Sunday, October 28, 2007

believe..

now peepal......this is one of my favs cuz its got a hidden meanin in it........figure wats its about and post.....(mel,ur banned from the game cuz i think u knw wat i mostly write about).......


while your talkin 'bout your sunshine;

im still talkin bout my pain,yeah;

you bribe me silver linings;

my minds still in in disarray,yeah;

chaotic,erratic,spontaneous;

combustion of self;

lift me up,take me higher;

tear my wings and watch me fall;

but.......

chorus:
you make me believe,yeah;(x2)

at the end of the darkness,theres always a light;

you make me believe,yeah;(x2)

that youll always stand by me,no matter the price;

.........thrs more........but im feelin lazy today........


there,mel,i changed th lyrics...........

Friday, October 26, 2007

Cyberspace

Mookie... excellent point... Thanks for bringing this up.

Now, I'm not here to moderate this blog, and boy, about the trolling, I get every single comment anyone posts on this blog as an email, so no one knows more about the trolling here than me.

But, I've noticed that we're not sure what to blog about... And well, maybe that's a good thing. Because it can be about a lot of things.

This blog is Split's Space... but it's not only about Split. As I mentioned in the first ever post, it's a blog where anyone connected to Split can post about -

well, what they know, like, hate, dislike, suggest, love about the boys
about things and ideas that Split represents - the rebellion, the vague randomness, the outrageousness, the absolute ridiculousness, the 'do things at the moment and have a blast'.
about music... good music...
about 'soul searching'...
about new revolutions, and about changing the world...
about dogs, cats, alcohol, and popcorn.

See, that's a lot of things to post about. And obviously, there's more.

I know that we visit this blog often... more than once a day... and its a great way to express, and well, start an online revolution. No one knows yet, the full power of an online community... but I know that when we discover it, it will be mindblowing.

Keep talking.

unblog..

iv been thinking,theres multiple reasons why i almost never blog here.kalhan suggests i blog the multiple reasons.

it seems wrong to troll on a blog.i dont really have anything purposeful to say.ps-notice how drastically my spelling improves here?

this is a split blog.heres how much i know about split.
its a band.
its got five people in it.
my house has a brilliant riff.
er..das about all.

and this is what i know about its members.
aviv- i know him a bit,so blah.
melroy-wears big glasses.
garreth-uh.he sings.
shekhar-uh again.i think i spoke to him once but i dont remember,i was drunk.
nigel-whatever the poll says i guess:)

damn.my reasons arent too multiple eh?

Saturday, October 20, 2007

.

first theres the pain,then theres something more;

like the waves hit the sand and take it away from the shore;

what i really think,you know so well;

so put me back in the darkness,take me out of hell;

why do you insist,on keepinkg me here?;

is this a test?making me face my fears?;

breaking me down into pieces,until theres nothing left;

life's a whore,that shouldnt be kept;

if there really is something more,then show it to me;

'cause i chose the darkess,now i cant see.............

soul searching.......music

*ahem* bear with me and my occasional whining... oh, forgive me for any grammatical errors, I typed this pretty fast, have to scoot...


Music...What is music? Is it something that defines you? Is it something that you relate to? Is it something that you find solace in, when the world turns it's back on you?
The first time I understood, and fell in love with grunge was about three or four years ago. I had just started smoking green, and I was cocky and full of myself. Me and my friends decided to smoke up that day, other than me, no one else had done 'it' before. We went to the outskirts of the city, a quiet colony along the coast. I was supposed to enjoy myself that day, I mean, after all, money and friends were the two most important things in my life... but that day, when everybody was enjoying themselves, my trip went very bad, very fast. It was at that time, I looked up from my fucked up trip,to see my friends fucking around and fizzing pepsi on one another.i closed my eyes and i went to a dark corner in my head,there was nothing except dirt there.i was all alone,sitting in that dark corner,curled up,i realised sumthing else was there too.a tune,the first few notes of the song 'lithium' by nirvana,i started humming the tune and sang the words.......those first few lines,"i'm so happy,'cause today,i've found my friends,they're in my head"...........thats when i understood the meaning of what those lines meant to me,they may have been written in a different context,or not,never really wanted to find out the 'true' meaning of that song.i was still in that dark corner of my head,but now,i liked being there,the rest of the song,even though i relate to it,i cant really explain what it means,to me atleast.but those starting lines helped me like myself more,i hated being me before that.those words,at that particular moment of time,meant th fucking world to me,they told me i did'nt need anything in the world to be happy,i just needed my god damned self.at the end of the day,when you finally realise,that you are yourself,thats when the perceptions of reality get destroyed,and what you feel comes out as much more than just an expression.
so,what is music you ask me??i still don't know,or maybe i do know and i just cant go back to that place where the world opened up to me that evening.......but even though i may not know the answer to all the questions that may be raised,or for that matter,i may not even know the questions,but you know who you are,or you will know,when you finally find that dark place in your head and the words you find yourself in.
music to me,is what I am,what defines ME,what it personifies through me,is what makes me myself.....................'cause,you are the music,and the music is you.....



