Michael Coomers Of Harlem speaks with TONY CLAYTON-LEA
What's on your rider?Puppies and kittens and seasonal fruit.
What's your pre-gig ritual?Find the promoter to see if we're obliged to play more than 20 minutes.
How do you get to the gig – limo, taxi, walking?Horseback.
What's the best gig you've been to?RTX played for me and a friend of mine. They played two songs, started fighting and had to run from the cops. It was great!
And the worst?Probably when that happens to us.
What are your favourite and least favourite venues?It's all about the staff; we'll play a garbage can if the bartenders are nice.
Who is the most famous person to have shown up at one of your gigs?One of the Olsen twins.
Most embarrassing onstage moment?Too many to count.
What's the most you've ever paid for a gig ticket?I always lied and said I was in the band; now I don't have to do that.
Groupies. Would you?I like people who don't like our band.
How many roadies does it take to change your lightbulbs (ie, how big is your entourage)?In Europe, two: Sofia, our tour manager, and Simon, our driver from France, both of whom are great. In America, one: Natasha, who is completely useless except for telling dirty jokes with.
Have you a special stage wardrobe?I wish.
Do you like to meet and greet fans after the gig?Sure. I just need a second to catch my breath.
Any useful stage tips?Don't let the fact that you are higher than everyone else go to your head.
What's the worst thing ever thrown at you?A knife, but that wasn't at a show.
If you could be in any other band, which one?The Runaways.
Who's invited to your aftershow party?The other Olsen twin.
What's your best tour story?When both of the Olsen twins were on tour with us. One pushed the gas and the brakes, the other took the wheel.
Harlem play Whelan’s, Dublin on Wednesday
