Interview with KlausSaysBuyTheRecord

19 December 2008

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Here at FemaleFirst, we are loving Orange unsignedAct with Sony Ericsson. We especially love KlausSaysBuyTheRecord, so we were thrilled to be able to do an interview with the gorgeous John Mills aka KlausSaysBuyTheRecord.

How did you come up with the name Klaus says buy the record?

I came up with it when i was just leaving Secondary school, I grew up playing in bands, and I always wanted to have my own little project under that name, I can't really remember how I came up with it, it was always something I thought was quite fun, but to be honest with you now I've grown up a bit it sounds a bit stupid, I might have to change it.

We think you should keep it!

Oh really, ok then maybe I will!

To anyone who is yet to hear you, how would you describe your sound?

I'd say it's a cross between Beruit and Paul Simons. It's quite folky, quite upbeat music.

How did you get into music?

I've grown up in quite a musical family and then when I went to secondary school, all the people I made friend with played in bands. I think you kind of do what your friends do as well. We all went off to uni as well and I think I was the only person who carried on doing it.

Who are your inspirations?

Paul Simons, Beruit, all different kinds really. I grew up listening to a lot of early punk stuff. Blink 182 as well, but my main inspiration is people like Beruit and Paul Simons.

What made you decide to enter Orange unsignedAct with Sony Ericsson?

It seemed like a really good idea at the time, I entered it a couple of months ago now. It seemed like quite a high profile thing, and I watched the show last year and thought it was a really good atmosphere. I never actually thought it would go anywhere, I never thought I'd get a call back, so it was pretty exciting.

Since you're out of the running, who would you like to win the competition?

I'd like Tommy Riley to win and I'm pretty sure he will win. In fact I'm 110% sure he will win, just because of all the support he's getting online. He's had so much positive feedback, none of the other acts have had as much good feedback as he does.