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brave bodies & souls
brave bodies & souls

where we weren’t willing to forsake any of were confused by it. We were too ambi- weeks to get together 16 tracks, it was
our artistic integrity in order to save our- tious, but we’re all very happy that we did ridiculous. I think that triggered a dormant
selves what should have been thousands it, especially now - because it paid off.” physical condition.”
of pounds.” The recording was definitely not plain Laurence explains, “It’s a classic thing
Kier’s co-vocalist/guitarist Laurence sailing. At one point Kier blew his voice out – every time we’re about to go on tour I get
Beveridge says, “There’s an aspect of it and didn’t speak for three days. He says, “I a cold. There’s this strange thing that hap-
where that should have been our fourth don’t know really what happened. I know pens. It’s not like a supernatural thing, I
album really, or our fifth album. But at that now it was basically I’ve had awful posture think you trick yourself and allow yourself
point the rock community wasn’t prepared for my entire life and after going to about to succumb to these things. The stress that
for it. If we’d have been a massive band, three doctors I eventually saw a physiother- Kier had on his shoulders at that point –
that’s something you’d expect from a mas- apist who went “You’ve got terrible posture, ‘cause that was before we even had a man-
sive band, a crazy concept album opus that’s why. This is why this happened’. ager at that point. That was before Three
thing, but we were just releasing our sec- “But I think the stress affected it,” adds Six Zero. He’s got all this money in his
ond album on our own label with no back- Laurence. hands that he’s got to try and put into
ing from anyone. So I think a lot of people “Yeah,” agrees Kier. “We had seven something and he’s thinking, “How are we
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