The Kills Reminisce First Gig On 10 Year Anniversary
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
British indie rock duo The Kills have revealed how their first ever show, which was ten years ago today, was the ‘most scary and exciting night’ of their lives.
The band are more than successful right now, and have four studio albums under their belt, the latest being last year’s ‘Blood Pressures’. But there is a point in every band’s career where they’ll have to put on their first gig, and singer Alison Mosshart has recalled theirs – when they were first known as VV & Hotel.
“It was one of the most scary/exciting nights of my life,” Alison told NME. “We'd been playing music together for a little while but we didn't have a band name or anything recorded. It was at the turning point where we decided we'd make the band just the two of us. We thought we'd see what it sounded like, whether it worked or not. It was terrifying.
“We had the tiniest stage in the tiniest room, we barely had any room for our amps and we just played 5 songs. It seemed like it was over in a flash, I've never been so nervous I felt sick all day. It was the most exciting thing ever, because it worked.”
Mosshart continued on to talk about the band’s new video ‘The Last Goodbye’, which you can check out below.
“Sam Morton did such a great job. I really liked the photobooth idea – it's a photographic artform I've always liked. To make that moving was a really interesting idea. I like the idea of being trapped in a box like that. We're a two piece band – so we dig simple ideas.”
Finally, Mosshart told the music news site that a new album could be on the way by the end of the year – though it’ll be a massive achievement if they do.
“This year might be pushing it as we'll be touring right up to the summer and there's a load of festivals we missed out last year that we'd like to do this year. But we've been writing a lot on the road. It feels like it could be the next thing – although I never know what the next thing's going to be. We've got a whole bunch of new Kills songs written and ready to go, it's just a case of heading into the studio.”
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