Human Interest

Name, where are you from?
Tyler Damara Kelly, Cat Harrison, George Le Page aka Human Interest from London.

Describe your style in three words?
T: Big goth energy.
C: Hand me downs.
G: Aldi Jude Law.

What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
T: It’s very hard to say but Christine & The Queens at All Points East is up there. It was a performance of a lifetime by an icon in the making, and my tiny queer heart was enraptured.
C: Patti Smith at the Royal Albert Hall; it’s such an amazing venue that I’d always wanted to go to and I really just felt in the presence of a legend, her band were insane and she was even better. 'Just Kids' is one of my favourite books ever and I was in complete awe whenever she spoke.
G: First ever gig my dad took me to was Foo Fighters in Hyde Park, supported by Queens Of The Stone Age and Motorhead. That line up for a first-ever gig!? Not bad.

If you could be on the line up with any two bands in history?
T: Alice in Chains are a band that I think were completely unparalleled in their intensity – both in terms of stage presence and the way Layne Stayley and Jerry Cantrell’s vocals blended together. Fanny were the first all-female rock band who were essentially swept under the shadows after The Runaways appeared on the scene. They’re incredibly influential bands in their own right and I love them both dearly, but I think Fanny deserve way more recognition than they were ever given.
C: The Velvet Underground because I love them and just think they’re the coolest band ever. Abba would be the obvious choice on that bill as it would be a total headf*ck seeing those two sides. I wouldn’t really mind not playing, I’d just love to see that happen.
G: Nirvana and Green Day because they’re the best bands ever.

Which subcultures have influenced you?
T: I became obsessed with the '90s Seattle grunge scene when I was seventeen and as somebody who was into the idea of being a tortured artist (as well as idolising the 27 Club, sorry mum!) it felt like I’d truly found something that I could relate to. I truly found my musical identity through being fascinated by the stories of Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin and Robert Johnson.  
C: This sort of question makes me realise how woefully uncool I am. I got really obsessed with '60s underground New York at nineteen, I love all the stories about Andy Warhol’s Factory. Although I think I love off the '60s in general, it’s very easy to romanticise. That’s had a big effect on who I am now, but the first one that really got me was emo.
G: Grunge for sure… early pop-punk too.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
T: Marquis DeSade was a person who was ostracised from society because of his perversions. His dedication to a hedonistic life got him into trouble time and time again, and I would love to uncover the root of his determination to freedom of expression.
C: Christopher McCandless, I just really love how done with the world he was, I find it very admirable to do what he did.
G: Charles II because of the Horrible Histories rap. 

Of all the venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
T: Supporting Hinds at The Shacklewell Arms was honestly a truly chaotic experience. From scrambling around trying to re-learn the songs so I could play with a trapped nerve, to actually being onstage in front of a crowd who were clearly out to party… It was so much fun.
C: I love The Tom Thumb Theatre in Margate, it’s the smallest theatre in the UK and they have great wallpaper. The first time I went there, my friend and I were on shrooms and the singer of the band had a ginormous octopus tattoo on his arm and I swear it was alive; he was singing this song really aggressively about cats. Needless to say, things were a bit intense so I had to step outside and stare into the sea to calm myself down.
G: Sticky Mike’s frog bar (RIP) in Brighton because it was the first sold-out show I did. Very sad when it shut down. 

Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
T: I will never be able to completely express my love for Hayley Williams. I honestly think she will ever know how many displaced teenage lives she has saved – myself included.
C: It’s got to be Karen Dalton for me. I didn’t properly find out about her until the first lockdown – I was immediately obsessed, her story fills me with joy but breaks my heart at the same time. She’s got the best voice I’ve ever heard and her recordings are actual sonic hugs to the soul.
G: Harry Tindall.

Human Interest recently released their new track 'Feel Good'. Listen, purchase or stream it via orcd.co/hifeelgood. Their debut EP 'Desire Paths' is out on 11th March via Kissability.