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he can because he gives not one shit about that guy manage to somehow get the sup- You’ve not walked a mile in that guy’s shoes.
anybody and that’s the fucking truth. And it’s porting and backing of a population of peo- I think if we were all a little more sympa-
the same with Farage. That squeaky clean, ple despite clear indications of his mental thetic, if we could empathise more with peo-
bar room brawling motherfucker, I hate him. instability and his lack of kindness and em- ple’s situations. If we could just take a
“‘Something Wrong’ is written about pathy and his want to turn the clock back, for breath, if we could feel a bit more, be a bit
Nigel Farage, most people don’t know that, his own ends. It’s all about his own buddies. kinder without being judgemental, that is
that entire song is written about that twat I mean, look he’s fucking the same people what I would want because I think most of
and the way he has put a wedge between who voted for him right now. Fucking them! society’s ills could be cured if we could all
people in this country. He has pulled our so- Left right and centre. So that’s what that do that.”
ciety apart under lies, misconceptions and means and there are lots of examples of that. Clearly Toby has much he would like
absolute mistruths in my opinion. No exam- I even include people like Churchill and peo- people to learn from him, but for now we can
ination, no critical thought and he’s done it ple like that because as much as people say at least learn that Wayward Sons are a great
absolutely for his own ends and, as far as I Churchill was the greatest Briton, he also band formed of some great musicians and
can tell, for people he wants to benefit. It’s caused a lot of terrible, despicable things spearheaded by one of Britain’s most under-
nothing to do with community, nothing to do through the banner of the empire. So none rated rock stars. ‘Ghosts Of Yet To Come’ is
with caring for people or having any sympa- of our leaders have ever been squeaky clean a great album packed full of great songs and
thy for people’s plights, it’s to do with vi- and we still manage to think they are great as they are proving night after night on
ciousness, evil and uncaring positions. So and manage to hold them up as these stage, they are a great live act and an
they are the people I’m talking about be- revered people when actually we need to ex- evening in their company is guaranteed to be
cause that twat will not be there when the amine them a bit closer and actually admit a great one. We might not yet know of what
chips come down, he’ll be running for the that things have gone wrong and try to learn the ‘Ghosts Of Yet To Come’ are, but we can
hills.” from that. The innocents are always the ones be pretty confident that great things are not
Now asking about celebrating the de- who get beaten, the innocents are the ones yet to come for Wayward Sons, because they
ranged and bad ideas we ask Toby for some screaming in the face of a bad idea! are already happening.
examples, another question met with a huge “I wish people had a greater sense of
smile and a question of his own of “How other people’s difficulties. I think it is very Visit www.waywardsonsband.com for
long have you got?” He says, “It’s the same easy to sit at the bar and look out the window more info.
old thing, Trump again is a classic example at some poor guy who is homeless picking Words by Michael Coventry
of how we celebrate the deranged. How did up a fag end off the street and point a finger.
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