p.s.mel,you happy?i din interview you............an now i gta go fukin blind myself in sum studio for passport size photos............thisl kill th nostalgic mood.................damn

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Continued...

Kalhan, stop being grouchy. I have been supremely busy.

Anyway, to continue on your noisy note, I'm going to list the nicknames for the boys.

Garreth - Tranny
Melroy - Mellund
Nigel - Chont
Aviv - er... various bad names
Shekar - Shakkar

And now, lets see how much we know about the boys. Am going to put a poll... Give it a shot.

(There maybe many correct answers in reality, but I've fixed on one already.)

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

splorkut nickname dictionary

okay, you bastards, there are four contributors to this blog and the only one bothered enough to post is me. so i'll do it again, with another post that wouldn't have made a lick of difference to the "world of split" (the one that's full of semi clad women)

so, these are the lame ass nicknames that we came up on splorkut, over a period (hehehe, period) of a year or so, some of these nicks are really old, and they're for the veterans (read: old people and/or fossils and/or people who'll die sooner)

noobs (also read as newbs, n00bs, noobies) please refer to this list if you don't know who said what to whom when (the when part can be figured out by the date/time given next to the post)

what their parents wanted to call them - what we call them
afrin - af
rishu - beachGIG
anirudh - box
dhaval - divisionbelle (no longer valid) dhavlee
vikram - burn
mamta - pervy (in case she disagrees we're going to type her nick in CAPS)
kirtana (there's no h in her name) - mookie

then there's me, amey and bhanuj (they both fluctuate) who don't have nicknames as yet or won't ever. but you guys can call me god-mod.

sorry if i forgot anyone. if i did then maybe you weren't all that important anyway.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

lyrics to new split song - my punk rock days are gone

I keep thinking about the yesterdays
They seem so much better when they're gone
All the fine women I had
All the fine women that cried
My punk rock days are gone

But now my scene is a bit obscene
I need to work that mindless shift
And yeah I know I've said this before
My punk rock days are gone

All you people driving cars
Everyone with bank accounts
All the ones who are the stars
My punk rock days are gone
Mr Lawyer with your sparkling hair
And builders that speak out of turn
Everyone seems happier
My punk rock days are gone
My punk rock days gone

Bounced cheques make for dinner conversation
Square feet rates are part of this song
Insurance for the healthy
More savings for the family tree
My punk rock days are gone

And today I stand before you wearing
Nothing but a loser's frown
And yeah I know I've said this before
My punk rock days are gone

All my brothers with the 9 inch cocks
Investing in those bonds and stocks
You know I'm in this state of shock cause
My punk rock days are gone
Mr Doctor treating wealthy wives
Ministers with multiple lives
Rich brat packs party dusk to dawn
My punk rock days are gone
My punk rock days are gone

Monday, October 8, 2007

we interview melchoy again (and this one's cooler than the one done by box :)

What're you wearing?

A t-shirt and a pair of pants. my glasses. my earphones. socks. shoes. underwear. in no particular order. some axe deo.

first things first, why do you hold your guitar so high?

i like to hold it high. it seems comfy.

when i asked you what your political opinion was you said you refused to define yourself. is this because you know absolutely jack about politics?

Define jack.

referring to the "mel: a history" post, we see you're wearing a google tshirt. were you being nice to afrin or are you a capitalistic pig?

