First off, are birthdays still a big deal when you’re a big fancy rockstar?
CDM: Surely those places would be better holiday destinations, not touring stops? PAUL: No. If I had a holiday, I’d go to my house. Spend time with my family. In the last two and a half years, I’ve never been to my house. [ It would ] Be nice to check it out; see what it’s like. CDM: Oh no, so does this mean Paul doesn’t have a pet?! PAUL: No! It would be dead. After two and a half years, it’d just be a skeleton. No plants or pets. I did use to have a dog. A really nice dog, but he died. I’d like to have a couple of dogs. I’d like to have a really nice, good dog like a Labrador and a really, really stupid dog like a Pug. Or something like that, and laugh at it. That would be ideal. But back to those serious questions I promised myself I’d ask! CDM: Snow Patrol’s new single ‘Just Say Yes’, was originally intended for Pussycat Doll’s Nicole Scherzinger’s solo album, and their new sound is influenced by indie-electronic bands such as Passion Pit and MGMT. How exactly did the world’s leadi
SNOW PATROL- PAUL WILSON: Well, I haven’t celebrated my birthday in years. Last year I was thirty and I was just working. But this year, all my friends are here so I’ll just hang out with them. CDM: No birthday wishes?! PAUL: No, I don’t really like cake. Not liking cake?! It was obvious Paul was still waking up, if he couldn’t even pick a favourite cake flavour! And this sleepiness continued through my serious, professional questions… although he was so polite and beautifully Scottish; I was happy just murmuring mmmhmmm’s back at him. He told me how Wikipedia lies and although it is correct in saying he became a permanent member of the band on bass in 2005, he previously helped the band with guitar and piano for many years. As for Snow Patrol highlights, Paul seemed pretty grateful for every experience the band has granted him. “There are so many! It just keeps on getting better; being in Snow Patrol.” And – although it is a cliché to mention it – Snow Patrol have managed to conquer
