PEPSI TATE PROFILE



















Real Name:
Justin Smith


Age::
Old enough to know better

Family
:
I live with my girlfriend Shan

Where do you live?

Cardiff, Wales, UK...

What do you like to eat?
I love Cashew Nuts and
Steak (Rare)...


Favourite Bands?
Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson for those 'Aaaargh' moments.
Def Leppard for those big, dumb, fantastic moments.
Lisa Gerrard and Godspeed You Black Emperor for those 'Hmmm' moments...

What are your favourite Tailz songs?
  Cheap Talk, Murderess, Squeeze It Dry...


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How do you relax?
I like listening to Music, watching Films, Writing, Reading, Design, Film Making, Driving (there are great country roads in Wales)


Favourite Bass Players.?
The girl from White Zombie, whose name I can't remember..
(No offence)

What is your best life experience so far.?
  Surviving Pancreatitus.!
What do you like to drink?
   Whisky and Diet Coke, Coffee, Brandy Alexander

Best Tailz memory?
All good, I forgot all the bad stuff..!!!

Worst Tailz memory?
See above...

What are you favourite films.?
  Suspiria, Apocalypse Now, It's A Wonderful Life, The Wild Bunch, Armageddon

What is your stupidest life experience.?
  Fighting all of Biohazard at Donnington
 (Great pix in Kerrang! though)






What do you think about the Tailz reforming?
Interesting. I never thought we'd do this 'cause we had such a good time, and I kinda thought "Let's just leave it there...", but Kim and Jay were so enthusiastic about getting together to do some more stuff I got caught up in it. There's some interesting stuff that we never released, and it's great to see so much interest in the band on the web. Thanks to all those fans out there who got us back together!





What do you think about the Steevi James 'Tailz' reform thing?
I've got no real problem with Steve. He's his own guy and he's stuck at it all these years, so good luck to him. On the other hand, there are just too many things we disagree about for us to deal with each other, so I guess there's no love lost.





Do you think the Tailz will play live again?
Who knows? Life goes on - watch this space...





Do you have a final message for the Tailz fans.?
I've got great memories of letters, gifts, conversations etc. with fans, and a big part of making music is the response you get from your audience. I think the fans are the only No Bullshit part of the whole music industry. Everything else is so complicated, whereas the fans either like what you do or they don't. Simple. Tigertailz always tried to deliver for our audience, but constantly move things on. I think we managed that to a certain extent, but I think we sometimes lost sight of what kind of band we were. I love virtually all the stuff we released, but sometimes I think it wasn't coming from a 'Tigertailz' perspective.

I'm being super honest here, 'cause I know that's the way the fans are when they communicate with us, and I appreciate that. Thanks guys, and see you soon!





Pepsi Tate June 2004