MEET THE BAND

Joe Murphy


Birthplace? Sheffield
Star sign? Gemini
Does this mean anything to you? I’m two-faced.
Favourite biscuit? Mint bonzo
Favourite Buzfuz gig to date? Aberdeen Tunnels June ’05.
Leisure pursuits? Mending umbrellas, cheesemaking, reading (Mills and Boon)
Pet hate? People who talk loudly on their mobiles on buses. Always
self-consciously and in a poncey voice, while the rest of us are trying to read.
What would your all-time top 5 playlist be? God, this is difficult:
Marieke - Elly Stone
Take This Longing – Leonard Cohen
Archangels Thunderbird – Amon Duul 2
Dark Globe – Syd Barrett
Nag Nag Nag – Cabaret Voltaire
What is your favourite Buzfuz song? The new one I’ve half written.
Disorders? Obsessive compulsion
If you were an animal, which would you be and why? Any kind of bird. Wouldn’ t it be great to just fly away anytime things/people/other birds are getting too much? And I’d fly to exotic climes for winter. So a migrating type.
Favourite piece of technology? Dodgem car
How (on Earth!) did you become involved with Sergeant Buzfuz? They tricked me, I thought it was a darts team.
Favourite Buzfuz lyric? Any I can remember from start to end.
What other bands are you in? Sheffield United Male And Female Voice Choir.
Which shampoo do you use? Furniture polish
Best Dr. Who? Patrick Troughton
Favourite Brian? Clough
If you could be in ANY other band in the world, which one would you choose? Misty's Big Adventure
Favourite films? The Lady Vanishes, Sunset Boulevard, Viridiana, The Saragossa Manuscript (my favourite), Vertigo, Psychomania (funniest), Withnail And I, Bad Boy Bubby, Secrets And Lies, Bombon El Perro

Kate Arnold


Birthplace? Birmingham
Starsign? Aries.
Does this mean anything to you? Is this an existential question?
Favourite biscuit? Ginger.
Favourite Buzfuz gig to date? Aberdeen Tunnels - 'cos they gave us soup.
Leisure pursuits? Bumble bee hunting, medieval battle re-enactment.
Roadies: help or hindrance? I prefer a 'chauffeur'.
Pet hates? Extended guitar hero solos.
What would your all-time top 5 playlist be? Cannot answer this definitively. Off the top of my head:
Mozart's Marriage of Figaro in its entirety
Enta Omri - Om Kalthoum
The Summoning of the Muse - Dead Can Dance
Willie O'Winsbury - as sung by Anne Briggs
Corpse Shagger - The Velvet Underpants
Favourite Buzfuz song? Again, difficult to answer. Today it's Grand Scheme Of Things.
Disorders? Obsessive Compulsive Environmental Grammar Correction Disorder, Perpetual Pre-prandial Rapacity Syndrome.
If you were an animal, what would you be and why? A dormouse; then I could catch up on my sleep.
Favourite piece of technology? The kettle.
How (on Earth!) did you become involved with Sergeant Buzfuz? It seems so long ago I can hardly remember...
Favourite Buzfuz lyric? 'Don't accept any flowers from me / I get them all from the cemetery / Don't believe poetry just because / It's under your pillow or in your drawers' from Public Enemy #1. And the Popes.
What other bands are you in? My local Salvation Army one (I play the
triangle).
Which shampoo do you use? One from Lush with Guinness in it (in the hope it will get to the brain more quickly through the hair follicles).
Best Dr. Who? Tom Baker. Obviously.
Favourite Brian? Very difficult. So many Brians, so little time! Blessed? Eno? Magic Roundabout? Life Of? Hmm... I think I'll go for Cant.
Favourite material?. Wood.
If you could be in ANY other band in the world, which one would you choose? Kalman Balogh and the Gypsy Cymbalom Band, but they would never have me 'cos I am nowhere near good enough.

