Frequently asked questions about
Diego Brown and the Good Fairy

Q. Where did you get that hat?
A. The Egg Stores, Stamford Hill, London N16

Q. Do you write all your own songs?
A. Yes, we'd like to write other people's but we can't work out what they're saying. And that's the problem with music these days.

Q. Where did the name come from?
A. Curry Motors

Q. How many Good Fairies can you get in a mini?
A. Depends which model.

Q. How long have you been playing together?
A.. Since Moses led the Jews out of Egypt, or a bit before that really.

Q. When will your first US tour happen?
A. As soon as we find ourselves a record company that will pay in dollars rather than euros.

Q. When is your next record coming out?
A. What's the matter with the one we've got?
Q. Nothing - it's great. We just want more.
A. Alright then, hopefully before Christmas.
Q. This Christmas?
A. Mmm.

Q. Who are your main influences?
A. You mean apart from Burl Ives, Abba, Bach and The Fall?
Q. Mmm.
A. Our family and friends, schoolteachers and the bloke at the petrol station who used to take his teeth out when he was filling the tank.

Q. What is Bing and the Ferro Lusto?
A. It's a fabulous airship built by the Belgian artist Panamarenko, which he planned to land on Brigitte Bardot's lawn during a garden party to whisk her away. After a couple of mildly dangerous attempts at inflating it, he gave up.

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