Ian Whitewood: One thing we’ve been accused of doing is selling ourselves as the original line up or the ”Ë77 line up- why on earth would we want to do that? People would turn up expecting the ”Ë77 line up! There’s a real strange irony about all of this because traditionally Pursey and Sham 69 are synonymous but essentially what they’re doing is breaking the law playing under that name! Tim’s been the singer for five years, this band’s done more gigs than the Pursey line ups, more people have probably seen Tim with Sham than Jimmy! Ok, guitar player’s changed but so what? If your favourite restaurant’s chef changed and the food was still cool, you’d still go there wouldn’t you? On the posters people can see which Sham 69 it is and people will make up their own minds- we’re here as a working band and we’ve got a million gigs this year and by the end of this year we’ll know if there’s no market for our band. So what? If I was coming here tonight I would want to hear the music. Tony Feedback: There have been a few comments- not many but these guys have been going as Sham 69 and made 3 albums under the name and why should they stop doing that? There’s two Sham 69’s. I mean you might get people saying “this is bullshit- there’s no original members” but Neil formed the band in ”Ë75! If you don’t like don’t fucking come! Tim V: The band’s been evolving for the last thirty years- people have come, people have gone but we’ve carried on and we have faith in the intellect of the fans. Jimmy left six years ago, the band worked really hard getting its cred back and then Dave cleared off!
It’s a bit like the Sugababes scenario! That’s the way the band’s gone- it’s gone down this route- it’s been going for the last 30 odd years and members have come and gone but it’s carried on. Neil Harris: It’s difficult to say really. There’s a lot of controversy in the world of Sham 69 with the recent revival of the Pursey/Parsons collaboration- how do you guys feel about the Pursey/ Parsons line- up? Neil Harris: Its great- y’ know I’m working on new material as well- it’s good to be back in this environment again. Neil Harris: Yeah, “Borstal Breakout” and err “Hey, Little Rich Boy”.Īnd how does it feel to be playing those songs again after so many years? Neil, you’re obviously the original guitarist and founding member, and it’s recently surfaced that you were in Sham 69 when they wrote some of their most iconic tunes- which were the songs you were involved in? Ian Whitewood: Yeah there’s a slight trepidation but we’ve had good times in Bolton before- don’t ask me where!
If it had been a complete change I’d be more worried but y’know we’ve been in this band or other bands for years… Tim V: A little bit apprehensive- it’s only the second gig we’ve done with this line up. Neil Harris: I’m excited- I’ve been looking forward to it for a long time- it’s been a long time coming! How are you feeling about tonight’s show in Bolton?
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