Scarlet Harlots' Sam on having 20 kids!

09 January 2009

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FemaleFirst were devastated when Scarlet Harlots were kicked out of the Orange Unsigned Act with Sony Ericsson, but we managed to pull ourselves together in time to chat with Sam from the band! Here we chat about the wildcard, Lauren Laverne and Matthew's scratching!

Hello boys, what have you been up to since leaving the show?

We've just been chatting to a lot of the public really, who are a little bit indignant about it all. We've just been kind of, keeping the momentum going for the show really, to try and get us get back in. [ff: Do you think you'll be able to get back in?] I don't know, it's the public's vote and there could be somebody else but I think the fact that we were the last ones to go could help us.

How much would getting back in on the wildcard mean to you?

It would mean a great deal. Because it's the public vote, it would be really nice, we would get an idea of how the public feel about us. It would be a great feeling.

What was the highlight of the show for you?

A couple of things really, meeting Murf from The Wombats and when we did our cover and getting to meet Lauren as well. After we got chucked out she came and spoke to us for a while and that was pretty nice of her.

Who would you like to see win?

I think it would benefit the most, Tommy Riley. I think he resonates with the public hugely. But I think as well he could do with the support of a big name. If the public put a band behind him, he could get a lot of time in the studio. I think Tommy deserves it.

You were one of the most experimental groups in the competition, can you describe yourself in 5 words?

Deep-cleansing, straight-forward, five-piece...Is that 5 words? [ff: well it's sort of 6 words, or 3 hyphenated words! But that's ok!]

How did you come up with your name?

It was inspired by a Oscar Wilde poem. We just took it from some of the themes in his poems.

So how did you come to enter the competition in the first place?

Geoff our guitarist put us on the page. I didn't even know we were going through until he told us that we'd got into the auditions. So it was a nice surprise.

What was it like having Lauren Laverne champion you?

It was great. It was nice to know that at least one of them had our back and out of all of them, shes kind of the one you'd want because of what else she does. She's got a good radio show, she does the culture show. She talks to a lot of people so hopefully she's been chatting about us to the right circles!

Where would you like to be 12 months from now?

I'd like to have at least a single, working towards an album or having an album finished. And been on at all the festivals! Just getting out there a bit more and going to Europe. Maybe even trying to do something in Japan. We really want to exploit the whole show! [ff: You should! Come to Manchester!]

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