No Flags Etc
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Extract from an interview for Apple Crumble Records, Tokyo, Japan
When/why did you start the band “NO FLAGS ETC”?
Rob (Thomas, Bass); No Flags Etc began in 1986 and it’s only guitarist Wayne (Hughes, Guitar) and I that have been with the band since the start. I had been in bands before, most notably “What to Wear” in the late 70s before I went to university and when punk was at its height. We were really just continuing an interest that
we had always had, but at that time we found a group of like minded individuals to pursue that interest - creating thoughtful, thought provoking guitar and acoustic guitar driven pop music that could bear repeated listening. We felt that we might have something interesting to say!
Niall; I suppose Wayne and Rob are the creative core of the band - they work together to write the strong melodies, sophisticated lyrics and counterpoint bass parts that are the classic signature elements of the No Flags sound.
Where’s the band-name “NO FLAGS ETC” come from?
Rob: I’d love to say that the name was an affirmation of our collective belief that music knows no nationalities and borders (no flags etc) and that it is a globally recognised means of communication. The truth is, however, rather different. We sat around the table in the kitchen of the guy who was our drummer at the time and three of us each came up with a word that we would like to see in a band’s name. No Flags Etc was the result. I seem to remember the Etc was my contribution.
When/why did you start the band “NO FLAGS ETC”?
Rob (Thomas, Bass); No Flags Etc began in 1986 and it’s only guitarist Wayne (Hughes, Guitar) and I that have been with the band since the start. I had been in bands before, most notably “What to Wear” in the late 70s before I went to university and when punk was at its height. We were really just continuing an interest that
we had always had, but at that time we found a group of like minded individuals to pursue that interest - creating thoughtful, thought provoking guitar and acoustic guitar driven pop music that could bear repeated listening. We felt that we might have something interesting to say!
Niall; I suppose Wayne and Rob are the creative core of the band - they work together to write the strong melodies, sophisticated lyrics and counterpoint bass parts that are the classic signature elements of the No Flags sound.
Where’s the band-name “NO FLAGS ETC” come from?
Rob: I’d love to say that the name was an affirmation of our collective belief that music knows no nationalities and borders (no flags etc) and that it is a globally recognised means of communication. The truth is, however, rather different. We sat around the table in the kitchen of the guy who was our drummer at the time and three of us each came up with a word that we would like to see in a band’s name. No Flags Etc was the result. I seem to remember the Etc was my contribution.
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