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

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