Danny Lockwood Interview
A very cold Sunday night at the end of February is the setting for Danny Lockwood’s first ever interview. Outside in the smoking shelter at the Sun Inn in Monk Bretton, a quiet suburb of Barnsley. There is snow on the ground, but luckily the smoking shelter has a heater. Danny is pacing back and forth with a pint of Snake Bite, and puffing away on a cigarette.
‘I’m not getting my cock out, so don’t ask.’ Are the first words out of the 21 year olds mouth, setting the tone for the rest of the evening.
Danny, started playing instruments from the age of seven, beginning with the trumpet. He soon progressed to the guitar and then the drums, throwing in vocals whenever he can. ‘Although, my favourite instrument is sex,’ he finishes with a sly smile. ‘No seriously, I prefer the drums and singing.’
Obviously nervous, Danny is still pacing constantly, unable to answer any question without referring to sex, except when we move onto his musical influences. Lockwood’s taste is eclectic ranging from James Brown to Phil Collins, Coldplay to Dire Straits, Muse to Sublime. ‘If it’s a good song, I enjoy it’ he says simply with a shrug of his shoulders. Although, his main influence comes from his parents, his father in particular. ‘It’s just a case of enjoying yourself isn’t it? Doing something you always wanted to achieve, and having good parents who push you in the right way.’
Danny’s musical career has been peppered with success already, his last band Doric Arch, made the final of Battle of the Bands, and at the moment, although he is looking for a new band, is concentrating on writing and composing.
Interview nearly over and very nearly freezing, we head inside to play some pool. Any more answers from Danny are not forthcoming, as he bulldozes into competitive mood. ‘Boys versus girls. If we win, get yer tits out!’ Shame he’s wearing bright pink pants then isn’t it?
You can catch Danny at the Sun Inn, Monk Bretton on Saturday Nights, DJing.
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