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life are as important as anything else. People round yourself with are fundamental. People can take inspiration and hope from anybody who’s a
need an escape. People need to be able to af- either drag you down or lift you up. Find people good person. You’ve just got to be the sort of
ford to go to shows. Rising ticket prices. These who inspire you, who support you, who believe person to look for it, I think, and be affected by
big, huge shows come to Manchester Arena or in you, who are there for you. The right people positive people. I think so. And we can all do our
wherever; the hotels put the prices up. It’s dis- can help you grow, bloom, expand and live a bit by being a bit more positive, can’t we? And
gusting. Absolutely disgusting. How is a man on positive, fulfilling life. try and be a bit more inspiring, I suppose.”
the street supposed to go out and take his family And ‘Cool Like A Fox’ on ‘Earth To Grace’ is Massive Wagons are doing a great job of
for a night out somewhere, when, all of a sud- all about that. It’s quite a positive song, including that at the minute.
den, everything has increased in price tenfold? the lyric, ‘When everything is goin to pot, I think
It’s no good, is it? And your family is stuck home about the souls who give me hope, I give credit ooking to the future, Baz is going to keep
because they can’t afford to go on holiday be- to the faces who help me cope’. Baz sings about Lbeing positive and keep trying to make a
cause it’s ludicrously priced. Kids don’t go on someone who is ‘a positive force for good’. difference in the world.
“You never see the results, but you
just do your bit. It’s like Andy’s Man Club,
the song, and everything. We put the
song out, ‘Night Skies’, and had a lot of
messages from fellas saying, ‘I’ve gone to
an Andy’s Man Club.’ To me, that’s the
goal. I don’t know what else. That’s the
goal. Even if you manage to stop one
bloke from jumping off a bridge or what-
ever, the job’s done. I don’t need to know
about it. If it’s worked, it’s worked. All we
can do is sort of try. And again, if one kid
thinks about not bullying another kid be-
cause they’ve spoken to us for half an
hour, then I don’t need to know about it,
but it’s a job done. It’s just the little things.
I think the little things are as important as
the big issues. It’s alright stopping wars
and stuff, that’s for the government to deal
with, but we need to sort out antisocial be-
haviour and things that affect people’s
minds on a daily basis, at home and in the
street. They’re as important as world is-
sues, I think. Definitely.”
The song ‘Punk At Heart’ sees Baz
sing, ‘Gimme hope for the youth’. So,
what hope does he think the youth has
now?
“I don’t know. It’s hard being my age,”
Baz replies. “You get to an age where,
you get through your 20s and 30s, and
then you’re still, kind of, in touch with the
youth a little bit, but then I’m 45, so you
get to that age, and I truly think I am com-
ing to the end of my connection with
young people completely. You see it more
and more every year. I have to accept that
I am no longer in touch with what they
want and what they’re doing, and they’re
in charge of the future. I am in touch with
my little girl, who’s eight. I like to think I’m
bringing her up to be a great person and
her friends are certainly great little people.
So, I don’t know really. It’s just in their
hands, really. You can look on the bright
side or look on the dark side, can’t you?
You’ve got to hope for the best.”
Our advice is to stay positive.
Baz agrees, “Stay positive, that’s
right. I think it rubs off on people. You
have to stay positive. I think they look up
to you, kids, even if they think they don’t.
You’ve got to set an example and give
them a good impression. Just hope they
do take that and don’t blow the place up,
holiday. We all live on earth and we’re all entitled “That’s my dad, that,” he reveals. “The guy eh?”
to have a good time. We have to work hard. I who paints your house. They’re all real people.
think if we put the work in, you’re entitled to have They’re all based on real people. That verse is Maasive Wagons have set a great example
a good time in life. You shouldn’t have to work about my dad. That line.” with ‘’Earth To Grace’. Take a listen - it will blow
hard and go home and have nothing, should Does Baz think we need more positive peo- you away.
you? I think it’s awful.” ple in the world? Visit www.massivewagons.co.uk for more
“I think so,” he replies. “I think they’re out info and visit www.andysmanclub.co.uk for
ut, on a more positive note, no matter there. I don’t know whether we need more. I more info on Andy’s Man Club. Get in touch if
Bwhat we’re going through, what can suppose we could always do with more inspiring you’re feeling down. It’s okay to talk.
help us is other people. There’s a phrase, ‘it’s people. We need to find them and it’s lovely to
not what you know, but who you know’. This can associate with them. I think we need to dig Words By Shari Black Velvet
help in business and career, but also, and more deeper into people to truly recognise it. Every-
importantly, personally. The people you sur- body’s inspiring to some degree. I think you can Photos By Rob Blackham
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