John Paul Jones

Birthplace? Liverpool
Star sign? Aquarius
Does this mean anything to you? Wet?
Favourite biscuit? Bar 6. Have they revived it yet?
Favourite Buzfuz gig to date? All of em. Cant get enough!
Leisure pursuits? To travel and bring on the love in the world!
Pet hate? Corporate politicians and chavs!
What would your all-time top 5 playlist be?
Koeeaddi there: Incredible String Band
Sloth: Fairport Convention
Peaches en Regalia: Mothers of Invention
Northern Sky: Nick Drake
Safe European Home: The Clash
What is your favourite Buzfuz song? Probably 'Swallows' (this week anyway!)
Disorders? Body dysmorphia with narcissistic personality traits
If you were an animal, which would you be and why? A pidgeon so I could shit on the heads of corporate politicians and chavs
Favourite piece of technology? Guitar pickups and pasta machines.
How (on Earth!) did you become involved with Sergeant Buzfuz?
Stalked em for 2 years and they gave in eventually
Favourite Buzfuz lyric? 'You on my knee and a Sparks LP as the sun went down over Dalston' (first album)
What other bands are you in? Led Zeppelin
Which shampoo do you use? Fairy liquid (cos I'm worth it)
Best Dr. Who? Baker
Favourite Brian? Proabably Jones!
Favourite material? Cordoruy
If you could be in ANY other band in the world, which one would you choose? Tough one! Chas 'n' Dave or Death in Vegas
Favourite film? Alice B Toklas I Love You

Eilish McCracken

Birthplace? Ronkswood Hospital (Worcester)
Starsign? Virgo
Does this mean anything to you? Does what mean anything to me?
Favourite biscuit? I don't know what they're called. They've got frilly bits around the edges, raisins in the middle and they're a bit shortbready. You get them in variety packs. There's sugar on them. I also like plain chocolate digestives. And Jaffa Cakes (is this a biscuit?)
Favourite Buzfuz gig to date? It'd have to be Aberdeen.
Leisure pursuits? It's rumoured that I quite like music! In the little leisure time I have I like to sleep, drink Guinness, cycle and climb trees.
Pet hate? Inability to pour a decent pint of Guinness
What would your all-time top 5 playlist be? Oh God, that's impossible.
1. David Bowie "Changes"
2. Lycia "Orion"
3. Faith and The Muse "Denn die todten reiten schnell"
4. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds "The Mercy Seat"
5. Johnny Cash's cover version of Nine Inch Nails' track "Hurt"
Favourite Buzfuz song? Rebellion With Fries
Favourite Buzfuz lyric? "Turning up the TV again so we can't hear the screaming" (Blanket TV).
Disorders? RADHD (Relevant attention deficit hyperactive disorder - only if the situation is desperately boring)
SPITND (Slight pain in the neck disorder - allegedly!)
If you were an animal what would you be and why? Hyperactive Sloth. Because I could make the most of doing very little!
Favourite piece of technology? Electric violin
How (on Earth!) did you become involved with Sergeant Buzfuz? Didn't I lose a bet?
What other bands are you in? Sol Invictus, Rose McDowell, While Angels Watch
Which shampoo do you use? Herbal Essence for 'normal hair'!!
Best Dr. Who? Tom Baker
Favourite Brian? Molko
Favourite material? Velvet
If you could be in ANY other band in the world, which one would you choose? My Dying Bride
Favourite film? The Shining

Jon Clayton (Ex-member, now band engineer/mixer/studio guest cellist)


Birthplace? Bangor, Wales
Star sign? Gemini.
Does this mean anything to you? No
Favourite biscuit? Hobnob, followed by the classic digestive, and then all the rest.
Favourite Buzfuz gig to date? The Tunnels - such a friendly lot up in Aberdeen
Leisure pursuits? Flying kites, reading.
Pet hate? I like most pets, but not spiders.
What would your all-time top 5 playlist be?
All Downhill From Here - Jim O'Rourke
Season Of The Witch - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger And The Trinity
She' s So Loose - Supergrass
Living In The Past - Jethro Tull
Knee 5 (Einstein On The Beach) - Phillip Glass
Favourite Buzfuz song? Cell Phone
Disorders? Chronic arachnophobia
If you were an animal, what would you be and why? A cat, for the
satisfaction.
Favourite piece of technology? I' d like to say bike, but it' ll have to be computer.
How (on Earth!) did you become involved with Sergeant Buzfuz? I first worked with Joe on Obsessive Compulsion Pour Homme, mostly as recording engineer.
What other bands are you in? Stuffy and the Fuses, Charlotte Hatherley, Something Beginning With L, Chris T-T, Bad Anorak 404.
Which shampoo do you use? Head and Shoulders.
Best Dr. Who? I quite like the current one (David Tennant)
Favourite Brian? The dog in Family Guy.
If you could be in ANY other band in the world, which one would you choose? I' d love to play with Jim O'Rourke.