Take Five With… Stone Parade frontman Greg Byrne

  What started out as a jam in a pool side cabana, turned into months of sleeping on floors in LA and has now resulted in Australian band Stone Parade’s second full length album ‘Stratosphere’…

We caught up with Stone Parade vocalist Greg Byrne


Band: Stone Parade
Name: Greg Byrne

:: What track changed your life ::
Paranoid Android (Radiohead), Teardrop (Massive Attack)

:: What is your favourite Album ::
Nevermind (Nivarna)

:: Favourite Quote ::
Sometimes you’ve just gotta do things you just don’t wanna do

:: When on tour, you can’t live without ::
Earplugs

:: When you think of Australia, you think ::
Sincerity amongst the people who live here

:: Worst thing to happen to music is ::
The introduction of pitch shifting used in Cher style.

:: Best thing about the current music industry ::
YouTube

:: Biggest influence ::
Neil Finn

:: Childhood hero ::
John Farnham (at least I can admit it)

:: When you were younger you wanted to be ::
Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain Merch

:: Last album bought ::
Floating Me, Floating Me

:: First album you ever bought ::
Crowded House, Crowded House

:: First concert you went to ::
Noiseworks, Easter show.

:: Last concert you went to ::
the Art @ the Annandale.

:: Favourite current band ::
Young the Giant

:: Favourite drink ::
Canadian club and dry with lime

:: Favourite book ::
A Transformed Mind

:: Favourite actor ::
Nicholas Cage

:: Favourite website ::
hate to say it- YouTube.

:: The best boredom buster is ::
Porn

:: The best film you ever saw was ::
Aliens

:: Your ultimate snack is ::
Vita Brits, goes cheese, avocado, tuna.

:: The first thing you do when you wake up is ::
Yawn

:: Best piece of advice you’ve received ::
There are only two kinds of people in life, winners and losers.

:: Your biggest aspirations ::
To play Wembley and Madison square garden.

:: Best/worst gift you’ve ever given/received ::
Given: a calendar, received- a calendar.


By: Stuart Blythe


Stratosphere - Stone ParadeStratosphere – Stone Parade

Related:
Stone Parade – ‘Paranoia’ – Video Clip


Here are a few of Stone Parade’s upcoming 2011 gigs…
(visit the Stone Parade website for a full listing)
Saturday 9th July
The Metro, Sydney w/Thousand Needles in Red & Floating Me

Friday 29th July
The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne – BUY TICKETS HERE

Friday 12th August
Queen St Mall appearance, Brisbane ALL AGES
6pm, 7pm, 8pm

Saturday 13th August
X & Y Bar, Brisbane

Sunday 14th August
Queen St Mall appearance, Brisbane ALL AGES
12nn, 1pm, 2pm