The Afterparty
PopSlutz got the chance to interview the stars of the Big Reunion at the after-show party. Here’s what they had to say:
On songwriting…
Lee from Blue:
“Yeah we write a lot of the music like…’One Love’ ‘All Rise’. ‘Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word’ that was written by some guy called Sir Elton John but you’ve probably never heard of him.”
Sean from Five:
“When I was in Five, we used to have a mic set up in the studio. On ‘If You’re Getting Down’, for example, I remember I just grabbed the mic, sang the chorus out in one, I didn’t think about it, it just came out. You shouldn’t have to think about it too much. ‘If You’re Getting Down’ is primitive, simple lyrics, and that’s my style, that’s what I do.
I’ve worked with writers that have real got craft and they’d say ‘you need to make it more poetic, you need to make pictures.’ My argument is, if that comes, then let’s do that but never put craft before emotions. I’ve gone full circle where I’ve really analysed every line, I’ve really gone there, but now I’m back into getting down, no messing around, if you feel it, crack on”.
Favourite song of the night?
Natasha from Atomic Kitten: ‘Whole Again’, “so emotional”
Ritchie from Five: ‘We Will Rock You’ “cos, you know, I get the lead on that and it’s fun to sing”
Before we even mentioned the fact that Five are now four…
Scott from Five:
“It’s feeling good as a four piece. There’s no problem. People have been asking us, do we feel like there’s someone missing? Absolutely not. There’s no aggro.”
Glad we cleared that up. What’s it like being back on the stage after so long?
Abz from Five: ‘Kind of like what it must’ve felt like, when man landed on the moon, you know? Similar to that’
Right. And for shits and giggles, here are a few members from Five saying how much they rate PopSlutz: