interview with vikki, 14th october 2003

What has 2003 been like for Spit Like This? 

2003 has been fucking fantastic for us. We got our live line-up together and started gigging, we got offered a record deal after our first gig and I got my first ever boner!! 

The pink hair has become quite a trademark. Is it difficult to maintain? 

What in the world can you possibly mean??? Are you implying that my hair is not pink naturally? I have taken to putting black streaks in it, I have to do that every couple of weeks to keep it looking tip-top, I’m pretty fussy with the colour of my hair. 

Is it hard being a “rock chick” in 2003? Who are your main inspirations? 

There aren’t too many women to look up to; I guess there is Beki Bondage, Debbie Harry and Nikki Sixx! And now me, that is a scary thought… I’m a role model! 

You have some lovely tattoos. Did they hurt? 

What kind of dumbass question is that??! I had needles going into my skin! Of course they hurt!! To give u a gauge, the one on my tit, the two hearts, that hurt least, barely felt that one. The pink tiger on my stomach was fucking agony! Love that tatt though. Getting one done on my butt in a couple of weeks, dunno if I’ll put piccies of that on the site though… 

How did SLT get started? 

One cold, dark rain-swept night, I met Z for the first time. In me, he saw a female version of himself. In Z, I saw a hot ass. The seeds of Spit Like This were spawned that fortuitus night… 

Where did the idea behind your clothing label Smell Your Mum come from, and how has that been going for the band? 

Well…. That all started with Z thinking “how funny would  Smell Your Mum” be on a t-shirt??! And with Z’s natural flare for filth, the number of nasty designs has grown to huge proportions! 

According to your “webshite,” the natural enemy of SLT is the “nice ‘n’ respectable ‘n’ responsible parent.” How do YOUR parents feel about your involvement in the group? 

All my dad cares about is whether or not I run off with a gang of bikers and get pregnant, and seeing as I haven’t done that, he’s pretty happy. He used to be in bands too so he thinks its all great. My mum doesn’t seem to have a clue what I do, she just moans every time I see her and show her my latest tatt. Neither of my parents is particularly nice or respectable though… 

SLT have had a longstanding campaign against manufactured pop. Are groups like Atomic Kitten, Westlife and Backstreet Boys really so evil? 

It’s not so much the actual groups, more the industry which creates them. This manufactured rubbish is polluting the whole of the music industry, it’s getting to the point where kids believe that you don’t need to have any talent, you just go on a tv show and hey-fucking presto, you get made into a popstar! It’s bullshit! 

Vikki Spit vs. Atomic Kitten. Who would win, and how would the fight pan out? 

To answer this question, I requested the assistance of a friend of mine, a London-based Dominatrix called Miss Amy. Here’s what she said: well u (vikki) and z i imagine could be good in a bitchy fight, and there are more of u lot, t3 could swear at them and show them porn mags. 

For a while there, it looked like metal was dead. Was it really dead, or just sleeping? What’s so great about metal, and why go to so much trouble bringing it back for the kids? 

Because it’s so much better than all the other crap which is out there! Musical diversity was starting to spread pretty thin, people need more than just the latest mass-marketed pop starlets to listen to. There should be choice. 

You have a dedicated army of “Street Sluts” worldwide. What do you think of your fans? 

They are fucking wonderful, they really do go above and beyond with all the work they do putting our stickers in all sorts of weird and wonderful places, getting expelled from skool, hassling venues and shops to put us on and stock our stuff. They’ve really played a major part in us getting to where we are now and we love them for it. 

US “shock jock” Vince Wylde recently described SLT as “the most dangerous band I have witnessed since Guns ‘n’ Roses.” Is this a badge to be worn with pride? 

Hell yeah!! Rock has become boooorrriinnnngggg! All those bands that just stare at their shoes and do bugger all. We’re bringing back the fun, the danger, the edge! 

So what can the uninitiated expect from a SLT live show?

Well, lots of colour, life, whippings, obscenities, skimpy outfits, sparkly stuff, a fucking good time and above all else, FUCKING FANTASTIC MUSIC!!! 

No nudity then? 

Not until playboy magazine gives me a big fat cheque and the centrefold! I promise, the day I get that I will happily take my clothes off! 

Spit Like This’ drunken exploits are well documented. What is the funniest or most dangerous SLT moment you can recall? 

Er, z stabbing at plug sockets with a 5 foot broad sword, er, me attempting to drive off in vile gilez’s shitty car when pissed out of my head (I’ve never so much as taken a driving lesson before) and then when a sober person took the keys away, taking off the hand break and driving backwards down a hill…leaping out the window before it hit the main road… 

What are your views on the current political climate? 

Do I look like bloody Margaret Thatcher??  All I’m saying is that if I was in charge, the world would be much better… 

What’s coming up for Spit Like This in the near future?

 More gigs, my birthday, more t-shirt designs, world domination. And some coke. Not necessarily in that order. 

Do you have any plans to come Down Under? 

Hell yeah!!!  As often as I can!! And we might coma and visit your part of the world too, we don’t have any tour plans as of yet, but we do want to tour the world at some point. When we have people to sort out all the fiddley details for us. Soz for the first comment, I couldn’t resist! 

Launceston has quite a problem with “townies,” another enemy of SLT… do you have a message for these fubu-wearing gangsta wannabes? 

Very simple, as it says on our stickers “Spit like This say GO FUCK YOURSELF”. 

Have you heard the new Dido record? 

Dildo??? 

Will you marry me? 

no, I’m the secret wife of Satan. According to a review we got from an Italian fanzine. 

Finally, can you sum up the Spit Like This philosophy in 5 words or less? 

Your worst nightmare come true...

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