Le Bone Interview  24/07/2026 
Le Bone are Pink adorned Art Rockers from Wolverhampton, UK.
Alex - Guitars/vox
Mim - Keytar/synth/vox
Dave JaVue - Bass/vox
JC - Drums/effects

 

Interviewer: Tell us about your band, your influences, and what took you
down this genre of music?
Response: Bobby Conn….inspired me on that first record. Bobby Conn. He’s
it. Very, quite probably, we’re more famous than him. Very unknown artist. But
Glen Rock, he was one that taught me, or at least that was like you can do
brilliant music while being humorous. He did. There you go.
 

Interviewer: Fantastic. Next question: Are there any themes or messages
you aim to convey through your music? This could be a simple yes or no
answer.
Response: Yes. Love.
 

Interviewer: Thank you. What can fans expect from you in the near future?
New music, tours, collaborations, all of the above.
Response: We have our album coming out. It’s called Pink & Brown on the
12th September. We’re doing a headline slot at a festival this weekend. The
26th, Sunday. Alice’s Wicked Tea Party Festival. And our album launch night
is going to be at Dive, Wolverhampton, on the 12th September.
 

Interviewer: Incredible. Next question: Are there any dream venues or
festivals you’d love to play?
Response: Albert Hall. I’d really love to play Albert Hall. It’s just so iconic.
Tom Anderson mentioned it. I’d love to play Albert Hall. I always wanted to
play in Cleveland because of the Spinal Tap scene, where the bassist just
goes on stage like, ‘Hello, Cleveland.’ It’s always an amuseing part. All I recall
is ‘Hello, Cleveland.’ Hello, Cleveland. It’s stuff like him, stuff that you always
see growing up, like oh, so and so is playing the Roundhouse, like really
famous venues. I would really love to play the Cavern. Just because it’s the
Cavern. History ones. Historical things. I’d love Pompeii. I’d love to play Two
Thousand Trees because that’s been one of the most mixed, multi-genre kind
of festivals ever, and they’ve got a nice little stage out in the trees as well. I’m
not going to go into much detail on that. I’d like to play Satans Hollow…..that
would be cool. It’s difficult to get in touch with them. I like to play All
Tomorrow’s Parties, but I’ve stopped doing that now, which is a pity. It was a

dream. I would love, though that it’s just once that we could, that I could play a
real piano with Le Bone. For one song, to have like a grand piano. We can
take a baby grand piano upstairs to Dive. Just one. Unless Dive’s already got
a piano up there. It’s not happening. That would be okay. I can do that. You’d
be better off helicopter lifting up the baby grand and dropping it through the
roof. It’ll be less hassle repairing the roof after that.
 

Interviewer: What’s been the most memorable live
performance so far?
Response: When Alex got stuck to the fairy lights stuck around his guitar, I
loved that. What gig was that? We were in Sheffield. That was a Sheffield
Yorkshireman. And we had to rescue him from the lights. That was funny. I
think the most memorable one was Christmas in Burton. That was the one
that’s piss has got the video for. We played Let's piss twice because they
loved it. They’re so memorable. They’re memorable because they just bring
us so much joy because we’re so used to people not knowing us or knowing
what we’re doing. So when people eventually sing anything back to me, I
don’t know what to do with the joy.
 

Interviewer: Have you noticed in The Metal to the Masses video? You can
hear someone, ever so slightly, singing along to the song. Someone in the
front of the crowd is singing along.
Response: Was it in tune? If it was in tune, it wouldn’t be my dad. And I know
that I would have reached a point. That’s really special when somebody
actually does a mimic of me, and they go, ‘I’m going to do a mim,’ and then
they sing a bit like me. I’d be like, ‘Oh my god, we’ve done this! Oh my god!’
That would be incredible. Imagine if someone started singing the bass line.
Interviewer: That would be amazing.

