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was spearheaded by its first single, a position where he can be heard, and they the Earth! So, what's it matter?"
'Josephine', a song which tells the tale of a are asking about these things like they mat- As for the immediate future, Terrorvi-
friend called Joe, from when friends were ter. It doesn't matter! It's not a thing; let sion have just recorded an album.
hard to find, who had a restless soul with people get on with our lives and worry "Yeah, we've just recorded an album;
something on his mind, who would later be- about the things that matter. You know what it's what Terrorvision does. We had these
come his new girlfriend, Josephine. I mean? bonkers ideas we'd invented or picked up
Some 25 years later and issues like "It's funny, because, when we did the and then we thought, ‘We've got enough of
transgender rights, the problems many song, we never thought about whether we these and they sound alright,’ so we picked
members of the LGBTQ community face, should do it, it was just a story about some- up 10, 12 of the songs and recorded them
remain as topical as ever, and so we ask one who we knew. But more people com- and they are being mixed at the moment.
Tony how he feels these things have im- ment about it now because it's become an "They sound great, they sound very
proved since they released the song and issue and it shouldn't have done. It should Terrorvision-y, which means not everyone
what further improvements are needed. have become easier for folk. People should is going to like it, but I like the fact that not
Smiling as he answers, "The thing is, have realised that people are great, regard- everybody likes it. The day people go ‘Ah,
when we wrote that song, it wasn't a thing, less of what they are wearing." that was alright,’ is the day you are done,
I don't think. I don't remember it being a isn't it?"
problem. It was just a story. The song 'Lola' o conclude, we ask Tony if he can
was the same thing. We've always had peo- Ttell us if there are any plans for the But, Terrorvision isn't done. And the
ple in society who were trans, and histori- band that he can share with us, and, also, prospect of new music will excite all exist-
cally, they've been pushed out and made to what he hopes the band's final legacy might ing fans and may well be just the opportu-
feel unwelcome. Again! be. nity to introduce even more new fans to
"I think it's hilarious when people kick And we suspect fans will be thrilled to their fantastic back catalogue. And why not,
off because there are some drag queens, hear the answer to the first part, but, in typ- because as we've shown, the songs are
who are great fun, reading stories to kids. ically Terrorvision fashion, he answers the just as great and just as relevant today as
And you have people screaming, ‘That's second part first. "People will have CDs and they ever have been. And, one thing is for
disgusting!’ But then, they book tickets for they last forever, so, as long as they don't sure, with Terrorvision, everyone will be
a pantomime, which is exactly the same all get used on the allotment and some sur- welcome.
thing. It's storytelling! I've never really vive, and, if one of ours survives, and if, in
thought of it as a problem. the future, I have a great, great, great, great Visit www.facebook.com/terrorvisionof-
"There is a politician who I noticed, grandkid or something, or someone finds ficial for more info.
who's always running round, going on one in a junk shop one day and listens to it
about it. He's like the kid running round the and goes, ‘Oh, that's what it was like in Words By Michael Coventry
playground asking if you have body parts England in 1995,’ I'll be happy with that. As
in Latin and laughing at you if you get it for legacy, it's legacy smegacy, isn't it? You
right or wrong. And he's a politician and in can't see us once we're six hundred foot off

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