I love Google. almost as much as I love masturbation. So, if Google tells us all that it is possible to watch The Exorcism Of Emily Rose without crapping your pants, I will believe them. If only I was as cool as Google. But I am not. But I am not a capitalistic pig. This is a capitalistic pig - PIG.

What is your critical opinion on malls?

Rhymes with balls.

Did you get bullied when you were little?

Very rarely. I always stood up for my rights. this one time this bastard Louis from Class 10 came up to my desk, pick up my pencil box and slammed it down. The pencil box was close to my heart because it was one of those double decker things that you could hold a million things in without bursting open. So i jumped out of my seat like Asterix and sat of Louis and punched him while the class cheered. That was the peak of my teenage years.

when and why did you drop out of college?

Shucks. Haven't been asked this for a long time. I dropped out because wasn't any good at it. I was wasting time, had absolutely no inclination towards lab work. I thought for sometime that it was cool to drop out. But it isn't. You need a grad for loads of things. I wish all readers massive success in their educational lives. Massive! *mental note*

the simpsons or southpark?

Fuck Kalhan .... you're a dick. Ofcourse, Simpsons. For me to poop on.

what are the political/social issues that require immediate attention? (unless you admit you know absolutely jack about politics, in which case you should only talk about the social part)

Finding stray dogs homes as opposed to killing them. Terrorism. Stopping it. Corruption - esp. when it's present in our Government & Police force Maps in South Africa such as

When did you start playing the guitar?

That is a personal question, Sir.

Where did you buy the cry baby from? how much did it cost you? is it worth the money? does it give problems at high frequencies? and why don't you use it? ankle problems?

I pulled it out for the first time at the Razz gig and now, looking back, I realise that it wasn't needed. It will be needed from upcoming gigs cause we're working on this new song called "My Punk Rock Days Are Gone" - which has a wah intro. It was a gift from Vishy. It cost me nothing. Just like Amitabh Bachchan's Mayback cost him nothing cause it was a gift from Amar Singh. It is worth the money? Hmmmm ....interesting. Let me think a little more about this one ... About the high frequencies .... don't know man. I just step on it. Sometimes it sounds ok, sometimes it kind of doesn't waaaaahaaaahaahah as well.Wish I could get that Jerry Cantrell sounds from Rotten Apple. Thats the best fucking wah I've ever heard. Better than Hendrix in Voodoo Child.

ever had a fracture?

yes. it was painful. very.

describe yourself in 6 words.

Supercoolawesomesexybrilliantneatsweet. (Done in one)

describe the rest of split on one word.

Determined

Split without Mel is like... (what?)

They'd be lost for a few years, but eventually they'd realise that they are indeed as talented as I always said they were.

Gmail or hotmail? (hotmail is now providing 5 gb of space, mind you)

then, gmail. It;s not the size - it;s how you use it. Hope my wife is reading this.

msn messenger or gtalk?

Gtalk

how come you don't blog anymore?

How come I don't ride my bike anymore? How come I don't drink as much anymore? How come I have enough hate inside me to kill 3 full grown Antelopes? Some questions are best left obfuscated.

Do you prefer the bombay scene to the Bangalore scene?

Trick question. Last I checked, Bangalore didn't have a scene.

Do you dance?

Sometimes. (everyone note this down and lets make fun of him when he posts on Splorkut) It's not something I'm proud of. But society puts too much pressure on people who don't want to dance. So, I just dance once in awhile to throw the agents off my trail.

Have you ever been hit on by a guy?

Yes. But it wasn't his fault.

As a guitarist, what are you more of? A songwriter or a perfectionist?

Songwriter.

To you, what is punk all about in one word (or two, if its too hard).

It's a question.

Did you like Borat, the movie? I think it sucked carrots (oh yeah, that's my new catchphrase, sucking carrots, what do you think?)

I hated it. The series was nice because it was all mostly un-scripted.The humour was all in that pretty much. Cohen is a fucking genius at improvising. Even the Ali G movie was hilarious. But with the Borat movie, the humour imploded under the script, killing with it the entire population of Kazakhistan and 3 horses. Nice. I like. Sucking carrots seems gay.

Talk about catchphrases, first "stop your bitching" and lately its been pitchouli!!!! What is pitchouli? How do you pronounce it? And when are you going to stop with the lame catchphrases?

