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On a roll: Paul Cook, Mark Morriss, Neil Kerly and Tom
Brown |
On the brink of greatness
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INTERVIEW - BRINKMAN
BRINKMAN singer Paul Cook is 28 and failed his maths GCSE
three times. He wants a tattoo but claims he is too fickle.
Somebody told him he looked like James Blunt and he was really
offended.
He has had songwriting tips from Travis’s Fran Healey by
email, KT Tunstall is a fan, and Bluetones’s Mark Morris
was at their gig.
Q: What happened with former band The Vessels?
A: We were dropped. We were on a really small indie label, the
guy who ran it was about 60. [Did he try to touch you?] No,
I would’ve let him though, I take my career very seriously.
Q:What do you think of Simon Amstell (departing Popworld presenter)?
A: I like his hair. It’s curly. I’d flirt with him
to make him embarrassed, and hopefully he wouldn’t be so
nasty.
Q: How do you come up with your songs?
A: I’d be angry or in a good mood or jealous, and write
them into my phone. Not in ‘text’ form though –
that confuses me.
Q: Do you think women should have to shave their legs?
A: I think it’s bad women have to keep themselves so preened
but bristles in a romantic moment aren’t good.
Q: Do you have any fillings?
A: One. My dentist told me a new tooth was scraping the enamel
off another one. I was really upset ’cos my sister and
I were competitive about who had the best teeth.
Q: When are you most happy?
A: When I’ve written a new song.
Q: Would you fancy a girl in the audience? Would you date a
fan?
A: Maybe when I get a chance, but you’d look a bit sleazy
raising your eyebrows at her. [Some bands send their lackeys
to pull out the fit girls and bring them backstage.] Yeah, that’s
an idea. I’d date someone if she was genuine.
REVIEW - BRINKMAN
Dublin Castle
OH the agony of trying to remember a word.
For me, the torment took hold as I watched Brinkman at Parkway’s
Dublin Castle.
My history A-level completely failed me as I struggled to recall
what “brinkmanship” meant.
And beautiful boy singer/songwriter Paul Cook wasn’t much
help either, distracting me with a flowery shirt that reminded
me of the wall paper lining my cupboards.
Brinkman are a cutesy pop band with charisma, confidence and
charming stage banter in abundance.
Formerly The Vessels, they have been building up steam and celebrity
fans for a number of years, with Mark Morriss of the Bluetones
and Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq in the crowd on the night.
And in the audience stakes alone, theirs was the trendiest,
best-looking crowd I’ve ever seen at a gig, which left
me wondering why I don’t go to the Castle more often.
This threesome are on the brink of something big.
Now armed with my dictionary I can tell you Brinkmanship means:
“The action or art of going to the edge of, but not into,
war or other disaster in pursuit of policy.”
What has this got to do with the band? Well, Neil spent a day
calling himself Brinkman and it stuck.
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