Tim Watson
Name: Tim Harcourt Watson
Nickname: Watson, The Kid
Birthday: June 3
Birthplace: Melbourne Australia
Current home: Melbourne -- some of the time.
Siblings: None that I know of.
Pets: None that would put up with all the touring.
Q: What instruments do you play?
Guitar, vocals, percussion
Q: How long have you been playing and singing?
Long enough.
Q: What makes of guitars and amps do you have?
It changes.
Q: What’s your favorite song to play from the album and why?
"Rocketship" -- it rocks live.
Q: Give us an anecdote about the recording of the album.
The best night was when we finally had the entire album. Jack Joseph Puig, producer of Imaginate mixed a heap of drinks, so we just sat back and took it all in -- the music as well as the vodka.
Q: How about shooting the video for "Get Set"?
Fifteen hours of fun.
Q: You recently went on a promo tour of the States. What was your favorite American city?
New York -- it sleeps about as much as I do.
Q: What were you listening to, watching and/or reading on the bus?
Rolling Stone, Massive Attack’s "Protection," Piers Anthony’s Juxtaposition.
Q: What was the highlight of the promo tour?
If I could remember I would tell you.
Q: What has been your favorite thing about being in the U.S?
Finally getting a day off and just letting myself get lost in New York for four hours.
Q: What sports do you like to play and watch?
Australian rules football rules! Female beach volleyball.
Q: What kind of vehicle do you drive? What would you most want to own?
A 1985 Ford P.O.S. A really old Mercedes convertible.
Q: Could you name your favorite authors and books?
Too many to list, too tired to think about it.
Q: What’s your favorite magazine?
Spin, Hustler.
Q: How about your favorite movies and actors?
Harrison Ford in Blade Runner, Sigourney Weaver and all the Aliens.
Q: Favorite TV show?
The Simpsons -- it’s light, simple and doesn’t make my head hurt.
Q: Favorite music?
I’ll send you a photo of my CD collection!
Q: What’s the best live performance you’ve seen?
Crowded House.
Q: Favorite website?
Bizarre Siberian Sex
Q: Favorite foods and drink?
Japanese; vodka.
Q: Do you cook? What’s your favorite dish to make?
Yes. I cook a mean pasta!
Q: Do you have a favorite drinking story?
The last night I played with a band in Melbourne, all these people were buying me drinks. I ended up drinking 18 bourbons and half a bottle of Drambuie. It took me three days to recover. No, I don’t remember what happened.
Q: What was your favorite subject in school? Your least favorite?
Music; needlecraft.
Q: What’s the biggest misconception about Australia and Australians?
We don’t drink Fosters. Go to Australia and ask for Victoria Bitter. Oh, yeah!
Q: Who would you most want to be stuck in an elevator with, and why?
Salma Hayek, Catherine Zeta Jones, Helena Christiansen and Britney Spears. Oh, baby baby. Why? Why do you think?
Q: Anything else you’d like to say?
I need a playstation on the tour bus!!