It's patchouli. It's pronounced puhchoolee. I will stop with the lame catchphrases right now. Patchouli!!!!

Aviv vs Zorran, who would win?

Depends who's on top.

When you left Split in Bangalore, what were you thinking? Were you high?

I was bored. I get bored and do these things. Bangalore was AWESOME, so I'm glad I did that. But when I thought of moving back, the MOST important thing that drew me here was Split. I stayed in touch with the band while I was away, and even played with them for a show I think. Check with Shekhar. He remembers everything.

Are you high now?

No man. I'm incredibly bored.

What's the weirdest thing you've ever smoked?

I fucking hate you.

Watching two hot girls make out or making out with a hot girl, what would you prefer?

2 hot girls making out, definitely. Been watching a lot of cum-swapping videos on the net. They're awesome.

You guys keep talking about groupies, but I haven't seen any after the Split gigs i've been to. Are you guys lying, trying to convince us that you have extraordinary sex lives, or do you need special infra-groupie glasses to spot them?

The groupies exist man. Kind of. Sort of. Split is not the most sexually sought-after band in the world, but Nigel has been known to get lucky once in a while. And Shekhar of late. But all his women lurk in the shadows. It's like a pre-mating ritual. You won't understand.

Have you ever invented something?

Yes. I invented the pressure cooker.

What're you going to be doing in 5 minutes? (not doing hot groupies for sure)

I'm going to listen to the Muse.

Melroy, nice name, very nice. But the short form, Mel can cause trouble. When you were in school did people make funny rhymes about it? like "Mel fell in the well", "Mel is touching his bell" etc? How did you take it as a child?

The exact line was "Mel - ring my bell. Roy - take my toy". I took it not well at all. But that's how it is.

"Jumping off the cliff ain't scary, its landings that confuse andcloud me", actually, i get really scared (confused and clouded) evenif i'm stading on a cliff and if i look down (or if i look down frommy balcony on the second floor) so what i'm saying is, it doesn'tstand true for me. so, for the 4-5 seconds that it takes to sing thisline, you've lost the most important member of your audience. me. howdo you cope with this loss? (for 4-5 seconds)

I'm working on My House (Vertigo-free version). The line will now go -"Jumping off Patchouli ain't scary, it's gay men that gang rape and prod me".Do I have you now?

uhm... yes. now, associate a word or two with the following:
kalhan - lund
this is sparta! - 300
the split blog - afrin
adidas - afrin
sports - bat & ball
keith richards - monkey
marilyn manson - intense
kalhan - :)
pig society - railway platforms

who's split's biggest fan?

afrin

oh don't see me do ya, chootya? does your mum listen to split? what does she think?

no she doesn't. I dont think any of our parents are into Split. We don't invite them for shows. They don't pretend to miss it much.

what soap do you use?

mysore sandalwood soap.

who's the hottest member on the split forum?

There's this Italian woman called Paola.

*checks community members list*

you've had my rage dvd since last year, when you planning to give it back?

I do? That's news. It must've gotten lost in the mad party we had atmy place when we won Launchpad. I'll ask my wife to look for it.

your favourite indian band (that hasn't released an album as yet)

Split.

your inspirations? and why?

1] guitarists - frusciante (melodic & playing for the song), morello(powerful & riot-inducing), cantrell (path-breaking), billie joe armstrong (powerchord master), bellamy from muse (melodies).
2] non guitarists (painters blah blah) - matt stone and trey parker(for making me laugh & think). I like some of Simrat Sandhu'spaintings too. ( one of which i have seen and personally think it's brilliant)
3] lyricists - zack dela rocha, greg graffin, brandon boyd - and Eminem.

which lyric do you hold closest to your heart and why?

honestly (zwan) - i believe you mean the best that life can bring, ibelieve in it all
omission (frusciante) - omit myself as a favour for god, suffer fatecause it's the only lift you got, dedicating all of before to now,emphasising things you won't allow
take the power back (ratm) - the complacent students sit through someof that bullshit that he learnt in school
pig society (split) - nine - four on the paneland many other lyrics that do not lose their potency when written inlower case.

jane's addiction or chili peppers?

RHCP.

chili peppers or rage?

Rage

what was your mental state of mind mental thing, when you heard aboutthe rage reunion. describe briefly the espression on your face.

