hero, Brian Jones)
Date of Birth: 5 June 1973
Personality: The most 'deep' member of Mansun. He was an absolute lunatic
in the early days but with Paul's help he has given up alcohol and found
Taoism. He is now much more relaxed and settled.
Role in Mansun: Lead guitar fiend, part-time singer/songwriter.
Background: Attended Bangor university where he studied French and Russian
languages but after a year and a half he left. He used to be bar manager
at the Fat Cat pub in Chester which is where he first met Stove and Paul.
Lives: With Paul in Chester. In the early days their neighbours signed a
petition to get them kicked out of their house as 'drink, sex and drugs'
were going on. Chad going out wearing ballgowns didn't help either.
Influences: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Ronson, Taoism, A.A Milne,
World philosophy
Heroes Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Richard Carpenter, Kraftwerk, Grandmaster
Flash & The Furious Five, Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
Crucial records ABC's "The Lexicon Of Love", "Saturday Night Fever"
soundtrack, Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland", Rolling Stones "Aftermath".
Who are you? "I'm a good, clean-living lad. I've calmed down recently. I've
stopped drinking and gone back to the things I was interested in before, like
psychology. I've been reading "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat" by
Dr. Oliver Sachs, the man who they based "Awakenings" (Robin Williams/De Niro
loony-bin flick) on.
"Then there's "The Road Less Travelled", a general psychology of ways to find
happiness. Am I happy? Definitely. I was fairly anti-social as a kid; then,
when I went to University, I went to the opposite extreme, and spent a whole
year socialising. By the end, I was sort of... losing it.
"I'm OK now. Me and Paul just stay in and play around with our 24-track
recording console, exploring the limitless possibilities of the studio..."
Little known facts: He was voted 'Indie Chick of the Year' at the 1996 Gay
Pride Weekend. He is friends with the late Brian Jones' ex-girlfriend, Pat
Andrews. He is a vegetarian.