GuilFest 2005. The Guildford Music Festival on 15th, 16th and 17th July 2005

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Artist: The Darkness [1] [2]
Genre: Rock
Performing: 4th July 2003 / Stage 1
Website Address: www.thedarknessrock.com
Author: Stuart Dowling

Ladies - Justin and the boys from The Darkness have definately landed at Guilfest. From the moment they arrived & squeezed into their room back stage, everything and everyone around them seemed to gravitate towards them - curious, as I was to quizz the UK's fastest growing band...& what a lovely bunch they are.

As the hour approached I pounced on hyper Jutstin to began to probe the inner workings of The Darkness Frontman.

If one of your fans was intent on getting a tatoo and cornered you for a suggestion - what would you suggest they have done and where would you suggest they have it? "I would suggest they have an R and L done on the bottom of their feet as it would take a life time to heal and would remind them"

(Gesturing to Justin's own tattoo of flames sprouting from his groin area and smiling justin just smiles)
Yeah, it hurt a lot

What is the strangest request you have received from a fan?
I had a bra thrown at me on stage and the fan asked me to wear it.

Is it true you are having an outfit made of underwear sent to you by your fans?
Yeah, It is being made at the moment and I'll be wearing it on Monday (7th July)

If the darkness tour bus broke down and you had to trade your most precious item on board to get it fixed, what would that item be?
It would have to be my 54 custom shop gold top Les Paul, its my baby

Your band are late leaving a venue, after travelling for several hours you realise a member of the band was missing but a mysterious stranger had replaced them onboard - would you turn the bus around or keep going?
it depends which member, it would have to be a short straw as we are all equal (He says with a smirk on his face, as if he knows something he won't share)

If you had to interview your favourite musician, who would that be and what would your killer question be?
Its would have to be Steve Tyler of Aerosmith and I would ask him for his autograph

If you could organise the perfect festival, who would you have headline and where would you stage it?
Van Halen with Dave Lee Roth as singer and Hamstead Heath coz its well known (he laughs)

If, like in James Bond, you could take on stage a new gadget to impress the Guilfest crowds, what invention would that be?
A jet pack, (his mind ups a gear) a groin mounted jet pack that would make me fly backwards at some velocity (starts laughing as he makes a mental image for himself)