I was like "O well .... in a month, I'm going to meet a bastardsomewhere who went to the concert. Then I can live vicariously for aminute and try and forget the depressing geographical and economicalconstraints that made me miss the gig. Bulls Who Pee Red!!! Waon waonwacka waon waon wacka wacka wacka"

are you anti lol or pro lol?

anti it. But I'm pro :) And the wah is totally worth it man. Chicks find it hot when you use awah. It's like your expressing your soul with your foot.

Suck my ass

well, see ya mel, thanks for the interview and all

You really are a dick.

right. afrin is now going to do spellcheck on this blog post and put spaces in the necessary places :) thank you all for reading.

testimonial for mel

testimonial 1:

mel is my best friend. we grew up together on the streets of meera road where we would spend hours watching the garbage collectors collect garbage. later, we would watch the garbage collectors collect more garbage. as time went by, i got more serious about life and stopped watching the garbage collectors collect garbage. our friendship suffered greatly. for many years we didn't even talk. finally. last week, i called him up and we met at barista. mel stuck me with the bill as usual which i have to pay in installments now, due to the meagre salary i get working as a full time split fan. things are looking up for us now. i have a great sense of humour and always make him feel good if he's feeling down. i am crazy about music and always am scrapping friends on orkut.

testimonial 2:

mel is the ri-duh-m guitarist of split. he has a beautiful brown telecaster which has a semi hollow body and a very slick fretboard. ever since it was introduced in the 50's, musicians from all over the world have relied on the telecaster's powerful tone and smooth playability. mel's guitar has a faster neck than most telecaster's i've played (mel's is the only i've played) it has a one piece maple neck and 21 medium jombo frets on a 25.5 inch scale. the two single coils cry out loud when passed through a good overdrive patch. mel also has a crybaby, the wah whose sound and tone has never been duplicated and has been used by tens of guitarists worldwide. the only disadvantage of the crybaby is that it weighs around 3.7 pounds.

oh wait, testimonial for MEL.

mel is funny and annoying. more annoying than funny. he's approximately 7'5'', many would disagree, but he seems to be (since i'm 6'8'') and weighs... not much. he has a telecaster and an original crybaby wah, and i think he has a marshall blues overdrive pedal too, oh great. now i have to steal it from HIM.

Friday, October 5, 2007

SPLINTERVIEW WITH AVIV :)

Aviv speaks! Finally!
Notice how he responded in only 2 days. I have super-bugging powers. MUHAHAHA!



Wassup Aviv! (you can't say nothing much)
(Note from interviewer: He dint answer it! People don't take me seriously, I tell you. So I'll just pretend I'm Aviv and answer for him:
Ah, well, woke up, got about 30 bugging messages from Kitu.. so dragged my ass to a cyber and typed out answers. I type slowly.)


How did you happen to join Split, and when?

I joined Split in October or November 2006. Well as the legend goes, Split and a wise man from the south (Sandeep from 'old jungle saying' Mel's band from Bangalore) were sitting in the sacred house of the spirits. Split was then enduring an ordeal that no band should face- creative impotency- and asked the great long haired wise man from the south for guidance. The wise man then paused took a large gulp of the dark red spirit and in a trance like frenzy conjured up his wisdom and uttered the words that was to cure Split's lack of proper erection (creative impotence) saga. "Get on board a new better musician. Someone who'll solo like a Ferrari and someone who already has a girlfriend (so they didn't have to share the few groupies left because... you... the band was ...) Then the great banger of all things, especially women, Nigelantricks called the underground not so popular with rock scene- Aviv- Sir Aviv from Cherai that very instant from the temple of spirits and invited him to join the rockalicious orgy .. SPLIT was whole again.


What other bands have u played for? Were you serious about any of them? Did any of them make it big? I mean biggish... as in slightly unobscure?

Hmm... now that you pamper my self esteem with such encouraging questions about my past endevours i must oblige... Freebase was the only relevant band worth mentioning. We didn't win a grammy or anything but we did record and work on some killer music. There were others but all giant wankers... i was always serious about my music and the Iplayed with. No none of them made it big before or after me.


Apart from playing with Split, what do you do?

