been filming for a new ITV2 show with Sally Morgan (the psychic) and was in a taxi trying to get back to Pineapple for classes. We got stuck in traffic and the driver was swearing, blaming Boris Johnson.
SFC: What to people most often criticize about you?
AS: I don’t listen to criticism so much as it evokes insecurity and paranoia. Even with positive criticism I take the bits I like and work with those.
SFC: What is your greatest weakness?
AS: Caring too much or being too sensitive. I know it’s not a weakness as such but I have a strong belief that I’m sensitive because I give a shit and I care what people think.
*In the backgound a load of Hare Krishna’s wander past the phone box, chanting loudly…*
SFC: What would be your chosen superpower?
AS: Can I be a superhero because I’ve really thought about this?
SFC: Of course, go for it!
AS: The new superhero wouldn’t be Superman, which is the obvious choice, but it would be STARMAN and STARMAN would have a Mask of power, like Jim Carrey in the film (The Mask). STARMAN would be invincible whilst wearing the mask, dodging bullets, bending round things, never dying, yet when he takes off the mask he can be normal again and be anonymous. I’d never lose the power unless I lost the mask. And if I couldn’t have be that superhero then I’d just have to be Andrew Stone.
SCF: What colour is your nail varnish today and what state is it in? AS: It’s not as bad as usual as I did it last night. It’s black (natch) and not quite as chipped as it has been. I sometimes wear purple (SFC: I’ve got purple on. I did mine last night too). It has to be dark purple (SFC: Oh yes, no other colour!!).
SFC: What is your current ringtone?
AS: I got a new phone yesterday and haven’t set it up yet so it’s just the basic ringtone that it came with.
SFC: Right, I’m going to ask you some quickfire questions now and you have to answer the first thing that comes into your head.
AS: (a very nervous) OK…
EASTENDERS OR CORONATION STREET?
AS: You’re going to hate me if I say Eastenders, aren’t you?
SFC: Not really… just because I’m a Northern lass, eh?
AS: Ok then, Eastenders.
SFC: I don’t watch either, to be honest
AS: Oh well neither do really
(*so much for quickfire*)
ROLLER DISCO OR ICE SKATING
AS: I can’t do either… erm… Roller Disco but only with four wheels. Not roller blades
POTATO CHIPS OR POTATO SKINS
AS: Potato Chips
WITH MAYO OR KETCHUP
AS: Mayo
TWITTER OR FACEBOOK
AS: Twitter
DAVID BOWIE OR SCISSOR SISTERS
AS: Fucking brilliant question…. erm… gotta go with Bowie, yeah, Bowie.
GOING OUT OR STAYING IN
AS: Going out
DANCING OR SINGING
AS: Argh… erm
SFC: You don’t have to choose if you want both
AS: OK, I’ll have both… no, singing… this answer is officially going to put me in The Priory. It’s a very close call but I’ll have to go with singing.
So that was that. I wound up the conversation with some more nice chit-chat and have promised to send Andrew the link to this interview. I hope he likes it (come on over and leave us a comment, Andrew). We have agreed to keep in touch and there is apparently some very exciting stuff coming up for Starman so we will hopefully have a few exclusives for you. Stay Tuned!!
Massive thanks to Andrew for the chat and to Laura Graham (Vital PR) for setting this up for us.
May 13, 2010 at 5:26 pm
could have thought of better questions to ask really, do you go to any of his gigs?
May 13, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Hi Zeena,
This was a phone interview that last 15 minutes. A face-to-face interview would have been totally different. This is not a professional set-up and we did invite questions from the fans but got very few responses.
If you’d like to write up a review of one of the gigs, we’d be happy to post it up here. Get in touch with me 🙂
May 13, 2010 at 5:49 pm
excellent!.
May 13, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Thank you, Mike. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂
May 13, 2010 at 6:27 pm
i dident see the request for questions to be asked for andrew anywhere? but i do a seperate blog of my own, can i just ask ….why was it set up in a phone box in london?
May 13, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Problems with his phone… long story – his PR person phoned me last night as we were supposed to have a chat yesterday – managed to rearrange it for today 🙂
What is your blog address? Maybe we can add you to the blog roll on the sidebar 😀
May 13, 2010 at 8:51 pm
http://zeena-meandthee.blogspot.com/2010/05/me-and-very-long-journey-to-southampton.html
this is what im all about writting about anything and everything.
May 13, 2010 at 8:52 pm
http://zeena-meandthee.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-evening-with-stars.html
May 13, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Good blog posts Zeena. I bet it was great to meet the band.
So what questions would you have asked if you’d have had the opportunity today – bearing in mind it was for the website and not on a personal level?
May 13, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Does Zeena work for the band cos she seems really close to them and she has a BMW? 🙂
May 15, 2010 at 1:09 am
Starman are totally rubbish. Get over it. Zeena, you suck also 😀
May 15, 2010 at 9:25 am
This has confirmed it even more: andrew stone is a Talentless, deluded, arrogant little worm! He was in a pay phone because he cant before a mobile because he spend all his money paying for a bodyguard for when he did a gig at an old peoples home. Idiot! But remember, what Starman lack in gigs and record deals, they make up for in availability! Quote from pineapple studios!
May 15, 2010 at 10:14 am
That is your opinion. It always amazes me that people go to such effort to search out a forum of perfectly happy people going about their business quietly, just to be rude. Don’t you have anything better to do?
May 18, 2010 at 9:53 am
Which is why the Pineapple programme was such a work of genius. It didn’t take itself too seriously. Unlike you lot.
May 15, 2010 at 6:57 pm
I’d rather die than work with this crackpot.
May 18, 2010 at 9:52 am
No one asked you to.
May 18, 2010 at 9:54 am
aaww Gary – Robbie said the same about you, y’know…
May 16, 2010 at 9:03 am
Zeena,
Get a grip.Cheers
May 16, 2010 at 11:33 am
Good job on the interview Nickie! I wish I could have sent in a question for you. Next time!
May 16, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Thank you Kat.
Out of interest, what would your question have been?
May 22, 2010 at 9:25 pm
i have one is he gay
May 23, 2010 at 10:21 am
Why are you so interested in his sexuality, Stu?
May 24, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Well done Nickie! Andrew clearly divides opinion but so what? I’m a fan and I’m missing watching PDS. Might have to rewatch the episodes to get my fix. I do have other things to do as well, honest.
October 15, 2010 at 5:32 pm
He is still NOT SIGNED… what a fucking joker – biggest loser in the Industry.
November 3, 2011 at 11:23 pm
HE’S STILL NOT SIGNED A YEAR + LATER – STONE YOU FUCKIN FAIL
January 5, 2012 at 9:39 pm
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