Your name:
Simon O'Connell.
Where are you from?
Banbury, Oxfordshire.
Name of band:
Tired Starling - thinking
of changing this though.
How would you describe yourself?
I'm a self-taught
guitar player, picked up when I was 15, but dipped in and out until my late
20s when I really started taking it seriously again. I played mostly
covers and dabbled a little bit in writing, but it never really clicked until
the last year or so, when I felt I had something there. I now try to
write on a daily basis (which my job gets in the way of) and sit down with my
guitar every evening just trying different stuff. Would like to have more
time to sit and write but like I said, work gets in the way!
Who are your main influences musically?
My main influence
is primarily Noel Gallagher, he's been the person that I have really admired
and respected musically and as a person over the last 20 odd years. Neil Young
has played a big part in my musical journey as well as artists like Paul
Weller, Morrissey/Marr and Alex Turner to name a few!
What do you hope to achieve in music?
This probably
sounds like a massive cliche, but I just want people to hear my tunes! Even if
one person doesn't like it there will be someone else who does and it might
make a difference to their lives! Also the money, fame, women etc that
comes with it.......... But i can do without that, and to just sell one album
or even a single I'd be very happy!
What has been the highlight of your career so far, and
why?
I haven't been around long enough to have one!
And what’s the moment you want to forget?
As above though
i'm sure there will be a few!
If you had to pick just one of your songs to represent
your music, what would it be and why?
Come Follow Me: It was the
first proper song that I have written and one I really feel has a chance of
being something more.
Where can we listen to it?
Where can we find out more about your music?
https://soundcloud.
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