Nothing. Split is a full time thing. With all the tours and stuff. The groupies, the beer, the daydreaming, the the various albums in different states of completion... you know it's a lot. Oh, in my scarce free time, I run a guitar school (some might disagree with the term school... who cares! Kiss my arse and call me Jonny wankers!) Guitar.Inc.


Your favourite Split song, and why.

My HOUSE!!!!! Why .... jumping off that cliff ain't scary... that line has helped me a lot... when I'm scared shitless of something and freeze.. i sing (hum the tune) " Jumping off that cliff ain't scary.. its landings that confuse and cloud me." It is strange but beautiful try it. I am dead serious(Mel is a genius for writing that line) you'll feel not so alone and figure that bad landings may happen but its all part of life and everyone is scared of it. You won't feel alone your chest will swell and you'll jump!


Your favourite song that YOU have composed/written?

A song called- Starstudded. Not been performed with the band and don't know if we'll include it in our list.. cause it's kinda not a typical split song.. but it is close to my heart..
(Note from interviewer again: is that a hint to the band? Hey, band, I think this is a hint to you.)



Do your moods create your music?Or does the music create your mood?

It 's a 69 type of situation.


Your influences?

George Paul John Ringo, Steve Vai, The great classical masters, Don Mclean (vincent muhaa!) there are lots can't think of them all.. Kurt of course... and Guns and fuckin Roses (it sounds so much cooler with that)
(Note from very talkative interviewer: do you play lead for Spl-fucking-it? ps- this would have been the next question if this was not an online interview.)


When did you start playing? Can you play any other instruments? Actually, I know you can't, so name any instrument you'd LIKE to play.


When i was 15 i started playing seriously. I got my first guitar on my first birthday so pretty much since then (it was quite cool actually a shiny red baby guitar). I've always wanted to play the Indian Bamboo flute. And I'd also love to bajao the drums well and of course there's this really pretty girl I know I'd love to bajao... never mind.


Since everyone else is being asked this question, when are you releasing your album? Maybe we'll compare your answer with the answers the rest of your bands given:)

My first album will be out by 2010. It will be a guitar solo with a vocal lines by Gary he is the best. Split's album well.....


Any other Indian band you'd like to play for, apart from Split? (you cant say there is no other band)

No..... I really did pause for a few moments and thought about this one... and honestly no.. oh wait ...well actually there is one band, no no they're not Indian, sorry. No.
(ME:ARGH! Thats just circumloqution for "NO"!)


Say you're gonna drop dead.Or your fingers are going to fall off. Or you go suddenly deaf or something... whats the last song you'd play?For whom and why?

In My Life by the Beatles. It just means a lot to me and would love to sing it to the people I love. Why? Well, if you listen to the song it talks about a person's memories of the special people and things that have been part of his life and how much these things mean or meant to him.. but then he pauses to tell his wife or family or whoever is it is he is singing to ... that in his life they mean the most. I like the sentiment.


You rarely write words for any of your music, right? Why?

When I was younger I was a keen lyricist. But I soon figured that my inability to sing in my mother tongue would be a set back. I was keen on making it in the music business and no one was willing to sponsor my trip to America. Unfortunately no one was willing to sign on an English singing psedu-american accented teenage broke nepali looking thane-born potential rockstar... so I chose to speak a more universal language of sound and decided I would be an instrumentalist...


About Guitar.inc..what are your plans for the school; how, when, and why did it begin? How devoted are you to it?

Guitar. Inc was my rebellion against all the people who told me I was wasting my time doing music. Opinions varied but the message still the same... don't dream you don't have the right to because 1) you are born in the wrong country man. 2) Dude when you going to take life seriously? what you think we're all fools for working regular jobs? 3) Dude guitar players don't make any money any more.. look at that lenny (name changed) he was so good but look what happened to him. and lots more..... It started in April 2007. I am very devoted to it.


Do you think Guitar.Inc is doing well? If yes-what/who has helped it grow? If no-well, blah... elaborate.

Yes it is doing awesome! My dad has been the biggest help. My brother Shawn, mom. And last but not the least my faithful students.


When you're rich and famous and touring the world playing a real Lespaul and doing hot groupies everyday, will you still come back every weekend or something to Upvan lake to teach random idiots how to play Bach and Boyzone? Honest answer.. Bach and BOYZONE.

