It's crucially important to me that I'm accessible to anyone who wants to talk to me. I give out my email all the time - here it is. But the fact is that there's only so many hours in the day, so I'm trying to cut down on the amount of mail I get that isn't 100% necessary. That's why this page is here. Feel free, hell, feel encouraged to mail me if you still want to, but bear my precious little private time in mind when you do. There's some mails that I won't reply to because they don't ask a question or anything. Thanks everyone.
- What does FTHC stand for? The HC stands for "hardcore". In the USA in the early 80's, each scene would have a little logo that'd be a cross with the initials LAHC (for Los Angeles), NYHC (for New York) and so on. So it's a little visual joke, and a nice logo for me.
- I'm having problems registering for the forum - it thinks I'm a spambot! I wrote a little script for the forum to help me fight the almost never-ending tide of spam, porn, viagara and the like that comes through any publicly interactive web-portal. When you're registering, don't enter any information apart from a username, a password and of course your email. That should do the trick.
- I want to book you for a show please! If you're in the USA, you need to email Caitlin Roffman. Anywhere else in the world, you need to email Joanna Ashmore. These are the people in charge of my bookings. If they say no, there's no point in asking me to over-rule them. Sorry.
- I want you to play at my wedding / party / house / charity do! Basically, you still need to ask the people above about this. Despite the video for The Road, I don't really have that much time in my diary to be running around playing house-parties the whole time, so it's not hugely likely that I'll be able to do this - I like to have some time off between tours! If it's hugely, world-changingly important, then email me.
- Please can you send me a signed photo / album / anything? The problem here is that I don't have a stock of signed photos of myself lying around (seriously, I'm not that lame... yet) and albums obviously cost money. On the whole it's not that easy for me to be posting random bits and bobs with my signature on it around the world, so on the whole I'm going to pass. Sorry. Come find me at a show instead.
- I sent you a myspace message, you never replied! Like it says on the page itself, email is better.
- When are you on? How much is it? What are the age restrictions? Where can I get tickets?
Generally speaking, I don't know. Get in touch with the venue or the promoter. I try to post as much information about shows as I can on the myspace. Beyond that, more often than not a quick google search will turn up the answers you need.
- Can you check out my band? Can we support you?
Feel free to send me myspace links, or give me demos. One warning though - I'm really fucking busy, and no way have I overlistened the entire Bruce Springsteen back catalogue, so the time I have for checking out new stuff is limited. If I haven't got back to you, don't be offended, I probably just haven't got round to it. Or I didn't like it. As for supports, I choose the supports for my headline tours (it's worth checking to see if they're announced before emailing me, they generally get agreed months in advance). For individual shows, it's usually the local promoter, so contact them. Also: Please don't email me unsolicited MP3s. They have a tendency screw up my server. Ask me first.
- I got a copy of the first CDR demo. What's the tracklisting?
The song titles for the 6-track demo are:- Romantic Fatigue
- The Real Damage
- Wisdom Teeth
- Sunshine State
- This Town Ain't Big Enough For The One Of Me
- Longing For The Day
There were a few four tracks, which were as above but minus 'This Town' and 'Wisdom Teeth'.
- Why don't you play "Thatcher Fucked The Kids" any more? I got bored of the song, and more specifically, I got bored of the tedious political associations that came with it. Sorry.
- What are your politics? Are you a protest singer? Nope, no protest singing from here. I'm a libertarian. I am *NOT* a socialist.
- Can I have chords / tabs for this song? What are the lyrics?
Lyrics can be found, aside from in record sleeves, in the "music" section of the website, along with tab for the first album. It is my intention to one day tab everything out, but it takes me ages, so don't hold your breath. I can't write piano music, so Jet Lag is out as well.
- Can I get rare Million Dead or Kneejerk stuff off you?
Maybe. This is a legitimate cause for an email.
- I'm not from the UK, where can I get your stuff?
Email me, and I'm sure we can sort something out.
- Will Million Dead ever Reform? No.
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