Here we find out what makes Neal Cook tick. Frontman with one of the UK’s best alt-country bands Saltflat. They are currently promoting their sophomore album “Cold Morning Light” a swaggering mix of twanging guitars and throaty vocals. Fans of Uncle Tupelo, Neil Young & The Replacements head on over to Highway 61 Records or the iTunes Store to pick up a copy.
1. Describe your sound in 3 words.
Crash bang wallop.
2. Diet coca-cola or normal coke?
Diet.
3. What would be your ideal holiday?
Hibernation.
4. Popcorn: sweet or salted?
Sweet
5. What’s on your rider?
Too much mineral water.
6. How do you get ready for a live show?
Sober up, tune up.
7. Do you have any superstitions?
Same guitar strap for twenty years.
8. US or UK?
US.
9. Who would win in a fight, a weasel or a badger and why?
A weasal would always win, sly and quicker in thought and movement.
10. What was the last album you bought?
Richmond fontaine – 13 cities.
11. What’s your pet hate?
The enemy within.
12. Bob Dylan or Neil Young?
Neil Young.
13. Desert Island Disc? Pick only one.
Anodyne – Uncle Tupelo.
14. What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Cracker at Tippitinas. New Orleans.
15. Favourite Pizza Topping?
Chillis and onion.
16. Chinese or Indian takeway?
Its a draw.
17. Tell us a fact about yourself we probably don’t already know
I spent a whole school holiday working in a fresh fish shop, no need to say I was not that popular with the opposite sex for 6 weeks.
18. What new music are you currently listening to?
The Hold Steady, but not much else.
19. If you could travel back in time where would you set the dial?
1958.
20. Least favourite person in the universe.
Jose mourinho.
www.saltflat.co.uk
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