interview with Blind Image
What´s the name of your band? Blind Image
Where are all band members from?/Who does what in the band? India. Majorly from down south of India - Chennai , Vocalist from Delhi.
What was the ambitions of the band when you started? Just to have fun. That is the only reason with which we work today. Playing on stage is the best reason for us to do what we do.
Could you explain your music to someone that haven't heard you? If someone had not heard metal then its hard to explain. If you know metal , we play groove metal with lot of experiments in it.
Where was your first gig? Damn. 8 years ago we played in a practice pad called unwind center in chennai. its a studio gig. typical first gig with 10 of our friends supporting. actually 15th i think.
Where was the latest gig? GO Mad festival India
Who writes your songs?/ who writes the music who writes lyrics? Well we jam as a band and write all the songs. Lyrics mostly by our vocalist Noble Luke
Who has the best sense of humor in the band? Sai Ram ( Latest addition to the band - Guitarist ) . He is just funny. Like he does not intend to be funny. he is naturally hilarious.
What's good/bad with the band?/What genre do you feel you are?
We play Groove Metal.
Good - We are bunch of friends , who wants to have fun on stage.
Bad - We eat and drink way too much. hahahaha
Why did you pick that particular style?/What are your songs about? we dint pick. It picked us. It comes to us naturally.
Do you write your own material or mainly covers? Only Own Materials. Occasional covers
Have you made any albums?/If yes what are they? 2009 - More Than Human ( Nominated for rolling stone india metal awards)
Do you have any clips on YouTube? This is our channel - www.youtube.com/blindimagebootlegs
How old are you?/What got you started in music? 28. Angry kid. thats what got me in to music i think.
At what age did you start playing? 20
How old were you guys when you first stood on stage? 20
What year was the band started? 2006/07
Best/worst gig you've played? Best - Opening for Cradle of filth, Suidakra, Vildjharta, Headlining VIT Fest,
What places will you be playing in in the imidate future? South East Asia
Where have you played from then till now? India, Australia, Middle east, Nepal, South east asia
Witch band is the best you´ve seen? Meshuggah, Kranivool, Procupine tree, Opeth, Machine head and lamb of god
Is it always the same songs live? We add new songs sometimes even a cover here and there
What has been the best/most promising gig so far? Opening for Cradle of filth where travis neal from Divine hersey sang one of our songs with us on stage
Have you had any bigger tours from start to now?
Tour of Australia
Tour of South east asia
How big crowds do you usually play for?
Open air 1000 to 3000
Usual gigs 200 to 300
What are the plans for the rest of the year?
New album work in place.
Tour of India and Malaysia
What are your goals with your music? Stay true to what you want to play and dont play something that you do not like.
When did you decide to go all in for the music? From the time we started
Is it easier to get your inspiration from older bands or from bands more modern? Both
What are your sources of inspiration? Anything and everything thats arts
What's the first step when making a new song? Get to the jam room and just do a random jam
How do you feel about the downloading of music instead of buying albums? Well its how the world works now. Cant complain about but to work with it. we are okay with it.
What would be your dreams for the band? Make a lot of music. playa lot of shows live
Besides your own music, what genres and bands do you listen to? Jazz, POP, R&B, Rock, Alternative
What do you hold most dear? Drum kit
What would be your greatest fears for the future? Paris hilton making a new album
When you are on stage, what do you fear most then? What if the monitor goes dead. it has happened .
Have you been part of any other projects? Not really
What do you work with outside of the band and the music? Sales incharge for South East Asia for a manufacturing company
What would you do if there was no music? I will settle for food.
How important are your fans? Single most important factor.
What's the funniest/most memorable thing a fan has done for you? Buying our used t shirt after a gig because they loved out music and we had sold all the t shirt already. So they bought our shirts with all the dripping sweat.
How often do you rehearse? 3 times a week
Where do you rehearse? Our own jam place
Name 2 of your own songs you like at the moment?
Semper Infedelis
A new song
What do you feel is the best live band you've seen? Meshuggah
What drives a band that isn't all that famous and renowned to try to make a living on their music and to keep playing? Dont do this for become famous. Simple
Do you have any webpages? www.facebook.com/blindimageofficial
Any pearls of wisdom for all other bands out there? Stay true to the arts. There is no money in music anyways.
How do you view the musicindurty of today? DIY
What advice would you like to give other bands? I am not that experienced.
What is best/worst with playing the clubs? best crowd and a lot of them drinkingoutside while the band is playing inside.
Whats your Pre-show ritual? Eat well. Thats the key