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Buchanan and Holiday
enjoying “probably the best
job I could ever think of”.

‘disenchanting’, we were happy and proud that everything, but my mum tells me that I would get make a living at it, it also pays the bills. We don’t
anyone was coming and enjoying it. But it really in trouble all the time; she said that we’d finally be have our team built just because they’re wonderful
started out being middle-aged and older men. And going out to dinner or something – cos we never people, we have built a strong team because they
we were going: “When are young people gonna went out to eat – and I wanted the lobster, and the help us make money. We get to be artists and make
come?” But we also understood that these guys steak, and she’s like: “No!” But now I like to enjoy rock’n’roll, and they make sure we can survive on
were into it enough, that of course they’ve got the finer things in life for sure. it. So even if we felt this feeling of: “I don’t wanna
the strongest magnet for it; as soon as they heard SH: What I think about my childhood, I had do this any more”, it’d be like: “How are we gonna
it they went: “Oh yeah! I remember that! I know everything I wanted, to be honest. We weren’t pay the bills?” And then you’d go around full-circle
what that is and I can smell it, it’s not bullshit!” rich, but I never remember thinking: “Man, I wish and go: “I don’t wanna quit! I love these guys! I love
JB: Looking out at the audience: a lot of bald heads could get this.” And I certainly didn’t want anything making music!”
and white hair. That was what helped us survive, I have now at that young age! [laughs]. I dressed JB: We’ve definitely had issues. But I think we also
and they gave us the chance and take a lot of pride in what we do
the attention when we needed it and have a lot of respect for each
the most. That audience is the tap other. So whenever things get
root of rock’n’roll – people that “We’ve definitely had issues. But I think difficult, we don’t do that thing of
really care. we also take a lot of pride in what we do airing our dirty laundry or making
SH: One of my favourite things it a public issue. It undermines
about our audience is you’ll get and have a lot of respect for each other.” what we’re trying to do, which
a child and his father and his father, is support each other and work
or daughters and mothers, you’ll Jay Buchanan through our shit.
get three generations together. And
that’s cool, that’s rare. Of course, you’ll see that at flamboyant through high school, but this was the Having spent thirteen months touring with Black
the Stones. But for us, being technically ‘newer’, day you could hit thrift stores and they weren’t Sabbath, what can you tell us about them that
that’s great and it’s a cool thing to watch. picked over yet. So I was wearing three-piece suits people don’t know?
and they cost, like, three bucks. But I think a great JB: Boy, that opportunity they gave us is… I feel
You’re two of the most stylish people in rock. luxury now is we’ve got a lot of friends in fashion; like it’s something out of a story book. Now that it’s
What are your favourite luxuries on the personal we do a lot of collaborations. I’m working with our over and we’re back to headlining our own things,
grooming and fashion front? great friend Guy on vegan boots, because recently the opportunity that they gave us is paramount.
JH: All of them! I’m a very luxurious person I stopped wearing any leather. SH: One thing I never hear people talk about – and
[laughs]. I love fashion. That’s definitely an they should – is that they are utterly professional.
addiction of mine. I have a lot of clothes – a lot. Have you ever thought about calling it a day? Each one of them individually, their crew, the way
And shoes, boots, the whole thing. It’s ridiculous. SH: I think it’s normal with anything you do in they’re running their business and doing their
For me, from a young age, being a peacock that repetition to become worn down, so I think we’ve music, it’s just beautiful. It’s orchestrated perfectly.
way… Because where we grew up we didn’t all felt that. But the reality of bringing it to each Everyone’s happy, they’re on time, everything is
have bread, we didn’t have money. So I started other and saying: “I’m about to call it a day” as just really ship-shape and they’re super-focused
getting my own jobs so that I could afford the a serious thing? That’s not been a factor for this when they play. No one was getting fucked up on
things I wanted. My parents wanted to provide group. I mean, because besides loving it, we also the road, no one’s not wanting to be there.

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