 

How do you prepare for
a show, both mentally and physically?
Response: A full six months’ workout. We love a burger and a good old chin
wag. We’re always on the road together, aren’t we? We travel, we practice,
and we travel together, which is always really helpful because we get to talk
about stuff. I have found that when we travel together to gigs, we’re a bit more
glued together. But when I’ve met you at places and it’s been a bit separate, it
hasn’t felt as great. Teams are always better when they travel together.
 

Interviewer: What emotions do you hope to evoke in fans
when they watch your band live?
Response: Happiness, joy. I want them to laugh. Just like immeasurable joy.
I want them to laugh and to remember what it’s like to be young, and to just
not care about anything and just be happy. We’re still young. We’re just not as
happy and care about too much shit.
 

Interviewer: Do you have any favourite pre-show rituals?
Response: I’m gonna say burger club. Do you have to keep it appropriate?
Pre-show wank, poop. Whatever. Pre-show toilet time. Poops. You poops.
Which is difficult in dungarees.

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Interviewer: Next question. Interesting question, this one. How do you handle
criticism or comparisons to other bands?
Response: I don’t mind when people compare us to other people. I don’t
mind at all. It also gives a sort of indication. Sometimes it’s a surprise you’d
never think of. What is that system of the down? Somebody said to me the
other day, they’re like, oh my god, like you, someone from Eurovision, and I
was like, am I? Brilliant, awesome. It’s great. Good or bad, it’s interesting to
me.
 

Interviewer: Cool: What’s been the biggest challenge you’ve
faced as a band, and how did you overcome it?
Response: I think early on when we started, self confidence was our biggest
challenge. I think it was working out the lineup of the band. For a while, there
were teething issues, and there have been people in. I’d probably say the
biggest challenge was having to organise so many members. Now we’ve got
four members. When it’s literally more like checking two calendars. It’s just
easier. But we’ve tried different lineups, and this one just feels right now.
We’ve matured, haven’t we? There’s room to breathe. There is room to
breathe, and there’s room to be more creative. I don’t think that’s an ego.
Because the other people can step into the space that’s there, and just be
more them. So we haven’t lost anything, but we’re going to colour within
ourselves. I think because we’re all very comfortable with each other as well.
When things go a bit skewy, we’re all quite understanding and we know what
it’s about. We’ve got the tacit kind of responses going through each other, so
we can fuck up and get in on it because we’ve got that unspoken thing which
comes from time.

Interviewer: Where do you see the band in five years, and
what’s the ultimate goal for music?
Response: I really, really, really want us to keep releasing music, write music,
and still be here, still doing the thing, following the road. I just, just releasing,
just expanding. Playing new places, making new fans. Work on new weird
songs, exploring new genres. Me picking up different new instruments. And
just keeping things new and still enjoying it. I really like that. The journey of
new music. You don’t know where you’re going to go, but you’re off
somewhere. Better than a holiday.

Interviewer: Cool. Last song you listened to?
Response: The Vampire Lestat. Which one was it? It might have been. Shit,
what was it called? What was it called? I’m so bad at remembering shit. My
phone’s there; it’s been recording, so I can’t even check. My last album that I
listened to was today. Was the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. I went so bad, and
I loved it, and I forgot how good it was. That vampire song from Interview with
the Vampire. Really? No word of a lie. It’s fucking incredible. It keeps on
building up and up. I love it. I just found it again. What’s it called? Is it
something from Vampire? Something like that? It’s called the Noose. There
we go. The Vampire Star, Brutal Love. There we go. And for me, it was
Lemon Jelly. Right. Annie Lennox, “Walking on Broken Glass.” It’s not the

right song. “Love Song for a Vampire.” There we go. Love song. I recommend
it to you. I’m going to listen to it again.
 

Interviewer: Tell us why we should check out your band.
Response: Because you’ve got this far. Click the link. do yourself a favor.
Click the link. We’re metal, mixed in with licorice allsorts. So it’s metal and
other stuff. We’re Pink Pop Prog. That’s what we call ourselves. The album
launch is September 12th. New album, Pink & Brown. Come and see us.
Come and meet us. Listen, don’t read. Thank you to the Metal Gods and their
meltdown. Thank you. Goodbye Lovers.