J Mag
On their recent US tour, silverchair agreed to take snaps and write their
own captions for the J Mag. Here’s an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at
what the guys got up to….
CHRIS
What was you weirdest experience in America?
Crossing roads…had a few close calls cos in America you always forget the
traffic comes from the opposite direction.
What was your favourite place in America, and why?
Texas – good steaks, nice people, clean streets.
Which gig did you enjoy the most, and why?
Roselands, New York – the crowd was psycho.
Which did you enjoy the least, and why?
San Diego – too many stuff – ups.
What was your favourite American food?
The chilli fries at Johnny Rockets.
What do you like most about America?
Magic Mountain and weird people.
What do you like least about America?
Taxi drivers.
What did you buy and bring back from America?
A doggie bag of Buffalo Wings from the Hard Rock Café.
BEN
What was you weirdest experience in America?
Driving in snow was kinda weird.
What was your favourite place in America, and why?
LA, because it didn’t snow there.
Which gig did you enjoy the most, and why?
Dallas was the most fun and the loudest.
Which did you enjoy the least, and why?
The first one (San Diego) sucked the big one.
What was your favourite American food?
Nachos – but that’s not really American is it?
What do you like most about America?
The roller-coasters.
What do you like least about America?
WINTER!!!!!
What did you buy and bring back from America?
A ton of T-shirts.
DANIEL
What was you weirdest experience in America?
Getting interviewed in Cleveland by a 76-year old woman who saw Led Zeppelin
play on the night of the first moon landing.
What was your favourite place in America, and why?
Los Angeles – at least it was warm!
Which gig did you enjoy the most, and why?
Dallas, because the mosh was the best.
Which did you enjoy the least, and why?
San Diego because we hadn’t played for about a month, so we sounded even
worse than usual.
What was your favourite American food?
Llama burgers.
What do you like most about America?
Lots more TV and radio stations to choose from.
What do you like least about America?
Shit beaches.
What did you buy and bring back from America?
A new guitar and a cold.
[Thanks to Katherine Waddell for the transcript]
