Interview with Biff Byford from Saxon. | FESTIVALPHOTO
Interview with Biff Byford from Saxon. |
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 In this interview with Biff Byford from Saxon we dives into his thoughts on songwriting, life beyond music, and the future of heavy metal. He shares how inspiration strikes from unexpected places and what keeps the band going after all these years. Biff also reflects on Saxon’s legacy, the role of their fans, and what might happen to metal when the legends are gone. Want to know which album best represents Saxon or his take on the evolution of the genre? You’ll have to check out the full interview! Is there a subject or theme that you always wanted to write a song about but never did? No, Not really. No, I think I've pretty much sang about everything. Not yet anyways. Okay, cool. Have you ever felt that you got an idea for a song from an unexpected place, like a dream or something completely trivial in everyday life? Well, yeah. I mean, lyrics come through from all over the place really? So. Yeah, I mean, you get get lyric ideas flying on a plane or sleeping. You know, ideas come to you. Yeah. Basically. Yeah. That´s sounds good. What do you do to relax when you are at home and not working on music? I thought that was well, I have a studio at home, so I'm more or less always doing a bit of music. But, you know, taking the dogs for walks and, you know, normal things. Really relaxing out in the countryside, you know? I live in the countryside, so. Pretty good. All right, that´s sounds like a sweet life. And if you hadn't become a musician, what do you think you would have done in life instead? Well, that's a difficult one, really. I don't know, really. A carpenter maybe? Yeah, well, I was a carpenter when I left school. So. Yeah. I thinks it´s good that you did´nt became a carpenter. Do you think there´s a song in Saxon's catalog that you think got the attention it deserved? Depends what country you're talking about. But generally, in some countries, all of them. But really, I mean, I think most of our songs were you know, were sort of always listened to, you know. Which of your records do you think best represents Saxon as a band, and why? It's difficult to say, really, because we've had so many records, haven't we? 24. Now is it? 24. 23. 24. So it's difficult to say really. So, yeah, I can't really say that's a question that you'd have to ask the fans. Yeah. You know. All right and fair enough, fair enough. How do you think your music and lyrics will be remembered in 50 years? So I suppose it's being remembered now. Really? Just good, good, good songs, great live band, you know, good albums. What do you think the metal scene will look like when you and other iconic bands disappear? No idea. I don't know. Hopefully you know, hopefully you have some good bands in the future. Come along to keep the genre alive. But, yeah, I mean, there's a lot of people that are into you know, where Saxon came from, the 80s and things. So I think, you know, people have to be patient. And I think all the bands will come along, but I have no idea what it'll be like when bands like ourselves have gone. I wonder the same thing, I guess you'll have to wait and see. What has been the most meaningful moment for you in your career so far? There's so many. Yeah, there's so many you know, milestones for bands really over, you know, 45 years. You know, you've got the 80s and then you've got the 90s, then you have the millennium. So it's you know, bands like us are in for the long term, you know. We're not in it for like two years. We're in it forever. So I think, you know, that's the answer to the question really. It most been a hell of a ride to see and live through the changes in the scene. How did being in the NWOBHM movement influence Saxon and their music? (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) Well, I mean, when we started, there wasn't really a any movement. It was just a bunch of bands playing, you know, rock music a bit different than the bands before. So that old thing happened in 1980 for Saxon, Iron Maiden, Motörhead I suppose. It was just an explosion of a generation of people, really, that got into the music. It seems to go around in ten year cycles. You have, you know, the new wave and then you have the American sort of bands becoming big, like Metallica in the middle, you know, the middle, later 80s. And then you have the grunge coming along. So it's, you know, it's all rock music and it just, you know, keeps going around in circles really? I totally agree. What has made you survive as a band as long as you have been so successfully? I think the fans really. I think your followers keep you going. Making records. Because let's face it, if you don't have anybody to listen to the music, there's no point making any. So, you know, we're very lucky that we have a good following and people are getting into us still. You know, we're still bringing new people to the to the family, so it's good. It sounds promising for the future. What do you think Saxon contributes to today's heavy metal scene? Well, I think, you know, it's like the last album "Hell, Fire and Damnation". You know, it was album of the year and a lot of publications and on the internet. So I just think that, you know, we're still relative musically. So I think that's important. Yeah, I think so to. And you can feel free to end this interview with some good words or anything. I mean, we're doing, you know, this tour we're featuring the Wheels of Steel album, which we've not done before. So, you know, that's always a great thing for fans. I think it's difficult for us because it's a crazy album. But, yeah, just so you know I have to thank people for supporting us and sticking with us, you know, and keep listening to the music and watching the band on YouTube and things, you know? Yeah, These days with social media, you can get in touch with us. We read everything people say, good and bad. //Grimgoth™ - http://grimgoth.blogg.se |
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