Interview with YouMeAtSix

How did you become a band and how did you come up with the name 'You Me At Six'
Josh:Well I knew the bass player,Matt, And asked him to join and he said yea hed love to.
Matt: No i said i didnt want to but i would anyways.
Josh:Well Yea, One night we was all talking and i just came out with 'You Me At Six' and it stuck so we kept it.

What advice would you give any begining band?
Josh: Just to carry on practicing, sending demo's to radio stations and to try and do as many gigs in different areas as you can, eventually the right people will come to you.

If you come be any other member in the band who yould you be and why?
Matt: I'd be Max because hes smelly and gets away with it.
Dan: Well id be josh becuase hes great and such a laugh.
Max: Can i be dan?
Dan: Why not.
Josh: Well I'd be myself because im perfect, but if i had to pick i would like to be Dan too.

How did you get into playing the instruments you play?
Dan: Well i wanted to play the saxaphone. an when i went into secondary school they gave us a list to choose what instrument we wanted to play, Mom said for me to play the drums but i really wanted to play the other so she told me to give it a try, So i did. I like hittting things so this was good .
Matt: My Father played the bass so i did.
Max: I really liked the idea of playing the guitar so i took it up.

What did you want to be when you were younger?
Josh: A bear.
Max: A bear?
Josh: yes.
Matt: I wanted to be a pokemon trainer.
Max: A Games Tester
Matt: Well i wanted to be one of those first but then.. i wanted to be a pokemon trainer.


Out of all your songs which one would you say is your favourite?
Josh: Tigers and Sharks
Max: Well i really like Always Attract.
Matt: Yes me to. What about you?
Always Attract

Were do you see yourself in 5 years time?
Josh: Well if we are still in the music business, here. You will be 5 years older, we will be 5 years older so perhaps you can come back and interview us again.
Rob (band manager):Tescos, Asdas.

Out of all the bands you have toured with, who was you'r favourite.
Josh: Houston calls and fare well.
Max: Yes this one has been the best.

Out of all the bands in the world who would you like to tour with?
Max: Jimmy eat world, definatly my fav band to tour with.
Matt: New found glory, Oh wait we already have.

What is it like knowing your albums are in stores everywere?
Josh: Well its kinda weird because we walked into HMV and saw it number 9 in the charts next to Metallica. Though we could probably walk up and buy one of our own albums were as if a band like Oasis, walked up and tried buying one of there would be loads of people there knwoing it was them strait away.

Interviewed by moi x