Rat Boy Interview, NSFW

It's late afternoon prior to Rat Boy's steaming show at the Guildford Boileroom. Spirits seem high but so does the tension between staff and Jordan's band. They've already got in trouble for leaving guitar cases across the venue, going through doors they shouldn't and bringing a mini moto and revving it in the beer garden. The tour so far has been riotous, with his show's gaining notoriety for being brutally youthful- complete with moshing, crowd surfing and thought out stage invasions during his final song 'Fake ID'. I spoke to Rat Boy and his band with the intentions of getting to grips with what they were all about, what followed was probably a masterclass is how NOT to do an interview...

What was Miley Cyrus like?

Jordan (aka Rat Boy):Nice

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Have you met anyone else that you’ve been starstruck by?

J:I’ve met Alex *points to his friend outside of the band*. I think I met all of Linkin Park back in ’05 and…

Harry: What about when Limp Bizkit came to your house and did that one off DJ set at your house?”

J: oh yeah when I was really ill

Your shows are getting known for being wild, is that purposeful or coincidental?

J: Nah the kids love it man! I don’t know, we have fun, we play and dance around, try to enjoy ourselves. Harry what do you think of the shows?

H: dunno, they’re alright. I was born ready weren’t I?

Anything really bad happened?

H-That girl broke her knee

J:Some girl broke her knee, Harry broke someones finger…

How did that happen?

J:They were being a cunt!

H: It was during Zibra’s set and I jumped in the crowd

Alex: Yeah I warned you about that you know, killin people

J:Was it Leeds where that one kid just fell flat on my pedal board and broke my guitar?

H- There’s been like two panic attacks, had some ambulances, fire engines, riot vans outside the gig at Leeds...

J:It was hardcore, naughty fans smashing up bus stops

You released a new song…

It’s called Wasteman, it has a few new influences in there. Just trying stuff out until something good happens. Got organs, trumpets, bit of moting in the background...

You did a cover of Cherry Bomb, getting the attention of Tyler, The Creator. You a fan?

J: Yeah, love him- got his shoes on *stands up a slams his Tyler, The Creator Vans on the table*

Did your font you use take inspiration from Golf Wang?

J:No *all of them laugh at him* I got it from the Greek yoghurts!

H- That’s a lie. You saw the yoghurts the other day.

J: I… just copied it cos it was the Thrasher font… *to me * You’re a cunt! *The band laugh at him* 

NB: At this point I realise that my intentions of doing a great interview that gets underneath what the band are all about have been splashed, I revert back to someone daring me to play Fuck Marry Kill with Rat Boy to see what happens...

Harry Koisser, Mary Berry, Idris Elba

J: Who’s Mary Keiln? What? *I explain the concept of the game with difficulty*

Harrison  fuck him

Mary Berry  I don’t know who she is, I’d kill her

Idris Elba Who? *band mates explain that Idris Elba plays Luther* oh I’d finger him

The X-Factor judges

J: I’d mot them, I’d mot them all, I love Tulisa

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H- She’s a bit of a sort, have you seen her video? *recreation of that Tulisa video*

J: Nah I like Tulisa, I like her and N Dubz. Do you like N Dubz?

Not really

J: Where’s your Sony Ericsson?

Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Dappy

J: I’d kill them all, no wait I’d marry Dappy.