INTERVIEW: Steven Vickers - The Victor Pope Band (Scotland)
Based in Leith, The Victor Pope Band are: Edinburgh’s premiere anti-folk, post-punk, agit-pop 5-piece. Described by various sources as “the best worst band I have ever seen” and “the craziest band in Edinburgh”. We were honoured when the VPB let us put out the single, Control Alt Delete , as the February 2020 release on Sparks From The Mothership. And, so, here's our interview with frontman, Steven Vickers... Hello, Steven. Who is involved in the Victor Pope Band, and what are your roles? Steven Vickers – Acoustic guitar and lead vocals Roy Jackson – Electric guitar, mandolin, melodic and backing vocals Jess Aslan – Synth Graeme Mackay – Bass Jon Harley - Drums Do you write all the songs or is it more of a collaboration? What does the process of writing a song usually involve? I usually write the songs but the arrangements are a collaborative process. I’ll usually have all the ideas for the various parts in my head which I’ll record for my solo albu
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