Tumare Muah mae Ghee Shakar (not Shakar Mohite of course!) I see you made it a point to pick on my Guitar's legitimacy and right to be a true LES PAUL... but a rose called by any other other name smells just as sweet I say, you monkey fellow, you Chinese Pluto guitar playing chop stick!
(you-know-what from you-know-who: FYN! YOUR guitar has a HOLE in it. Mines atleast not porous!)
Yes, I will still be teaching the groupies how to play my favorite instrument ...oh yes, of course the idiot students, ...yes them too.



Did you find a spider family in my guitar? (This is a genuine question.)

Yes, actually I happened to catch young and oh so fukin hot teenage britney spider in a rather revealing and compromising position...hehehe...



What was your best ever experience on stage?

Nothing in particular. Or wait when Melly took Luke's pants off at launch pad. Man, it felt so good standing on stage with musicians who have integrity.



Your worst ever experience on stage?
Got too drunk and forgot my solo.. long long time ago when i was an amateur drinker... I just stood there and smiled stupidly at my band.


Did you ever cry for a movie? (heheheh)

Yes, most Hindi movies make me cry.


What will you be doing 5 minutes from now?

Returning to my daily state of affairs of course! You know, save the world, knock up julie ann moore... give lessons to Steve ...regular stuff.


Good. Now say something nice about me :)

Ok Aviv says and i quote" Something nice about me. Me is a nice person. Kindness is one of her many virtues. She has big round well formed eyes and a .....
(Pissed-off interviewer who cant shut up: atleast FINISH the sentence ungrateful..AND dont make it seem like im forcing you to say something nice about me!)
(uh-oh! I DID force you, dint I..heheh!)

In case anyone cares, I just counted and turns out its 22 questions,not 21..
bubye :)

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

e-mail swapping with Mel

Good Morning fellow Split fans. I recently had the chance to interview [the man, himself] *drumroll* Melroy D'Mello, the usually-stoned guitarist of Split.
*applause* Thank you, Thank you.
Oh and thanks to Mel for sparing time for the nonsense that I can pack through an email.

Yenjoy


Box asks:
Sorry for the typo, or whatever it was.
P is for Pig will be out soon [as said previously]. So how do you feel about that?
Mel: Such as like most Americans don't have maps. As in such as Iraq & South Africa. Feed the kids. Don't kill animals such as America.


Me: Where do you see Split headed in the coming couple of years - since the scene's evolving pretty fast?
Mel:We'll have an international record deal with Jive records, who'll just sign us up for only our sweet looks. They'll market us as "the angst from India". 2 years after we're signed on and opened numerous times for Avril Lavigne, they will use a 30 second edit of "Belief" to launch Halo-4. We'll play Jay Leno - a show where we'll share the stage with Naomi Campbell (just back from retirement and rehab) and Jack Black. Shekhar and Jack Black will find something in common -they're ongoing problem with bad skin. After this, everything gets
kind of hazy.

Me: Do you think the Split community on Orkut [aka Splorkut] is the greatest ever made? {hint: yes}
Mel:No. The greatest thing ever made is Old Monk Rum. But if you want me to be a conformist pig, then yes.


Me: We've heard a couple of the new songs, and are definitely good, so would you explain to us in a gentleman-like manner what the creative process is like?
Mel:Gary and I were so far the song-sparkers for the band. Aviv's come in with some great ideas - so we're all of us actively involved in song writing now. We usually write lyrics and keep the sheet handy. If there's a tune that starts to sound good, we see what lyrics we can slap into it. Patchouli!!!! Sometimes, we have lyrics and tune written in entirety by one person (mostly Gary or me). Then we go through iterations and versions and fix on something that causes Nigel least discomfort. Patchouli!!!!


Me: The band has a rhythm guitarist in Aviv. Could you picture your band making all the superfluous music without a rhythm Guitarist?
Mel:What? Superfluous music? What the fuck does that mean? And Aviv's the lead guitarist. WTF? WTF? Such as maps as if in South Afghanistan.



Me: When is the album supposed to be out, complete with artwork and thank you's et al? [hint: give us a date]
Mel: Sometime this year. Fali the flea infested bastard is sitting on it.


Me: Thank you for your golden time your majesty!
Mel: Anything for my subjects. Now about that "not being high part" ...