Eugene Kelly (born 9 August 1965)[1] is a Scottish musician who is a member of the group The Vaselines, a founding member of the now disbanded Eugenius and has had a number of solo releases. (wikipedia)
It hasn't got the scuzzy rock of the Vaselines, or the more refined scuzzy rock of Eugenius. It comes from writing songs on an acoustic guitar. I bought one again and, playing it in a public place, the songs just started to flow out.
Man Alive doesn't sound like anything I've done in the past,
It was a massive cull, ... So many bands were dropped, just like that. It didn't stop us making records, and we always tried to get a new deal, but no-one was interested. I saw the way it works it's like, you have your chance, and if you don't make it, that's it.
It was a shock, yes, and it really woke me up to how cynical the music industry was,
