John Lally is a first year student at UKC, where is he studying Sociology. When he’s not doing that, he writes and performs comedy songs.
Please explain yourself.
I am a man – just about. I try to make people laugh with songs that I have written about life’s underrated pleasures such as Bestiality, Incest, Date-Rape, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and many more.
I don’t aim to offend people but it is often inevitable when I sing lines such as ‘Now puppy won’t move, because puppy is dead, he choked on my penis while he was giving head.’
Describe yourself in three words beginning with the letter ‘e’.
Explicit
Endangered
English?
How is student life treating you?
It’s dull.
How do you think students are stereotyped and do you yourself fit any of those stereotypes?!?
• Drunken party animals with a bizarre fetish for wearing cones on their heads whilst running into shop windows.
• One who pisses as he/she walks to the next pub whilst screaming hello to everyone he/she meets.
• One who befriends tramps and then ditches them the minute something new takes their fancy – leaving the tramp lonely, vulnerable and even more depressed.
• Pretentious/Eccentric/Arrogant/Alcoholic.
• A student is a person who scrounges off the taxpayers to buy fags, booze and super noodles.
And no, I don’t fit any of those stereotypes. Except probably/defiantly the last one.
Are you a comedian or a musician?
Err…Musidien?
If people laugh I call myself a comedian.
If people don’t get the jokes I say ‘It wasn’t supposed to be funny, it’s more about the music really’.
Would you sell out given half the chance or a fat pile of cash?
I’d be a celebrity look-a-like on Nevermind The Buzzcocks – if that classes as selling out. Aside from that I probably wouldn’t.
What is your favourite record at the moment?
“Blue Jeans and White T-shirts” by The Gaslight Anthem or
Eddie Vedder’s “Long Nights”.
8. What are your plans for the rest of 2008?
Go for long walks, read as many books as I possibly can, record some music, take up cycling.
Which musicians / pop stars should be locked in a dungeon and why?
Garry Glitter – because he touches kids.
Batman or Superman?
Superman has real powers, so probably Superman.
When was the last time you embarrassed yourself?
Last time that comes to mind was probably at Glastonbury. I went to use a portaloo but the door was locked and rather than reaching the logical explanation that it was occupied I presumed the door was just jammed so I spent a few moments prying it open. It was probably more embarrassing for the woman taking a dump inside.
What was the last dream you remember having?
Alligators seem to be a recurring motif in my dreams at the moment.
What is Canterbury missing?
People that go in to McDonald’s, Subway or Burger King, spend 10 to 20 quid on burgers and then distribute them to the homeless people.
And a bowling alley.
Is it true that chickens can't drown?
No idea. I bet they can.
What is your favourite film?
Into the Wild.
Garden State.
Crash (2004).
Tell us a joke.
I can never think of any good jokes, erm…
Q. Why did the boy fall off the swing?
A. He had no arms…
What was the last thing that made you (really) angry?
Probably the time when I was backpacking through the Yukon Territory heading towards Alaska trying to hitch a lift, and the Fairbanks Federal Patrol picked me up with the promise of a lift as far as Anchorage. It was quite annoying that they actually picked me up under false pretences. In actual fact they wanted to arrest me because I matched the description of a notorious fugitive known for trafficking drugs across the Canadian border. That ticked me off.
Also Low Sodium Salt really makes me angry.
Favourite kids TV show?
Sesame Street.
Crisps or chocolate?
Chocolate, because it’s more tasty.
Do you have a favourite place in Canterbury?
The Cathedral is quite spectacular and Wagamama’s is awesome.
Who would win in a fight between astronauts and cavemen and why?
Cavemen work with their hands they have the instincts of a hunter, but they’re not too bright. An astronaut works with his brain and could out-wit a caveman but he’s not very agile. Plus he has a very heavy suit. So the caveman would win. They’d never meet.
Favourite saying?
The early bird gathers no moss.
The rolling stone catches the worm.
Is the truth really out there?
No.
Is there anything you'd like to shamelessly promote while you're here?
Dogging.
What is the meaning of life?
To evolve, procreate, develop and construct until we do one of two things:
Destroy ourselves or create the perfect world. Then we move on to another planet and do the same there.
There is a meaning behind it but I think if we knew the meaning we wouldn’t be fucked.
Thank you for your time.
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