INSIDE THE BAND: SECONDS AWAY

Band Members:

Danny Roberts – Drums
Terry Jordan – Guitar
Martyn Thayne – Bass
Danny Bircham – Vocals/guitar


How many years have you been singing or playing your instrument for?
Danny B: I’ve been singing since I’ve been taking showers and been playing guitar since having baths……..3 years ago!
Terry: I’ve been playing guitar for three years and haven’t got much better.
Martyn: Since August. Bound to be good!
Danny R: I have been playing for years, but only got back into drumming in July last year to start the band, I was rusty.


Who in music inspires you (person or band)?
Danny B: Muse and living legend Matt Bellamy (lead singer/guitarist of Muse).
Terry: My mum she plays penny whistle.
Martyn: Terry’s mum. She rocks!
Danny R: Terry Abbott


What is your most prized possession?
Danny B: It would have to be my guitar. Such a boring, common answer I know but it’s the one thing I couldn’t live without.
Terry: My dog ‘Dude’.
Martyn: My lucky condom
Danny R: Signed Vex Red poster


If you could be in someone else’s shoes for the day, who would it be and why?
Danny B: The bassist from ‘Tempered Elf’……do I need to say anymore?
Terry: I’d be Mr. Happy from the Mr. Men. That kind of happiness could be dangerous. Does he wear shoes?
Martyn: Anyone else with size 12 feet
Danny R: Ashley Sonnes so I could do some awesome session drumming and kill the double pedal like he does!!

Who is your favourite band?
Danny B: Muse
Terry: Instruction
Martyn: Funeral for a Friend
Danny R: Vex Red


What was the last album you bought?
Danny B: Absolution – Muse
Terry: Black Market Music - Placebo
Martyn: Snow Capped Romance - 36 Crazy Fists
Danny R: Rule Three – Conceal your Intentions - Septembre


What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve experienced?
Danny B: When I got caught listening to and enjoying the likes of Busted
Terry: I got accidentally drunk on Christmas Eve and made a complete fool of myself by falling down the Gorleston cliffs in an attempt to have a piss. Bloody Troy!
Martyn: Everything I’ve ever done has been embarrassing. My middle name’s Alexander for f***’s sake!
Danny R: There was that incident with that donkey…. Nothing was proven, I slipped. Honestly!!


If you were given a role in a film, would you want to play a goodie or a baddie?
Danny B: Baddie!
Terry: Baddie.
Martyn: Baddie.
Danny R: Goodie


If you could time travel, where would you go and why?
Danny B: Tomorrow, so I could get my wages.
Terry: I would go back in time so I could pick up the guitar earlier then what I did
Martyn: That’s absurd! The time frame continuum would not allow the molecular structure of a homo-sapient life form to travel back/forward in time. But if I could I’d go back before I wrote this stupid answer!
Danny R: Back to the sixties and see how cool my dad’s band was.

Describe yourself in five words?
Danny B: Lead singer from Seconds Away
Terry: The guitarist from Seconds Away
Martyn: The bassist from Seconds Away
Danny R: That drummer from Seconds Away