Jah Wobble:
NME, February 22nd, 1992
Transcribed by Karsten Roekens
© 1992 NME
MATERIAL WORLD: JAH WOBBLE
Q: "Where are you and what are the vibes like?"
JAH WOBBLE: "On a bus between Den Haag and Amsterdam, and the vibes are absurd."
Q: "What was the last thing you ate?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Chicken, roast potatoes and peas."
Q: "What was the last video you rented?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Houseguests."
Q: "What was the last good book you read?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Something by Elmore Leonard."
Q: "Name a group that's better than yours."
JAH WOBBLE: "No group is better than mine."
Q: "Which TV shows do you try not to miss?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Football."
Q: "Which groups could you beat in a fight?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and her band."
Q: "Which sports are you good at?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Football and table tennis."
Q: "Which public figures do you most despise?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Richard Madeley and his wife."
Q: "Fave cities?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Amsterdam, New York and sometimes London."
Q: "Fave things on Indian restaurant menu?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Chicken Karahi, Aloo Gobi and a naan."
Q: "Most embarrassing records in your collection?"
JAH WOBBLE: "I don't have a record collection."
Q: "Punchline to fave joke?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Now look what you've done, you bastard!"
Q: "Fave journeys?"
JAH WOBBLE: "A13 Stepney to Essex, A4 Heathrow to London."
Q: "Name three great songwriting partnerships."
JAH WOBBLE: "Holland/Dozier/Holland, Ray and Dave Davies, Gamble and Huff."
Q: "What are your virtues?"
JAH WOBBLE: "I have every virtue known to man and woman."
Q: "And your vices?"
JAH WOBBLE: "I have every vice known to man and woman."
Q: "Fave punk records?"
JAH WOBBLE: "'In The Army' – Blah Blah Blah."
Q: "Fave historical figures?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Lord Haw-Haw, Jesus Christ, General Zhukov, President Tito, Buddha, Labi Siffre, Dave Mackay, Molotov."
Q: "Who should replace Bill Wyman in the Stones?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Roman Polanski."
Q: "Worst lyric you've ever heard?"
JAH WOBBLE: "'Move a little bit closer', from a song I heard with vibrato and fake soul as an ad-lib."
Q: "Who's underrated?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Justin Adams and Mark Ferda from The Invaders Of The Heart."
Q: "Who's sexy?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Janet from 'Dr. Finlay's Casebook'."
Q: "What scares you?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Myself."
Q: "What bores you?"
JAH WOBBLE: "A certain side of myself."
Q: "Can you quote a line of poetry?"
JAH WOBBLE: "No."
Q: "Fave ABBA record?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Knowing Me, Knowing You."
Q: "Where would you like to retire to?"
JAH WOBBLE: "One of those shithole houses around Heathrow."
Q: "Name a record that can make you cry."
JAH WOBBLE:"'Carrickfergus' by Van Morrison & The Chieftains."
Q: "Motto?"
JAH WOBBLE: "Trust me!"
© Derek Ridgers