Mad Hatter Q&A - Bressie: "I once heard a guy tell a band in the middle of their soundcheck that they were ‘an awful waste of electricity...'"

Who would be the last person you would invite to your birthday party?
Alex Jones.

Who would be the first person you would invite to your birthday party?
Dolly Parton.

Favourite saying?
There’s a place within us that has never been wounded (John O’Donohue).

Favourite record?
Tom Waits’ Closing Time.

Favourite book?
Man’s Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl.

Favourite film?
In The Name Of The Father.

Favourite author?
John Steinbeck.

Favourite actor/actress?
Barry Keoghan is fast becoming mine.

Favourite musician?
Brian Wilson.

Favourite food/drink/stimulant?
Coffee and Irn Bru (Scottish blood).

TV programme?
Watching Ozark at the moment. Incredible TV

Favourite TV personality?
Trevor Noah.

Favourite item of clothing?
I love a well-fitted slim suit. Wish I had more occasions on which to wear one.

Most desirable date?
The bass player in The Blizzards.

Louize Carroll of The Blizzards. Copyright Miguel Ruiz.

Favourite method of relaxation?
Meditation and Lough Ennell in Mullingar.

If you weren’t pursuing your present career, what other career might you have chosen?
I feel I would be working in psychology, or else perhaps as a teacher.

Biggest thrill?
Not sure, but judging from band photos Conor looks like the tallest one. (Boom and indeed boom! Editor)

Biggest disappointment?
Dumb And Dumber To.

Your concept of heaven?
A world where chorizo was good for you.

Your concept of hell?
Standing on stage for your first song supporting AC/DC and realising your guitar wasn’t working.

What would be your dying words?
Damn you, chorizo.

Greatest ambition?
Right now it’s to work towards my PhD.

Copyright Miguel Ruiz.

Period of history you’d most like to have lived in and why?
The ‘60s seems like it was mad craic, though not sure I would have remembered much of it

If you weren’t a human being, which animal would you have chosen to be?
Hawks are fucking cool. I am just back from the west coast of the States and they were everywhere. Glorious things, but ye wouldn’t want to fuck with them. Maybe they could come over here and sort out our seagull issue.

If you were told that the world was ending tomorrow morning, how would you react/what would you do?
Jump into my car and head down the N4 to spend the evening with my parents.

Your nominee for the world’s best-dressed person?
Everyone has their own preferences, but I think Daniel Craig gets that classic look right and it’s the look I like the best.

Favourite term of abuse?
I once heard a guy tell a band in the middle of their soundcheck that they were ‘an awful waste of electricity’.

Humanity’s most useful invention?
Penicillin.

Humanity’s most useless invention?
The Twitter algorithm.

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