Is there a special meaning behind the name 'Sunshine Blind'? Probably. I’m sure it’s a reference to drugs. Your emotional singing style is often compared to ‘torch-singing’ (lament an unrequited or lost love). Wherefrom your passion to sing this way? I’ve always been overly sensitive and have suffered from what I perceived to be neglect or loneliness in growing up. I moved around a lot, and always looked for a place to fit in. I’m convinced now that I simply enjoy being alone and feeling occasionally lonely, it’s preferable to living with anyone. Imagine this Caroline; a well-known director approaches you and the band to do a ‘on-stage’ performance scene in a famous television series. Which television series would you like it to be? And what song would you choose to perform in the scene? I don't watch enough television to know what a good series would be, but hopefully something dark and dramatic, and any of our songs would be great! Sunshine Blind shared the stage with other renowned bands in the scene. For instance Switchblade Symphony, Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords, Faith And The Muse, Spear of Destiny & The Wake. Any fun/ interesting anecdotes from that time you'd like to share with us? Too many, and I’m so fortunate to be in close contact with many of them to relive the memories, and to make new memories, too. I recently used George Earth from Switchblade Symphony to play guitar for my live shows, I will see William Faith in two weeks when he plays bass for our Sunshine Blind reunion show, and I did some booking and tour managing for The Wake on their recent live shows, as well, so we’ve made recent memories of hijinks and hilarity. A live highlight for Sunshine Blind was the performance at the world-renowned German ‘WaveGotik-Treffen’ in 2000. No doubt you must have very good memories of that? Ha! It was the year 2000.The year that the promoter left town with all the cash, and left all the bands stranded! We played an outside stage somewhere. It was great to be there, and to see the full spectacle of it, for sure, but it was a bit difficult on the logistical side. - 5 - The 1992 self-titled cassette not counted Sunshine Blind released 3 albums: ‘Love The Sky To Death’ (1995),‘Liquid’ (1996) &‘I Carry You’ (2006). Striking on ‘I Carry You’ was the change in direction, from Goth Rock to more Triphop & Darkwave. Why this change? Was it a more conscious decision or just to try something new? It was just what we were feeling at the time, and it had been so many years since we put out an album, that we didn’t think it would matter. We always think it sounds like “us” no matter what we do, but we can be pretty experimental, it’s true. In 2007 the Philadelphia-based record label ‘Dancing Ferret Discs’ released a retrospective 2 CD ‘best-of’ compilation. How did the cooperation with them happen? Patrick Rodgers, who ran the label, was a concert promoter who booked us often through the years. We knew him from touring. He was the promoter that brought the Sisters of Mercy to the USA for the first time in years back in 1997. He booked us, Switchblade Symphony and the New Creatures to open the show, and Andrew Eldritch threw us all off the bill just days before the show for looking “too Goth”. Switchblade managed to get back on the bill, but the rest of us didn’t. It pretty much ended our touring career, because our record label lost so much money over it, and so did we. Many years later, when I wanted to release a ‘best of’ CD, I contacted Patrick, since I knew him well, and he agreed to release it. © Unknown @ time of printing To put the focus purely on you as a musician, you have been busy! A 2020 solo album (‘The Spell Between’), guest vocals on songs of The Wake, with Wolfie of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry the project Voidant, … Have I forgotten something? I often collaborate with other people, or contribute vocals to projects. I enjoy it. I am currently working on new Sunshine Blind songs with the original members. This year I also sang on one song for Sweet Ermengarde’s latest album ‘Sacrifice’. I did a solo Love and Rockets cover song for an ‘All Love and Rockets’ covers compilation, and I also sometimes release Christmas songs. I recently did a collaboration with Tim of Gothzilla for some songs, too. I’m always www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be
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