Next up on the JOE Tombola of Truth.
The JOE team has come up with 50 questions which are conveniently numbered 1-50. Impressive, we know.
These are random questions about life, sport, music, movies, craic and the rest of it. Anything goes.
We give the interviewee various different attempts at spinning the JOE Tombola of Truth and, depending on which number is pulled out, we ask the corresponding question.
The latest person to step up to the JOE Tombola of Truth is Feeder frontman Grant Nicholas who will play a solo show at Whelan’s on Saturday February 28 (tickets here).
JOE: Indoor or outdoor music gigs?
Grant: Ah, that’s a tough one to start with but I prefer indoor gigs, I love the intimacy and atmosphere. There’s a venue in King’s Cross called The Water Rats’ Club, it’s where Feeder played the early gigs.
JOE: Can you remember your first kiss?
Grant: It was at a local disco in South Wales and her name was Jo. I was seven years old and she was a little older. She told all her friends that I was terrible, I probably was.
JOE: Who would play you in your biopic?
Grant: Tim Roth would be cool. I think he’s better looking than me, but Ryan Gosling if he grew his hair out could be a shout.
JOE: What advice would you give to your adolescent self?
Grant: Listen to your parents.
Grant Nicholas – Soul Mates
JOE: Can you name 15 or more characters from The Simpsons?
Grant: Bart, Moe, Maggie, Lisa, Snowball, Homer, Marge and that’s it. So the answer is no, but I’m not a huge fan of the show.
JOE: What is your go-to joke?
Grant: I do not have one. I am useless at jokes. I’m more a witty comeback type of guy. I think.
JOE: Would you rather eat poop-flavoured chocolate or chocolate-flavoured poop?
Grant: Ugh, if I had to pick one… poop-flavoured chocolate.
JOE: What’s your karaoke song?
Grant: The last time I sang karaoke was in Japan and I was pretty hammered. Myself and a Japanese guy belted out Radiohead’s Creep from the top of a bar.
JOE: In terms of takeaways, are you an Indian or Chinese guy?
Grant: Indian. I love a good tikka masala and I am not a fan of the really hot stuff. I don’t know how people eat that stuff.
JOE: If you could change one law, what would it be?
Grant: Free parking on a Saturday! I know it’s not very rock and roll but it really annoys me that you have to pay at weekends.
JOE: Have you ever been in a pub fight?
Grant: Back in Wales when I was 17, I ended up in a fight with this thug in his mid-thirties. Well, that guy and his mate, they beat me up pretty badly.
Funnily enough though, he called me a week later to apologise and ask me to not press charges. It was weird.
JOE: What is the capital of Venezuela?
Grant: Oh my God, that’s so tough. I like to think I’m good at geography. Is it Caracas? (It is!)
JOE: How do you take your tea?
Grant: If I’m drinking normal tea, I’ll just have a drop of milk. I usually drink green tea though.
JOE: When was the last time you cried?
Grant: I think it was probably when I found out my cat Cookie had gone blind because I love her and I’m a huge animal person. Luckily, her sight’s come back and she’s stopped walking into walls.
Grant Nicholas will play a solo show at Whelan’s on Saturday, February 28. Click here to buy tickets.
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