Newspaper Article Written by: Lee Yin Luen (reporter)
It took quite a while before Clint and Bob Moffatt were ready for our interview at Conrad Hotel's poolside on Sunday morning.
You see, the brothers wanted to 'walk the dog' first.
No, the Moffatts have not brought their dog along on their tour. "Walk the dog" is a yo-yo trick. The boys were given the toys the day before. So, like adolescents caught up with the fad, they were flinging the tiny wheels-on-strings to the ground and up in the air, oblivious to the fact that big brother Scott and sibling Dave were silently sitting with me and waiting.
"Bob has an obsession with yo-yos right now," Dave said with a quiet smile.
As seasoned as they are as performers, the Moffatts are, well, children. Scott is 15 and the rest--triplets Bob, Dave and Clint--are 14.
Since the mid-'80s, they're been touring the US with their music, which spans country, rock and pop. They used to perform with their parents, Frank and Darlana, as The Moffatt Family, in homeland Canada.
Scott, who keeps tinted long hair to look like his idol, Gavin Rossdale of Bush, is the lead singer and guitarist.
Clinton, who shaved his head, leaving only a bit a blonde fringe, plays bass. Bob, who keeps a brown bob, plays drums.
And Dave, with the tousled short brown hair, is backup vocalist and keyboardist. The different hairstyles of the gangly triplets are the only way to tell them apart.
But Clint insisted:" That is not the reason why we have such different hairdos." Such differences aside, they have much in common. Their liking for pinup babe, Pamela Anderson, for example. Baywatch is their favourite TV programme.
Bob proudly proclaimed:"I have three posters of her... no, four!"
What's life like for them?
NONE of the four has had the time to find a special love. Besides, they're having fun touring.
Said Bob: "Sure, we miss out on what other kids do, like hanging around at school. But a lot of kids don't get to do , so it's pretty equal."
"Anyway, we get to see tonnes of girls now, and we're pretty young." The boys sleep two to a room, which is an issue to them. Their dad, who is also their tour manager, calls the shots on such matters. Bob, who's been made to move out of Scott's room, said with a trace of sulk: "That cheeses me. I was staying with him for about a week and then Dad moves me. I mean, I barely moved in!" Scott said: "Everyone wants to stay with me so we can have a big party, you know!"
