01 Oct 2004 // An interview by Shade
Interview taken from the muzic.net.nz newsletter:

1) Who are your favourite New Zealand musicians/bands?

Steve: Luke Hurley
Paul: Bressa Creeting Cake, Headless Chickens, Split Enz, Unity Pacific, Masters of Metal, Fat Freddy's Drop, Missing Teeth, Evil Priest
Rik: Shihad, Grand Cantral Band, Katchafire, Finn Bros.
Simon: 8 Foot Sativa
Tom: Graveyard Rumble, Evil Priest, Missing Teeth
Sandy: One Million Dollars, Katchafire, Dawn Raid, Pacifier, Missing Teeth, Split Enz, unity Pacific

2) Who would you most like to support live?

Steve: UB 40
Paul: Fat Freddy's Drop, Katchafire, Blink 182
Rik: Katchafire, Fat Freddies Drop
Simon: Slayer
Tom: Slackers
Sandy: all of the above

3) What is the strangest thing that has happened to you while playing on tour?

Steve: Talking to a bag lady at 6am who helped me figure out where I was staying after being lost for 5 hours in shorts & T-shirt in the middle of winter in Dunedin...
Paul: having a dude play along to a brand new song of ours he can't ever heard the lyrics of before. he picked it up after two verses...
Rik: Seeing two dudes eat glass at the "Kings Arms"
Simon: Playing in the Band for the first time live
Tom: Getting a free feed of vegan pasta at the Grand Hotel in Helensville. They didn't digest properly and I ended up pulling a full noodle out of my ass whilst taking a shit. I made the mistake of sharing this with the boys and have been known as 'noodles' ever since.
Sandy: Getting a Mohawk

4) Where do you see The Managers in 5 years?

Steve: England
Paul: Touring internationally and producing albums, going strong
Rik: Successful Music Career in Australia, Europe
Simon: On the cover of Rolling Stone
Tom: Deaf
Sandy: Having a drink at a tropical beach after 6 months european tour

5) What advice would you give other budding musicians/bands?

Steve: Remember peoples names
Paul: Be true to what music you want to write and play; i.e. don't write for an audience or genre just to please people or get in on a scene; don't be afraid of taking risks musically, avoid cliches, get involved in all aspects of the industry to open doors to other avenues of income
Rik: Focus on tempo & groove rather than the notes and aim always for a strong relationship with the band, working as a unit; keep smiling on stage...
Simon: Work hard & enjoy yourself
Tom: Clip-on mikes for horns are fucking cool
Sandy: (answer got lost in transcript)

Previously known as the Managers.

After two albums, an EP, international tours, and twenty years of high-energy live shows, The Managers are changing their name. The much-loved local outfit, fronted by larger-than-life singer Paul 'Hooli' Frewin, have decided to start a new chapter with some fresh members, and some killer new material.

True veterans of the difficult New Zealand music industry, The Managers formed in 1993, and quickly earned a big reputation for uncompromising live shows with their fast paced, 'big band' sound. Albums like Special (2003) and Take It Or Leave It (2007) would see The Managers contribute tunes to compilations such as Conscious Roots and Grey Lynn Park Festival Album.

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