And Now - Exclusive Interview (Part One)

Bob Loveday (Vince Lovepump)

A visitor to this site is none other than Bob Loveday, a long serving member of Bob Geldof's Happy Club band. Bob (Vince) very kindly agreed to answer some questions.

CHRIS: Why are you called Vince Lovepump ?

BOB LOVEDAY:

1. It was decreed that there could be no more than one BOB in the band.
2. "Loveday" sounds like it belongs in Folk Music, allegedly...
3. It seems two young ladies were overheard discussing salaciously intimate anecdotes at a breakfast buffet, after which time the name refused to come unstuck. Its all bollox if you ask me, and anyway, I was asleep at the time.


CHRIS: What do you do when you're not playing with BG ?

BOB LOVEDAY: Play with other people, or if no-ones about, myself (It's amazing what you can get away with using modern recording gadgets.) Sometimes I get called to do bits of TV and film music.

From time to time I’m summoned to do a recording with Van M at very short notice. But usually I’m not.

Recently I started a "secular" ( non-musical) business, which promotes anti-ageing products and advice. It’s a fascinating and fast-developing area, and I hope to be 25 by summer 2003.


CHRIS: What's your favourite song to play live ?

BOB LOVEDAY: It’s gotta be “Hippy Angel”!. Oh no, we don’t do that any more… guess it’s between “One for Me” and “Rat Trap”.


CHRIS: When did you first learn to play an instrument ?

BOB LOVEDAY: When I was just thwee, my mummy decided to teach me the piano, everybody thought it was THO thweet…

CHRIS: Do you have to rehearse much with the rest of the band ?

BOB LOVEDAY: Have to come back to you on that one, lemme find that dictionary…

CHRIS: What music do you like to listen to ?

BOB LOVEDAY: Quite honestly, almost any “style” you like. If it’s got great writing & it’s played like they mean it, I’m there. Great to hear new sounds & cross-influences emerging, eg recently I’ve been enjoying newish instrumental stuff with Arabic/north African melodies alongside big cool drum & bass loops.

The vibe is everything. Maybe it comes from my stint with Penguin Café Orchestra, I’ve grown to love Music’s ability to Mesmerize. To Mesmeresmeresmeresmeresmerize

CHRIS: How did you get into comedy ?

BOB LOVEDAY: I was gagging for it, then eventually had the deep joy of working with composers like Simon Brint, Philip Pope and Rory McGrath at various times, which led to odd excursions with some of those great TV comedy folk..

Phil and Rory’s little-known video release “An Evening with Death By Country” (now probably deleted) has got to be the funniest thing I’ve done.

CHRIS: Do you support a football team ?

BOB LOVEDAY: No.

Part Two will follow at a later date.